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ID 300 — HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (CUR-311)

ID 300 — HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. The goal of this course is to give students a broad understanding of the context and ideas that predicate their profession. Through studying important figures in the history of industrial and product design, as well as artifacts and ideas that emerged through practice, students will gain strong foundational knowledge in where industrial design as a profession emerged from, and begin to establish patterns in where it may be headed.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Industrial Design
  • College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
  • Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
  • Catalog: ID 300
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

The goal of this course is to give students a broad understanding of the context and ideas that predicate their profession. Through studying important figures in the history of industrial and product design, as well as artifacts and ideas that emerged through practice, students will gain strong foundational knowledge in where industrial design as a profession emerged from, and begin to establish patterns in where it may be headed. ID 100 and ID 101 are are prerequisites for this class.

Resource relevance

Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: industrial_design.

Notes

Catalog course key: ID 300.

Catalog context

  • Themes: industrial_design
  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms