Bachelor of Fine Arts in Product Design

Enhance the world around you by creating products that are useful, energy-efficient, ergonomically appropriate, cost-effective and socially responsible. As one of our students, you will solve real-world design challenges with fellow students, clients, and faculty members.

Students in the product design major develop the knowledge, skills, and methods essential to becoming a professional designer with courses in product design, art, and art and technology within the School of Art and Design. In the product design major, students work on the Eugene campus for three years and continue to the Portland campus for the final year of completion of their professional BFA degrees.
Students in Portland typically get design internships in the Portland area during their terms of study which have lead to jobs at Columbia, Nike, Pendleton, American Girl, Tesla, Scholastic, Dollar Shave Club, OMSI, Amazon, IBM, 72andSunny, Walt Disney, and many others. The product design program has also helped students launch several startups, including Digital Craft, Algotek, Peaches, Johnson Workwear, and Goodnuss.

Personal statements and letters of recommendation -You may send a personal statement with your application to explain special circumstances in your life that have affected you or your education. Letters of recommendation are not required for admission to the UO as an undergraduate but can be included in support of a student's application for admission.
To be a competitive candidate for admission to the UO, we recommend at least a B average or a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale.
TOEFL IBT- 88
IELTS- 7.0