About
The Bachelor of Design (B.Des) in Interaction Design at Pimpri Chinchwad University (PCU) is a cutting- edge program tailored to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge required to thrive in the dynamic and ever-evolving field of interaction design. This comprehensive course covers a wide range of topics, including user experience (UX) design, user interface (UI) design, design thinking, and the application of emerging technologies in design. Students will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on projects, participate in collaborative workshops, and undertake industry internships, which provide practical experience and help them develop a strong, professional portfolio. PCU, recognized to have one of the top design colleges in India, offers state-of-the-art facilities and guidance from experienced faculty members who are experts in their fields. This ensures that graduates are well-prepared for successful careers in various industries such as technology, entertainment, healthcare, and education.
The B.Des in Interaction Design program at PCU is committed to fostering innovation, creativity, and critical thinking among its students. The curriculum is designed to provide a holistic education that combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills, enabling students to understand and address real-world design challenges. Through a blend of lectures, workshops, and project-based learning, students will develop a deep understanding of user-centered design principles and learn how to create intuitive and engaging digital experiences. Additionally, the program emphasizes the importance of staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, ensuring that graduates are not only prepared for current job markets but also for future advancements in the field of interaction design. With a strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and real-world application, the B.Des in Interaction Design at PCU aims to produce graduates who are ready to become leaders and innovators in the design industry.
Preamble
India has a long history of welcoming visitors with open arms, making it recognised as a typically hospitable nation. Hospitality is known to be the very essence of India. The hospitality sector offers a wide range of professional options at different levels and requires a variety of talents, and it makes a considerable contribution to the economies of India and many other nations.
The goal of Pimpri Chinchwad University's Bachelor of Design is to provide students with a solid intellectual foundation. Their ability to develop strategic business insight, make moral decisions, and adopt a sustainable worldview is empowered by the curriculum. In essence, the programme aims to create leaders who can proactively implement business strategies that pursue the economic well-being of all stakeholders while considering the welfare of the people and impact on the planet. The foundational information and abilities offered in this undergraduate degree programme are crucial for students to succeed in creative roles and be responsible citizens in the future. A key component of the curriculum is the student's holistic development. The B.Des program is Ideal for students who wish to start a career in Design, management, or entrepreneurship soon after graduation.
Vision and Mission
Program Objectives
The Program Objectives for the B. Des in Interaction Design program are as follows:
- Research Mindset: Evolving a research-oriented mindset as an approach to undertake design solutions.
- Critical & Design Thinking: Capacity to apply and effectively problem-solve in an unstructured, unfamiliar and complex context.
- Material Sensibility: Demonstrate advanced sensibilities to analyse attributes and applicability of materials.
- Emerging Technology Practice: Demonstrate curiosity and intention of practice in the domain of emerging technologies that engender innovation in the industry.
- Analog & Digital Competency: Demonstrate competency in a range of analog and digital skills for creativity and communication.
- Strategic Design Disposition: Illustrate critical understanding of impact of design interventions on micro & macro environments.
- Entrepreneurial Attitude: Display of professionalism, enterprise, teamwork and collaboration as an approach and attitude towards entrepreneurship.
4 Years
Duration
₹ 3,40,000
Fees (Per Annum)
PCET
Centralized Placement Cell
Program Highlights
News studio and production facilities
In-house news channel on social media
Media seminars and events
Field tours and visits
Employability skills
Course Curriculum
Semester
II
- Fundamentals of Design 1
- Material Exploration 1
- History of Design
- Digital Tools 1
- Open Elective 1
- Communication Skills
- Visualisation and Illustrations 1
- Practicing Meditation/Yoga
- Universal Human Values 1: Professional Ethics / IKS (Indian Design History)
Semester
II
- Fundamentals of Design 2
- Material Exploration 2
- Design Critic and Appreciation
- Digital Tools 2
- Open Elective 2
- Creative Writing
- Visualisation and Illustrations 2
- Sports Activity
- IKS (Indian Design History ) / Universal Human Values I : Professional Ethics
Semester
III
- Typography
- Design Research
- Digital Design Basics
- Colour Fundamentals
- Open Elective 3
- Presentation Techniques
- Vector Illustration 1
- Universal Human Values II: Understanding Harmony / Constitution of India
- Foreign Language I
Semester
IV
- Design Studio 1
- Infographics
- Human Computer Interaction
- Information Architecture
- Advanced Photography
- Mini Project 1
- Portfolio 1
- Vector Illustration 2
- Constitution of India / Universal Human Values II: Understanding Harmony
- Minor 1
- Foreign Language II
Semester
V
- Design Studio 2
- User Experience Design
- User Interface Design
- Sound Design
- Wireframing and Prototyping
- Mini Project 2
- Project Documentation
- Motion Graphics
- Short Movie Making
- Aptitude and Logical Reasoning / Environmental Studies
- Minor 2
- Foreign Language III
Semester
VI
- Design Studio 3
- User Psychology and Behavior
- UX Design For Enterprise
- Service Design for UX
- 2D Animation
- Mini Project 3
- Portfolio 2
- Virtual Reality Tools
- Theatre Arts
- Environmental Studies / Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
- Minor 3
- Foreign Language IV
Semester
VII
- Design Studio 4
- Design Studio 5
- Design Management
- Usability Testing
- Mini Project 4
- Internship: UBD
- Minor 4
Semester
VIII
- Design Studio 6
- Research Paper Writing: UBD
- Graduation Project: UBD
- Minor 5
List of Open Elective Courses :
- Open Elective - I : Study of bamboo crafts and products
- Open Elective - I : Study of Terracotta crafts and Products
- Open Elective - II : Event Communication Design
- Open Elective - II : Event Installations Design
- Open Elective - III : Design for Social Media
- Open Elective - III : Design for IoT
Web Development (WD)
Offering School : School of Engineering
&
Technology
- WD Minor1 : Introduction of HTML (# II/ *IV)
- WD Minor2 : Getting started with JavaScript (# III/ *V)
- WD Minor3 : Server-side Programming with Node.js (# IV/*VI)
- WD Minor4 : Front-end Development with React & Type Script (# V/*VII)
- WD Minor5 : Back-end frameworks - Django, Ruby on Rails (# VI/*VIII)
Robotics Process Automation (RP)
Offering School : School of Engineering
&
Technology
- RP Minor1 : Basics of Robotics Process Automation (# II/ *IV)
- RP Minor2 : Fundamentals of RPA Business Analysis (# III/ *V)
- RP Minor3 : Automation Techniques in RPA (# IV/*VI)
- RP Minor4 : Future of RPA with Business Automation (# V/*VII)
- RP Minor5 : RPA Tool (# VI/*VIII)
Artificial intelligence &
Machine
Learning
(ML)
Offering School : School of Engineering
&
Technology
- ML Minor1 : Artificial Intelligence (# II/ *IV)
- ML Minor2 : Machine Learning (# III/ *V)
- ML Minor3 : Natural Language Processing (# IV/*VI)
- ML Minor4 : Optimization Techniques (# V/*VII)
- ML Minor5 : Deep Learning For Computer Vision (# VI/*VIII)
Data Science (DS)
Offering School : School of Engineering
&
Technology
- DS Minor1 : Applied Data Science With Python (# II/ *IV)
- DS Minor2 : Data Visualization With Tableau (# III/ *V)
- DS Minor3 : Business Analytics (# IV/*VI)
- DS Minor4 : Data Analytics (# V/*VII)
- DS Minor5 : Generative AI (# VI/*VIII)
Media Communications (MM)
Offering School : School of media &
communications studies
- MM Minor1 : Literary Study (# II/ *IV)
- MM Minor2 : Digital Media Production (# III/ *V)
- MM Minor3 : Photography (# IV/*VI)
- MM Minor4 : Performing Arts - Theater (# V/*VII)
- MM Minor5 : Film Studies (# VI/*VIII)
Psychology (PSY)
Offering School : School of science
- PSY Minor1 : Introductory Psychology (# II/ *IV)
- PSY Minor2 : Foundations of Social Psychology (# III/ *V)
- PSY Minor3 : Theories of Personality Development (# IV/*VI)
- PSY Minor4 : Industrial Psychology (# V/*VII)
- PSY Minor5 : Mindfulness and Mental Health (# VI/*VIII)
Nutrition (NUT)
Offering School : School of science
- NUT Minor1 : Human Nutrition (# II/ *IV)
- NUT Minor2 : Lifestyle Management (# III/ *V)
- NUT Minor3 : Introduction to Weight Management (# IV/*VI)
- NUT Minor4 : Food Quality and Management (# V/*VII)
- NUT Minor5 : Novel Foods and Application (# VI/*VIII)
Design Thinking &
Methodologies
(DM)
Offering School : Pune Design School
- DM Minor1 : Design Thinking (# II/ *IV)
- DM Minor2 : Brand Identity Design (# III/ *V)
- DM Minor3 : Digital tools for 2D design (# IV/*VI)
- DM Minor4 : Physical model making/ Prototyping (# V/*VII)
- DM Minor5 : Digital Tools for 3D design (# VI/*VIII)
Economics & Finance (FE)
Offering School : School of Management
- FE Minor1 : Micro-economics (# II/ *IV)
- FE Minor2 : Fundamentals of Accounting (# III/ *V)
- FE Minor3 : Principles of Finance (# IV/*VI)
- FE Minor4 : Cost and Management Accounting (# V/*VII)
- FE Minor5 : Macro economics (# VI/*VIII)
Entrepreneurship and
Innovations
(EI)
Offering School : School of Management
- EI Minor1 : Entrepreneurship-New venture Development (# II/ *IV)
- EI Minor2 : Rural Entrepreneurship (# III/ *V)
- EI Minor3 : Design Thinking (# IV/*VI)
- EI Minor4 : Institutional and Legal framework for Startups and small Businesses (# V/*VII)
- EI Minor5 : Managing creativity and learning organizations (# VI/*VIII)
Drugs & Healthcare (DH)
Offering School : School of Pharmacy
- DH Minor1 : Health and hygiene (# II/ *IV)
- DH Minor2 : Know your drugs (# III/ *V)
- DH Minor3 : Complementary and alternative medicine (# IV/*VI)
- DH Minor4 : Drug Discovery (# V/*VII)
- DH Minor5 : Forensic Science (# VI/*VIII)
Software Application Design and
Development
(AD)
Offering School : School of Engineering
and
Technology
- AD Minor1 : System Analysis and Design (# II/ *IV)
- AD Minor2 : User Experience and Design (# III/ *V)
- AD Minor3 : Introduction to GitHub. (# IV/*VI)
- AD Minor4 : Introduction to Gaming Applications. (# V/*VII)
- AD Minor5 : Mobile Application Development (# VI/*VIII)
Cyber Security (CS)
Offering School : School of Engineering
and
Technology
- CS Minor1 : Cyber Ethics, Cyber Law and Cyber Policy (# II/ *IV)
- CS Minor2 : Introduction to Cryptography (# III/ *V)
- CS Minor3 : Social Media Security. (# IV/*VI)
- CS Minor4 : Introduction to Blockchain. (# V/*VII)
- CS Minor5 : Data Security & Privacy. (# VI/*VIII)
English Literature (E)
Offering School : School of
Liberal
Arts
- E Minor1 : English for Competitive Examinations-I (# II/ *IV)
- E Minor2 : English for Competitive Examinations-II (# III/ *V)
- E Minor3 : English for Competitive Examinations-III (# IV/*VI)
- E Minor4 : English for Competitive Examinations-IV (# V/*VII)
- E Minor5 : English for Competitive Examinations-V (# VI/*VIII)
English Literature (E)
Offering School : School of
Liberal
Arts
- Learning English With Shakespeare-Romeo and Juliet (Minor-I) (# II/ *IV)
- Learning English With Shakespeare-Hamlet (Minor-II) (# III/ *V)
# : Courses offered for B Sc, BBA, Media, and Management& Liberal Arts
List of Audit Courses:
- Practicing Meditation, Sports & Yoga
- Performing Arts:
Music, Singing, Poetry, Indian Conventional Dancing, Photography, Short Movie Making, Painting/ Sketching/ Drawing, Theatre Arts, Anchoring, Calligraphy etc. - Social welfare and Cultural Awareness
- Transactional Analysis
- Caring and service
- Hospital Caring, Personal Safety, First Aid, Disaster Management Gardening, Organic farming, Cooking etc.
List of Foreign Languages :
- German
- Japanese