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2024-2025 General Catalog
Outdoor Product Design and Development - BS
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College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Department of Technology, Design and Technical Education
About This Degree
The Outdoor Product Design and Development program prepares students for an exciting career bringing innovative, sustainable, and impactful product to market in the dynamic sports, outdoor, and active industries.
In this first of its kind bachelor’s degree, students will learn design tools, techniques, and methodologies, to prepare them to develop products through hands on learning experiences. This new program brings together industrial design, engineering, digital design, fashion, sustainability, business, supply chain management and many other concepts important in the creation of consumer products.
Products come to market through the coordination of a team consisting of a designer, developer, and a product line manager. Students can choose one of the following emphasis areas for specialization: Design, Development, Product Line Management after completing the first two years of design foundations.
Design Emphasis: This emphasis focuses on learning the design process, how to conduct design, product, and user research, product ideation as well as learning design tools, technologies, and techniques to allow students to visualize their products on paper, digitally, and as physical prototypes.
Development Emphasis: This emphasis focuses on project management, negotiations, lean continuous improvement, global supply chain management, sourcing, sales, and operations. Students will collaborate with designers to transform concepts and designs into reality.
Product Line Management Emphasis: This emphasis focuses on team management and leadership, market research and consumer behavior, creating product lines plans and design briefs, understand cost, scheduling and ho to bring product to market.
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Minimum University Requirements
Admission Requirements for this Program
- New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing
- Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU: 2.67 GPA
All Outdoor Product Design and Development students must matriculate (be accepted) to the design, development, or product line management program. Matriculation is based on completion of required core courses along with a portfolio of work. Matriculation portfolios will be submitted spring of the student’s sophomore year.
Students must have the following to submit a portfolio to be matriculated into the Outdoor Product Design and Development and Development major:
- Overall 2.67 GPA
- Overall 3.0 GPA in required OPDD core courses
Minimum grade of C or better in the following OPDD core courses: OPDD 1000 , OPDD 1050 , OPDD 1100 , OPDD 1700 , OPDD 2420 , OPDD 2430 , TEE 1010 , TESY 1200
Two of the lower level OPDD elective courses: FCSE 1040 , FCSE 2040 , OPDD 2040 , TEE 2030 ,TESY 1030 .
Students will receive additional information about the portfolio process in OPDD 1700 .
*** PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS:
All design, development, and product line management students MUST apply to matriculate into the Professional Program (final two years). To apply to matriculate a student must have a 2.67 overall GPA, a 3.0 minimum OPDD GPA, with a C or better in the following OPDD core courses: OPDD 1000 , OPDD 1050 , OPDD 1100 , OPDD 1700 , OPDD 2420 , OPDD 2430 , and two of the following lower-level OPDD technical elective courses FCSE 1040 , FCSE 2040 , OPDD 2040 , TEE 2030 , TESY 1030 . Student’s must apply to submit portfolio 5 PM MST the last day of Fall classes. Students submission of portfolio is due by 5 pm MST the Friday before Spring Break.
For more information, please meet with the OPDD academic advisor and visit the website https://opdd.usu.edu.
- Pre-Professional required courses must have a minimum grades of C grade.
- No more then 2 retakes allowed in the Pre-Professional program.
- Multiple repeats of the same course and audits are included in the total of 2 repeats.
- The pass/fail grading option may not be used in required or elective courses completed as part of the Pre-Professional program. (The pass/fail option is approved for University Studies courses).
Professional Program
Due to the sequence of the required OPDD Professional Program courses and class capacities, students are admitted only for the fall semester. They are expected to take the professional program courses in the designated timeline as depicted in the 4-year program of study.
- Due to class capacities, students cannot repeat or take OPDD courses out of sequence.
- Students in any emphasis areas who do not take the professional program OPDD courses in the sequential order as depicted in the 4-year program of study must reapply for consideration to complete the major.
- Students in the design emphasis who choose not to take the studio courses in sequential order will need to reapply for consideration to complete the studio sequence.
Students in the professional program must meet the following requirements to remain in the Outdoor Product Design and Development major:
- In the OPDD Professional Program, no more than 3 credit hours of D, D+, or C- can be applied towards meeting graduation requirements.
- No repeats are allowed in the Professional program courses.
- Studio courses cannot be repeated, and if a student receives an F in a studio course, they will need to reapply to the program to complete the major.
- The pass/fail grading option may not be used in required or elective courses completed as part of the Professional program (The pass/fail grading option is approved for University Studies courses).
- Leave of absence for military service, medical conditions, and extenuating circumstances will be reviewed and approved by the OPDD faculty.
Software Requirements
Students will need access to the following software programs by either purchasing their own or using a campus computer lab. It is strongly suggested that they meet with faculty before purchases are made as changes could occur.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Solidworks
- Keyshot
- Rhinoceros 3-D
OPDD Quantitative Literacy (QL) and Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) Requirements (6-9 credits)
The Quantitative Literacy (QL) course requires a grade of C- or better.
OPDD Required Core Courses (31 credits)
Students will need the following courses with a C or better to submit a portfolio:
Additional Required Courses (14 credits)
These courses will be taken after admission into the OPDD program. Courses require a grade of C or better.
Design Emphasis (25-27 credits)
Courses require a grade of C or better.
Development Emphasis (30 credits)
Courses require a grade of C or better.
Product Line Management Emphasis (33-35 credits)
Courses require a grade of C or better.
Technical Elective Courses
See specific emphasis requirements to determine the number of technical elective credits needed.
Open Electives
Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your Academic Advisor for details.
Suggested Degree Maps - Outdoor Product Design and Development BS
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