B.Des Course Credits


Note *
  • Total Program Credit = 167
  • Total Program Contact Hour = 166
  • One Lecture = 01 hr
  • One Tutorial = 01 hr
  • One Practical = 01 hr

Year 1


Semester 1

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS103 Design Fundamentals 1 2 _ 2 4 4
DS104 Design Drawing 1 _ 3 4 3
DS105 Science in Design 2 _ 2 4 4
ES102 Fundamentals of Computing 2 _ 3 5 4
HS101 Communication 1 _ 1 2 2
Total 8 _ 11 19 17

Semester 2

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS101 Engineering Graphics 2 _ 3 5 3
DS106 Design Fundamentals 2 2 _ 2 4 4
DS107 Introduction to Ergonomics in Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS108 Representation Techniques 2 _ 2 4 4
DS109 Software Skills _ _ 3 3 2
DS110 Design Project 1 _ _ 6 6 4
Total 8 _ 18 26 21

Year 2



Semester 3

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS211 Design Arts and Aesthetics 2 _ 2 4 4
DS212 Studies in Form 2 _ 2 4 4
DS213 Design Thinking 2 _ 2 4 4
DS214 Industrial Design 1 2 _ 2 4 4
DS215 Communication Design 1 2 _ 2 4 4
DS216 Design Project 2 _ _ 6 6 4
Total 10 _ 16 26 24

Semester 4

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS217 Design Research Including User Study 2 _ 2 4 4
DS218 Packaging Design and Branding 2 _ 2 4 4
DS219 Materials and Processes 2 _ 2 4 4
DS220 Industrial Design 2 (Compulsory) 2 _ 2 4 4
DS221 Communication Design 2 (Compulsory) 2 _ 2 4 4
DS222 Design Project 3 _ _ 6 6 4
Total 10 _ 16 26 24

Year 3



Semester 5

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS302 Engineering Design- Including Design and Fabrication Project 2 _ 2 4 4
DS323 Service Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS342 Sustainable Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS325a
Or
DS 325b		 Applied Ergonomics (Elective)
Or
Visual Ergonomics (Elective)		 2 _ 2 4 4
DS326 Design Project 4 2 _ 2 4 4
Total 8 _ 16 24 21

Semester 6

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS327 Interface Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS328 Design Forecasting and Trend Research 2 _ 2 4 4
DS329 Design Management 3 _ 1 4 4
DS330a
Or
DS 330b		 Industrial Design Elective 1
Or
Communication Design Elective 1		 2 _ 2 4 4
DS301 Computer Aided Process and Planning 2 _ 2 4 4
HS304 Environmental Science 3 _ _ 3 4
Total 14 _ 9 23 24

Year 4



Semester 7

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS496 Design Seminar 1 _ _ _ 1 2
DS498 Design Thesis1 _ _ _ 2 16
Total _ _ _ 3 18

Semester 8

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS497 Design Seminar II _ _ _ 1 2
DS499 Design Thesis 2 _ _ _ 2 16
Or
Course work (Four Electives)
DS 431a Industrial Design Elective 2 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 431b Industrial Design Elective 3 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 431c Industrial Design Elective 4 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 431d Industrial Design Elective 5 2 _ 2 4 4
Or
DS 432a Communication Design Elective 2 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 432b Communication Design Elective 3 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 432c Communication Design Elective 4 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 432d Communication Design Elective 5 2 _ 2 4 4
Total _ _ _ 3 18