Auto design question

[S13 drifter]

Hey, I'm like in awe of how hard it is find things out about this industry so if someone could provide me w/ a link or something i really want to know what sort of training is required to get start a career in the auto design field, and where to get it.
thank ya mucho

[2.2 Straight six]

you will need good grades in maths and physics (A+) and then you go to a uni/college to study auto design.

[S13 drifter]

uni college?

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by S13 drifter

uni college?

Oh dear.

Where abouts in the world are you?

[GreyGoose006]

university/college, maybe?


i'd think that if you watched enough commertcials, you would see some ads on places that can get you a degree on automotive design.

do a google (or yahoo or whatever) search...
you'd be suprised how much info there is

[S13 drifter]

Actually there are just commercials for wyotech and uti and stuff but design schools are different and require special training that those kinds of schools dont provide. Those are for like body work, chassis fabrication, and mechanics. I have heard of some special auto design schools but they are hard to get into and there are only like a handful in the country, since auto design isn't exactly somthing many people do. Lets face it each auto company only has about 200-300 people working on their cars designs. Their are other jobs in that field but just like secretaries and people who take surveys to see which design is the most favorable. So I need to hear from someone who knows more specifically on the subject. So please and thank you to any one who can give me useful info on this.

[TheSilentChamber]

Most start out as engineers and work their way up to design.

[S13 drifter]

The head of design for ferrari and fiat graduated into design (interview on speed).

[S13 drifter]

Originally Posted by Moppie

Oh dear.

Where abouts in the world are you?

In San Antonio so don't be all lame about it i just never heard the term uni college I always hear trade school.

[drunken monkey]

Originally Posted by S13 drifter

The head of design for ferrari and fiat graduated into design (interview on speed).

Not entirely related or even relevent to you considering where you are but most automotive design courses I know are post grad courses for those who have done maybe an automotive engineering course or some other possibly related design course like architecture or product design.
These post grad courses don't just deal with the process of general design as your degree would have dealt with this already. Instead, they tend to deal with issues such as technologies, methods, materials, social/ecological issues around designing a car etc etc.

Off the top of my head, the one that comes to mind is the MA as offered by the Royal College of Art.

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by S13 drifter

In San Antonio so don't be all lame about it i just never heard the term uni college I always hear trade school.

So your 18, looking to get into Automotive Design, and you have never heard of a University or a College (different names for the samething)?
You might want to take a pass on the idea for a couple of years, either find a good "trade school", or get a job at your nearest jiffy lube.

[GreyGoose006]

Originally Posted by MOPPIE

So your 18, looking to get into Automotive Design, and you have never heard of a University or a College (different names for the samething)?
You might want to take a pass on the idea for a couple of years, either find a good "trade school", or get a job at your nearest jiffy lube.

hahah...
i'd not recommend jiffy lube...
they scam people.

if you MUST go the route of starting at the ABSOLUTE bottom of the chain, you would be better off to get a job at a local place that can teach you things that you wouldnt learn at a jiffy lube.
however, i'd say your best bet for getting into automotive design would be this:

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

Not entirely related or even relevent to you considering where you are but most automotive design courses I know are post grad courses for those who have done maybe an automotive engineering course or some other possibly related design course like architecture or product design.
These post grad courses don't just deal with the process of general design as your degree would have dealt with this already. Instead, they tend to deal with issues such as technologies, methods, materials, social/ecological issues around designing a car etc etc.

Off the top of my head, the one that comes to mind is the MA as offered by the Royal College of Art.

that way, you will have a reputable degree, and it wont take you 50 years to get to the top... more like 20

so you know that i'm not just ranting and full of bs,
i am currently at ODU (old dominion) and studying Mechanical Engineering. i hope to minor in automotive engineering or electrical/computer engineering. i am in SAE... (yes thats the same SAE that makes our cars have less power)

if college isnt for you, then there are lots of trade schools or online places, but i dont know how reputable they are. be warned

[S13 drifter]

The SAE that makes our cars have less power! Unrelated to the topic and no offense, but that's discraseful (don't be a tree hugger lol), and I never said I hadn't heard of a college b4 moron . If u had been paying attention I said I had never heard the term uni college, and as far as Jiffy lube no thanks I'm a chooser not a beggar like somebdy in this forum. I don't really want to go to a college that makes me take another year of literature and other things I despise, because it isn't that I'm bad at literature and social studies I just hate the fact that I'm putting so much time into something I already know how to do and that I won't be needing a high level of education in for my job. (I'm sure pretty much everyone but jounalists and teachers can get by with high school english). So I would like to go to a school where I will be able to focus on my career, not someone elses. I think straight six hit the nail on the head but I just don't know where any auto design colleges are or what specific course is needed and I don't want a degree in automotive engineering just to find out it has gotten me no more further to my goal. So like I said I'm looking for a more specific route from someone who knows that they know.(preferrably an auto designer if any are on this site).

[S13 drifter]

Oh and P.S. to my other post 99% of auto designers were never grease monkeys unless it was a summer job while they were in high school, so bottom of the chain lol i don't think so. I'm not that poor lol.

[2.2 Straight six]

Originally Posted by S13 drifter

I said I had never heard the term uni college.

no one said "uni college" i said uni/college. that's an either/or thing.

Drunken Monkey, Coventry does a course in auto design too.