Industrial Design, MID

STEM-classified degree: graduates are eligible for 3 years of Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the USA. This degree is taught in ASU's Design School, the largest and the most comprehensive design school in the USA. The Master of Industrial Design program is a studio-based program in which students learn to design new products, systems, services, experiences or businesses by envisioning the future. Students engage in research, brainstorming, idea visualization, prototyping and testing creative solutions that address different stakeholders' challenges while facing a new competitive industry environment. During the program, students are encouraged to work in a transdisciplinary way to harness creativity to resolve problems and co-create solutions to improve the user experience, capturing value for the industry while being responsible for the environment. The program includes a design trip as a guided learning experience, in which students visit places like Tokyo, Milan or San Francisco, engaging in a deeper level with the industries and the industrial design practice, discovering a more optimistic way of looking at the future by reframing problems as opportunities.

3.0 GPA or equivalent