Department of Product Design

DEGREE CONFERRED

Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts (Product Design)

B.F.A. (Product Design)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Assumption University confers the degree of Bachelor of Fine and Arts in Product Design upon students who meet all of the following requirements specified in the Graduate Program Standard Criteria B.E. 2548 and Assumption University Bylaw B.E. 2548 as follows:

Have completed the total number of credits of the curriculum.
Have obtained a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00.
Have participated in 16 sessions of the Professional Ethics Seminar.
Have obtained library and financial clearance with the University.
Have demonstrated good behavior and discipline.

OBJECTIVES

To produce graduates who have the characteristics, knowledge and skills as follows:

Possess personal, professional, and environmental ethics accepted and approved by the society.
Possess product design knowledge, technical skills, entrepreneurial and enterprising skills, and professional responsibility sufficient to assume leadership positions in the industry, society and the country.
Confident in rendering product design services achieved through design thinking, problem solving, numerical analysis, and appropriate psychomotor skills in the milieu of science and technology while adhering to preservation of arts and culture.
Possess the 21st century skills, which includes social skills, communication skills, and digital literacy skills within collaborative environments

COURSES

General Education Courses 30 Credits

Language

Language Courses 15 Credits

BG 1001	English I	3
BG 1002	English II	3
BG 2000	English III	3
BG 2001	English IV	3
GE 1403	Communication in Thai (for Thai students)	3
or
GE 1405	Thai Language and Culture (for non-Thai students)	3

Social Science

Social Science Course 3 Credits

MGT 1101

Introduction to Business

Humanities

Humanities Courses 6 Credits

GS 1004	Art of Delineation	3
GS 1005	Graphic Presentation	3

Science and Mathematics

Science and Mathematics Courses 6 Credits

MA 1200	Mathematics for Business	3
GE 1301	Environmental Science	3

Specialized Courses 105 Credits

Core

Core Courses 18 Credits

PD 1101	Visual Design	3
PD 1102	Introduction to Design Culture and Trend	3
PD 2101	Design Thinking	3
PD 2102	User Experience Design	3
PD 3101	Theory and Concept in Design	3
PD 3102	Design Research and Development	3

Major Required

Major Required Courses 81 credits

PD 1301	Technical Drawing	3
PD 1302	Design Principles	3
PD 1304	Digital Design and Fabrication	3
PD 2201	Product Design I	6
PD 2202	Product Design II	6
PD 2303	History of Product Design	3
PD 2304	Art and Design Appreciation	3
PD 2305	Model Making and Digital Fabrication	3
PD 3201	Product Design III	6
PD 3202	Product Design IV	6
PD 3301	Material and Manufacturing Processes I	3
PD 3302	Material and Manufacturing Processes II	3
PD 3306	Marketing for Product Design	3
PD 3307	Social Engagement and Product Design	3
PD 3308	Practicum in Product Design	Non-credit (240 hrs)
PD 4201	Product Design V	6
PD 4203	Thesis in Product Design	9
PD 4303	Professional Ethics	3
PD 4304	Special Problem in Product Design	6
PD 4305	Seminar in Design Enterprising	3

Major Elective

Major Elective Courses 6 credits

PD 3401	User Interface Design	3
PD 3402	Graphic and Packaging Design	3
PD 3403	Experience Design for Exhibitions	3
PD 3404	Fashion and Textile Design	3
PD 3405	Jewelry Design	3
PD 3406	Toy and Play Design	3
PD 3407	Furniture Design	3

Free Elective Course 6 Credits

Students can take free elective courses of 6 credits from any faculty in Assumption University upon completion of the prerequisites (if any).

STUDY PLAN

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1001	English I	3
MA 1200	Mathematics for Business	3
GE 1403	Communication in Thai (for Thai students)	3
or
GE 1405	Thai Language and Culture (for non-Thai students)	3
GS 1004	Art of Delineation	3
PD 1101	Visual Design	3
PD 1301	Technical Drawing	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1002	English II	3
GE 1301	Environmental Science	3
GS 1005	Graphic Presentation	3
PD 1102	Introduction to Design Culture and Trend	3
PD 1302	Design Principles	3
PD 1304	Digital Design and Fabrication	3
	Total	18

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 2000	English III	3
PD 2101	Design Thinking	3
PD 2201	Product Design I	6
PD 2305	Model Making and Digital Fabrication	3
PD 2304	Art and Design Appreciation	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 2001	English IV	3
PD 2102	User Experience Design	3
PD 2202	Product Design II	6
PD 2303	History of Product Design	3
MGT 1101	Introduction to Business	3
	Total	18

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
PD 3101	Theory and Concept in Design	3
PD 3201	Product Design III	6
PD 3301	Material and Manufacturing Processes I	3
PD 3306	Marketing for Product Design	3
	Major Elective Course	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
PD 3102	Design Research and Development	3
PD 3202	Product Design IV	6
PD 3302	Material and Manufacturing Processes II	3
PD 3307	Social Engagement and Product Design	3
	Major Elective Course	3
	Total	18

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
PD 4201	Product Design V	6
PD 4304	Special Problem in Product Design	6
PD 4305	Seminar in Design Enterprising	3
PD 3308	Practicum in Product Design	Non-credit (240 hrs)
	Free Elective Course	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
PD 4203	Thesis in Product Design	9
PD 4303	Professional Ethics	3
	Free Elective Course	3
	Total	15