Three-Dimensional Design Courses (Art and Art History) (TDSN)

This is the first version of the 2024–25 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.

TDSN Courses

This is a list of courses with the subject code TDSN. For more information, see Art and Art History (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the catalog.

TDSN:2210 Introduction to 3D Design 3 s.h.

Develop conceptual and critical design thinking while solving problems to create 3D structures with sustainable materials, processes, and consumption; discuss, develop, and evaluate composition principles and their relation to aesthetics, modular systems, structure, and sustainable use of material through handmade models and systems that lead to final designs; engage in diverse multidisciplinary collaborations. GE: Sustainability. GE: Engineering Be Creative; Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts.

TDSN:2240 Digital Drafting with AutoCAD 3 s.h.

Basic principles of 2D and 3D computer-aided drafting; use of AutoCAD software to draw plans, elevations, and sections for objects and interior spaces. Prerequisites: ARTS:1510 and ARTS:1520 and (CERM:2010 or DSGN:2500 or DRAW:2310 or INTM:2710 or MTLS:2910 or PHTO:2600 or PNTG:2410 or PRNT:2610 or SCLP:2810 or TDSN:2210). Same as CEE:2240.

TDSN:2250 Digital Prototyping 3 s.h.

Basic knowledge and practical technical skills using 3ds Max studio software; experience creating and manipulating basic forms and working with texture, background, light, and camera viewpoints; basic animation. Prerequisites: ARTS:1510 and ARTS:1520 and TDSN:2210. Corequisites: TDSN:2240.

TDSN:3200 Product Design 4 s.h.

How objects are designed and structured; modeling, graphic skills necessary for basic project development. Prerequisites: TDSN:2210 and TDSN:2240. Corequisites: TDSN:2250.

TDSN:3220 Interior Design 4 s.h.

Relationship of interior space to its architecture, environment, human element; color, materials, furnishings, lighting; projects. Prerequisites: TDSN:2250.

TDSN:3230 Color for Interior Design 4 s.h.

Use of color for interior spaces; principles of color theory reviewed and applied to 3D environments; color as a compositional element and psychological tool. Prerequisites: TDSN:2210 and TDSN:2240 and TDSN:2250.

TDSN:3240 3D Computer-Aided Design arr.

Three-dimensional computer-aided drafting; use of AutoCAD software. Prerequisites: ARTS:1510 and ARTS:1520 and (MTLS:2910 or SCLP:2810 or CERM:2010 or TDSN:2210).

TDSN:3260 Design for Production 4 s.h.

Special issues and topics in design. Prerequisites: TDSN:2210 and TDSN:2240 and TDSN:2250.

TDSN:3280 Forms and Textiles 4 s.h.

Products and seating design with soft materials; students experiment with diverse soft materials and textile construction techniques to design and make unique functional forms. Prerequisites: ARTS:1510 and ARTS:1520 and TDSN:2210. Corequisites: TDSN:2240 and TDSN:2250.

TDSN:3285 Fabrication and Design: Hand-Made Bicycle 4 s.h.

Building a bicycle frame by hand; use of CAD modeling and development of fabrication skills to create a modern-day work of art. Prerequisites: TDSN:2240.

TDSN:4010 Furniture Design I 4 s.h.

Introduction to advanced problems of furniture design and manufacturing; students design and fabricate a chair with sustainable methods using computer numerical control (CNC) technologies. Prerequisites: TDSN:2210 and TDSN:2240 and TDSN:2250. Corequisites: TDSN:3200.

TDSN:4020 Furniture Design II 4 s.h.

Continuation of TDSN:4010; design of virtual environments. Prerequisites: TDSN:4010.

TDSN:4050 Site Specific Design 1 s.h.

Art of planning, building, and presenting at real professional design venues; students plan, design, and build an environment to display selected 3D design work at one or two professional design venues. Prerequisites: TDSN:2250. Corequisites: TDSN:3200 or TDSN:3220 or TDSN:3230 or TDSN:3260 or TDSN:3280.

TDSN:4299 Undergraduate Individual Instruction arr.

Individual instruction in 3D design for advanced students.

TDSN:6299 Individual Instruction in 3D Design arr.

Individual instruction in 3D design for advanced students.