BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL ART AND DESIGN – Muteesa I Royal University

To demonstrate advanced level of aesthetic, intellectual and practical skills in production and creative strategies.

Society’s needs inspire designers to innovate. Designers analyze society’s needs and create solutions that shape how our world looks and functions. The Industrial Art and Design programme prepares you to create objects and services that inform, entertain, educate and work towards improving people’s health and well-being.

In a Three-year Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design (BDes) programme, you will learn to create and use sketches, models and images—in strategic and sophisticated ways—to communicate ideas and information in products as diverse as electronic packaging, furniture, medical products, branding/visual identity packages, signage, apps, trade show and museum displays.

The imagination and creativity of designers touches almost every object in our lives-from the chair we sit on to the cars we drive.

Industrial Designers create concepts and translate them in to visual form-by sketches, models and then through computer software—to communicate and create products that engage, inform, educate, entertain and inspire people. They create layouts or electronic displays and coordinate production and implementation of their designs.

Emphasis would be placed on improvement of the quality of the Industrial Art and Design productions.
Use of creative strategies to address the current social and cultural needs of the community.
Create employment opportunities for oneself and the public at large.
Hold study trips and field attachments (industrial training) in order for the students to practice hands on.
Plan for community outreach programmes which will offer relevant knowledge for them to find market for their products
Ability to create individual Art Portfolios, and be able to mount Art Exhibitions and professionally price the art works

BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL ART AND DESIGN (BIFA)
Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design (BIFA) Full Curriculum: Total Graduation Load/Credits : 125		Presented Semester or Year	CU/ Credit Value	LH	PH		CH
Offering/Station: Full Curriculum.		Kirumba and Kakeeka Campuses
Key: Credit Hour/ Credit Value (CU), Lecture Hour (LH), Practical Hour (PH) and Contact Hour (CH)
Unit Code	Name/Description
Year 1 – Semester 1 – All core course units are compulsory
FAD1101B	History and Art Appreciation, I (Core)	Semester 1	2	30	0	30
FAD1102B	Introduction to Drawing I & studio technology (Core)	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD1103B	Introduction to Painting & studio technology (Core)	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD1104B	Introduction to Graphic design & studio technology (Core)	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD1105B	Introduction to Textiles & studio technology (fabric design, weaving & fashion) (Core)	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FND1101B	Communication & Language skills (Core)	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
ICT1108B	Introduction to Computer literacy (Core)	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
FND1103B	Basic Accounting (Core)	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
Total credits for the semester 1 load			23

Year 1 – Semester 2 - All core units are compulsory
FAD1201B	Drawing II & studio Technology (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD1202B	Introduction to Modeling in clay & studio technology (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD1203B	Introduction to Photography & studio technology (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD1204B	Introduction to printmaking & studio technology (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD1205B	Introduction to multimedia crafts & studio technology (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD1206B	Technical Drawing (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD1207B	Exhibition & Techniques (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	120	60
Total credits for the semester 2 load			21

Year 2 - Semester 1 (6 subjects)
FAD2101B	History and Art Appreciation II (Core)	Semester 1	2	45	0	45
FAD2103B	Art Research Methods (Core)	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
FAD2102B	Drawing & Studio Technology III (Core)	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
Electives	Select any 3 course units from below.
FAD2104B	Oil Painting & studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2105B	Calligraphy & studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2106B	Printing & studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2107B	Landscape Photography & studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2108B	Design practice in Ceramics	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2109B	Weaving & Studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2110B	Fashion drawing and illustration	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2111B	Multimedia Crafts & Studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD2112B	Sculpture & Studio Technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
Total credits for the semester 1 load			17

Year 2	Semester 2 (6 Subjects) - Core units are compulsory
FAD2201B	Drawing IV& studio Technology (core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2202B	Exhibition & techniques (core)	Semester 2	5	15	120	60
FAD2203B	Industrial training (core)	Semester 2	8	0	120	60
Electives	Select any 3 course units from below.
FAD2204B	Oil Painting & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2205B	Layout & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2206B	Surface design & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2207B	Photography &studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2208B	Ceramics & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2209B	Weaving & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2210B	Pattern drafting & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2211B	Multi-media crafts & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2212B	Wood curving &studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD2204B	Oil Painting & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
Total credits for the semester 2 load			25

Year 3 - Semester 1 (5 Subjects)
FAD3101B	History and Art Appreciation III (Core)	Semester 1	2	45	0	45
FAD3102B	Abstract (Core)	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
Electives	Select any 3 course units from below.
FAD3103B	Oil Painting & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3104B	Advertising design & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3105B	Advanced surface design &studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3106B	Videography &studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3107B	Decorative Ceramics & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3108B	Advanced Weaving & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3109B	Fashion cultures & theories	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3110B	Puppetry & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3111B	Monumental Sculpture & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
FAD3103B	Oil Painting & studio technology	Semester 1	3	15	60	45
Total credits for the semester 1 load			14

Year 3 - Semester 2 - Core units are compulsory
FAD3201B	Inventive Drawing & studio Technology (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3202B	Major work (Core)	Semester 2	5	15	60	45
FAD3203B	Exhibition (Core)	Semester 2	5	0	120	0
FAD3204B	Art Research Report (Core)	Semester 2	3	15	0	75
Electives	Select any 3 course units from below.
FAD3205B	Innovative Painting & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3206B	Visual communication & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3207B	Exquisite surface designs & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3208B	Professional Photography & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3209B	Advanced pottery & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3210B	Mini project & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3211B	Styling project& studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3212B	Advanced Crafts project & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3213B	Functional sculpture & studio Technology	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
FAD3114	Industrial Training	Semester 2	3	15	60	45
Total credits for the semester 2 load			25

Total Graduation Load (Credits)			125

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