Academic Accelerator - Bachelor of Design - Industrial Design

Program Description

As a student in the Academic Accelerator, you’ll receive:

• The right amount of support for your academic and English-speaking needs
• A full year’s worth of college credits
• Access to courses exclusively for international students
• English-language help with words you need to know for your classes
• A mix of classes with international and U.S. students

Industrial design makes ideas tangible. It is, at root, the conceptual and material articulation and fabrication of usable objects; things that fulfill a need or gratify a desire or make a statement; things relevant to the present-day.

Industrial designers possess a knowledge of the mechanical and physical properties of materials that enables them to push the limits of the possible. Students of industrial design learn to think critically about their motivations to make a thing and to account for the consequences of doing so. They learn how to communicate their ideas as a matter of practice, how to work in interdisciplinary teams, and how to execute their ideas in 3-D form. Imaginative ideas that hold the potential for a lasting and positive effect on the world at large.

The School of Design at UIC is an established leader in design education. Students benefit from engagement with faculty recognized for excellence in their fields, and from the dynamic urban setting that is Chicago, with its thriving design community, exceptional cultural institutions, and penchant for invention. Students also enjoy ready access to the resources of a leading research university.

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design prepare students for professional practice. Curricula builds from skill-based instruction in 2D and 3D form-making toward advanced courses in Interdisciplinary Product Development and New Media Design, culminating in a senior thesis. The academic rigor and creative innovation of UIC Design is recognized by design-savvy employers in Chicago and beyond.