MS in Industrial Design

One size does not fit all

Industrial Design is a broad field, with numerous productive overlaps with health, business, engineering and other design disciplines. The MS in Industrial Design takes advantage of this by building in elective courses, which can be taken in Lighting, Furniture, Healthcare and other industrial design areas, or in our Sustainable Design, Textile Design, User Experience & Interaction Design and other programs. Please consult the program director, Tod Corlett, with questions.

Basic Design Skills

Students with existing design skills and backgrounds can receive advanced standing within the program. Students from non-ID backgrounds take tailored foundational skills courses so they can develop and present their work at the same high level as those with industrial design experience. These foundational classes are assigned in consultation with the program director; an initial determination will be made based on transcripts, portfolio and personal statements during review of admission materials. Generally, students requiring four or fewer foundational courses are allowed to take them concurrently with the first semesters of graduate work, so they can graduate without delay.  Some students with more than four required foundational courses opt to start the program in the Spring, so they can do a foundational semester.

Foundational Courses

Varies according to advanced placement based on portfolio and transcript review.

• INDD 510 Ergonomic Studies
• INDD 501 Design I for Industrial Design (offered Fall only)
• INDD 506 CAD 1 for Industrial Design
• INDD 503 Visualization 1 for Industrial Design (offered Fall only)
• INDD 507 Materials and Processes for Manufacturing

MSID Curriculum

• Total: 58 Credits (with no Advanced Standing granted)
• 34 Credits (Maximum Advanced Standing granted: minimum program credits)
• 45 Credits (average accepted student)
• Courses marked (AS) are eligible for Advanced Standing waiver

FIRST YEAR

Fall

• INDD 500 Skills and Methods for Industrial Design (3 cr)(AS)(one week)
• INDD 703 User Centered Studio (4 cr)
• INDD 700 Research and Design Process Methods (3 cr)
• INDD 501 Design I for Industrial Design (4 cr)(AS)
• INDD 503 Visualization 1 for Industrial Design (3 cr)(AS)

Spring

• INDD 704 Collaborative Studio (5 cr)
• INDD 707 Current Issues Seminar (3 cr)
• INDD 510 Ergonomic Studies (3 cr)(AS)
• INDD 506 CAD I for Industrial Design (3 cr)(AS)
• INDD 507 Materials and Processes for Manufacturing (3 cr)(AS)

SECOND YEAR

Summer  

• Potential electives, internship or independent study

Fall

• INDD 803 Masters Project I: Research and Design (4 credits)
• SDE 600 Prototyping Interactive Systems (3 cr)(AS)
• Elective (3 cr)
• Elective (3 cr)

Spring

• INDD 804 Masters Project II: Development and Evaluation (5 credits)
• INDD 701 Design Business and Entrepreneurship (3 cr)(AS)
• Elective (3 cr)

For complete course descriptions, please review the Thomas Jefferson University Catalog.