Major & Minor Requirements

For students entering IWU in fall 2021 and beyond, Design, Technology and Entrepreneurship is no longer available as a major or minor.

Requirements for the DTE major

Starting with academic year 2020 – 2021 and beyond. A minimum of twelve courses, at least five of which are at the 300-level or higher.

Eight core courses

• The technological core: three courses (PHY 131, DTE 312and CS 126) that teach the basics of the technology behind many contemporary products, the materials and processes needed to make such products, and the technical aspects of communicating designs.
• The design core: two courses (DTE 120 and DTE 201) that provide an introduction to the design process, and the vocabulary of design. DTE 201 will be a writing intensive course.
• The entrepreneurial core: two courses (BUS 240 and BUS 340) that introduce the knowledge, skills, and decision-making processes needed to implement ideas, products, and services.
• A capstone course (DTE 490) where students will conceive, develop, and implement a product or service.

Two courses from one of the following concentrations

• Technology design: CS 128, PHYS 305, PHYS 339, and one of PHYS 208 or THEA 310.
• Product design: DTE 225, THEA 310, THEA 377, and DTE 329.
• Entrepreneurship: ACC 113, BUS 325, BUS 440 and one of BUS 331 or ART 141.

DTE major and Entrepreneurship minor

Students wishing to pursue a DTE major and an Entrepreneurship minor should be aware of the following:

• They must choose the Engineering Design or Product Design concentration.
• Since BUS 240is required both for the DTE major, and the Entrepreneurship minor, substitutions for this course will be required for either the major or the minor. The following courses are acceptable substitutions: BUS 332 Marketing in Service Industries, BUS 333 Marketing Channels, BUS 335 Consumer Behavior, BUS 339 Seminar in Marketing, and BUS 344 Human Resource Management. Note that BUS 331 Marketing: Principles and Management(which is an elective for both the Entrepreneurship concentration of the DTE major, and the Entrepreneurship minor) is a prerequisite for BUS 332, 333, 335 and 339.

Requirements for the Product Design minor

A minimum of six courses.

All students will take the five courses

• PHYS 131 How Things Work
• DTE 201 Design Processes
• DTE 312 Materials and Processes
• THEA 310 Technical Drawing
• DTE 329 Concept to Prototype

Students will select one course from

• DTE 120 Beginning 3-D Design
• DTE 225 Designing for People
• THEA 377 History of Decor