Undergraduate Program of Commercial Design

Academic Year Major Requirements Elective Course
1

Basic Design (1)(2)

Fundamental Computer-Aided Design (1)(2)

Design Drawing (1)(2)

Color Theory

Introduction to Design

Basic Photography

Marketing

Design History

Commercial Photography

Lettering

2

Visual Communication (1)(2)

Printing & Design(1)(2)

Computer Aided Design(1)(2)

Illustration (1)(2)

Creative Planning

Formation

Package Structure Design

Creative Thinking

Spatial Interaction Design

3D Material, Lighting and Special Effects (I)

Editing Design

Web Page Design

Multiple Materials & Media

Copy Writing

3

Package Design (1)(2)

Advertisement Design (1)(2)

Computer Aided Design(3)

Layout Design

Computer Animation

Internet Advertising

Digital Video Production

Graphical User Interface Design

Thematic Photography

Fashion Design Professional Practice

Microvideo Design

Exhibition Design

Introduction to the Design and Application of Intelligent Electronics

Design and Society

Digital Video Production

Desktop Publishing Graphic Design Workshop

Media Design Production

Design and Micro-entrepreneur

Website Planning & Design

Character Animation

Design Portfolio

4

Commercial Design Senior Project (1)(2)

Commercial Design (1)(2)

Design Management Case Studies

Anthropological Approach in Design

Avant-grade Design

Information Design (1)(2)

Design Research Methodology

Cultural Experience and Observation

Case Study of Design Classics

Critical Interaction Design

Aesthetics of Form

Curricula for students of Design majors and those from the Inter-Disciplinary Bachelor's Program (IDBP):
  • Students joining NTUST since 2008 who major in Commercial Design and enroll in Commercial Design Senior Project I are required to complete the following four prerequisite courses: (1) Basic Design I, (2) Basic Design II, (3) Visual Communication Design I and (4) Visual Communication Design II. Those who enroll in Commercial Design Studio Project II must complete the following five courses as the prerequisites: (1) Basic Design I, (2) Basic Design II, (3) Visual Communication Design I, (4) Visual Communication Design II and (5) Commercial Design Senior Project I.
  • Students joining NTUST after 2010 who are from the Inter-Disciplinary Bachelor's Program and intend to include DICD's Commercial Design as one of their double majors are required to complete the following courses first: (1) Basic Design I, (2) Basic Design II, (3) Visual Communication Design I, (4) Fundamental Computer-Aided Design I and (5) Fundamental Computer-Aided Design II.
Notes for students enrolling in DICD:
  • Starting from 2008, a policy of course selection based on hierarchical prerequisite restrictions has been implemented in the Department. The sequence of courses to be taken in the Commercial Design Group are listed on the basis of priority as the following: (1) Basic Design I, (2) Basic Design II, (3) Visual Communication Design I, (4) Visual Communication Design II, (5) Advertisement Design I, (6) Package Design I, (7) Advertisement Design II, (8) Package Design II, (9) Commercial Design Senior Project I and (10) Commercial Design Senior Project II. The courses listed before a specific course must be completed as its prerequisites.