Sunday, August 11, 2013

What are the steps to becoming a car designer?




Inderpreet


OK I'm 16 and i am really want to become about becoming a car designer i want to know what classes i should take in high school and I'm going to community college to higher my GPA and then I'm planning to go to either SF arts academy or Royal College of arts in London....anyways what classes do i need and am i missing anything that i should do above?


Answer
Academy of Art University is a great school to go to for industrial design. The facilities are amazing, everything an aspiring designer could ask for. In an industry like transportation design, which is very competitive, Academy graduates are considered well prepared and get jobs at companies like GM, Chevrolet and others. For more info, you can see their website at http://www.academyart.edu/industrial-design-school/index.html

Thereâs also a Pre-College program for high school students thatâs tuition-free. You can take classes in car design and other areas of art and design.

You can talk to an Admissions Representative and theyâll be able to talk with you about what you can do right now and what your next steps will be in achieving your dreams. You can contact them at 800.544.2787.

what is the career field for designing cars?




Robert


I want to design them not build them, I'm sure there is a career field for designing cars inside or out I'd like to do both, what would I have to major in to make this a career or what type of colleges offer this?


Answer
Hi Robert! That are a few different routes you could take. You would want to choose between Automotive Engineering and Automotive Design. Automotive engineering can fall into several categories. This site describes it: http://www.fisita.com/jobs/careers/do and this site describes the various types of automotive engineering jobs: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-automotive-engineering-jobs.htm

These sites have more info about those fields of engineering. Good luck! :)

Electrical engineering: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/engineering/electrical

Software engineering: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/engineering/software

Mechanical engineering: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/engineering/mechanical

This site http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/display/store4/item50380/ has info about how to become a car designer. Transportation Design is a branch of Industrial Design, and there are many more colleges with Industrial Design programs than Transportation Design programs. This site has more information about industrial engineering degree programs: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/engineering/industrial Good luck! :)




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