Master of Design in Design Studies - Industrial Design

Society's needs inspire designers to innovate. Designers analyze society's needs and create solutions that shape how our world looks and functions. Our Industrial Design program prepares you to create objects and services that inform, entertain, educate and work towards improving people's health and well-being.In our four-year Bachelor of Design (BDes) program, you'll learn to create and use sketches, models and images—in strategic and sophisticated ways—to communicate ideas and information in products as diverse as electronic packaging, furniture, medical products, brandingvisual identity packages, signage, apps, trade show and museum displays.The imagination and creativity of designers touches almost every object in our lives-from the chair we sit on to the cars we drive. Industrial Designers create concepts and translate them in to visual form-by sketches, models and then through computer software—to communicate and create products that engage, inform, educate, entertain and inspire people. They create layouts or electronic displays and coordinate production and implementation of their designs.

Prospective MDes students should hold a four-year Bachelor's degree (typically a Bachelor's of Design degree) from a recognized academic institution. Applicants who have strong academic records but have completed university degree programs other than a four-year BDes (for example, a four-year BA) are encouraged to apply. Applicants must provide evidence of work related to the intended area of study. It should be representative of a level of development equivalent to advanced undergraduate study in a university program. Completion of senior-level coursework in History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture also is required. A qualifying year of study prior to formal entry into the graduate program is possible for applicants who may need to supplement their undergraduate preparation or for those who have a three-year degree.