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Graduate Courses and Curriculum

Master of Industrial Design (Track 2)

Specific course work will vary due to unique Special Topics and Elective offerings; however, the required curricular path should be as follows:

First Year, Fall Semester

  • Total 15 Credits
    • ID 500 Human Centered Design Studio (6 Credits)
    • ID 512 Materials & Processes II (3 Credits)
    • ID 555 Research Methods in Design (3 Credits)
    • ID 551 Fabrication and Prototyping (3 Credits)

First Year, Spring Semester

  • Total 15 Credits
    • ID 500 Design Research Studio (6 Credits)
    • Design Elective (3 Credits)
    • Design Elective (3 Credits)
    • Elective (3 Credits)

Second Year, Fall Semester

  • Total 9 Credits
    • ID 500 Product Innovation Lab Studio (6 Credits)
    • ID 581 Final Project Preparation (3 Credits)

Second Year, Spring Semester

  • Total 9 Credits
    • ID 588 Final Project Studio (6 Credits)
    • Industrial Design Elective (3 Credits)

Master of Industrial Design (Track 3)

Specific course work will vary due to unique Special Topics and Elective offerings; however, the required curricular path should be as follows:

First Year, Fall Semester

  • Total 15 Credits
    • ID 521 Graduate Studio I (6 Credits)
    • ID 541 Product Digital Techniques I (3 Credits)
    • ID 531 Product Visualization I (3 Credits)
    • ID 551 Fabrication and Prototyping (3 Credits)

First Year, Spring Semester

  • Total 15 Credits
    • ID 522 Graduate Studio II (6 Credits)
    • ID 542 Product Digital Techniques I(3 Credits)
    • ID 532 Product Visualization II(3 Credits)
    • ID 511 Materials & Processes I (3 Credits)

Second Year, Fall Semester

  • Total 15 Credits
    • ID 500 Human Centered Design Studio (6 Credits)
    • ID 512 Materials & Processes II (3 Credits)
    • ID 555 Research Methods in Design (3 Credits)
    • Elective (3 Credits)

Second Year, Spring Semester

  • Total 15 Credits
    • ID 500 Design Research Studio (6 Credits)
    • Design Elective (3 Credits)
    • Design Elective (3 Credits)
    • Elective (3 Credits)

Third Year, Fall Semester

  • Total 9 Credits
    • ID 500 Product Innovation Lab Studio (6 Credits)
    • ID 581 Final Project Preparation (3 Credits)

Third Year, Spring Semester

  • Total 9 Credit
    • ID 588 Final Project Studio (6 Credits)
    • Industrial Design Elective (3 Credits)

Electives should be courses listed at the 500 level and above. A student may take up to 6 hours of 400-level courses for graduate credit provided that they are outside the student’s major and the program is not at the doctoral level. All design electives should be courses listed at the 500 level and above.

* Note that Year Two and Three of Track 3 parallel those courses outlined in Year One and Two of the Track 2 schedule. Ultimately, as a Track 2 or Track 3 student, you must have a minimum of 48 hours of graduate credit to graduate with the MID degree.