Look around your surroundings and consider the opportunities. Consider your favorite hobbies, toys, and necessities. It all had to be designed. Do you want to know the secrets of good design? The Design Technology Program will show you how you can become a valuable member of a process engineering team. You'll learn how to design solutions for modifying new or existing buildings, developing innovative commercial products, creating compelling animations and technical brochures, or carving complex machine parts from simple blocks of wood. Choose from one of four specialties--Architectural, Mechanical, Graphics or CAD-CAM--and you'll be on your way to an exciting career in an in-demand field.

Sample careers in this field: Designer, drafter, graphic designer, surveyor

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Curriculum varies based on the degree (A.A.S., A.S., or Technical Certificate) and is subject to change. Curriculum posted are samples; Advisors can help determine sequence of classes.

GENERAL EDUCATION -- 20 CREDITS
		Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
		English Composition	3
		Life Skills Elective	1
		Intermediate Algebra	3
		and
		Geometry/Trigonometry	3
		or
		Algebra/Trigonometry I	3
		or
		Algebra/Trigonometry II	3
		or
		College Algebra	4
		and
		Trigonometry	2
		or
		College Algebra	3
		and
		Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry	3
		Physics I	4
		Humanities/Social Sciences Elective	3-4
PROFESSIONAL / TECHNICAL CORE -- 18 CREDITS
		Technical Graphics	3
		CAD Fundamentals	3
		Descriptive Geometry	3
		Advanced CAD	3
		Statics	3
		Portfolio Preparation	3
CONCENTRATION -- 12 CREDITS
REGIONALLY DETERMINED --  (Limit = 12)
TOTAL CREDITS			62

"I now have a career, not just a job. My career has accelerated at a rapid pace since being a student at Ivy Tech."
Kevin Grady
Design Tech., '00
Associate Product Designer
Intl. Truck & Engine Corp.

Program Summary  (pdf)

Design Technology Concentrations

Architecture
Civil
Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing
Computer Graphics
Mechanical