The master of fine arts degree in industrial design is for career enhancement or redirection. The educational experience is project-oriented, requiring research into design methods and technologies. Cross-disciplinary collaboratives provide an experiential dimension.
The first year of study includes seminar courses in design history and research, which are common to all graduate students in the School of Design. In addition, studio courses involve extensive design work with respect to sustainability, design process, the meaning of artifacts, and critical analysis. Additional course work using three-dimensional software for modeling and fabrication fills out the program.
In the second year students conduct research and develop a thesis project, which is presented in a graduate thesis exhibition or presentation, and is documented in a written thesis report.
Curriculum
- First Year
Design Laboratory I
Function of Form
2D Ideation and Visualization
Design History Seminar
Design Laboratory II
Form of Function
Integrated Design Visualization
Design Research and Proposal
- Second Year
Free Electives
Art History Elective
Thesis: Research and Planning
Thesis: Implementation and Evaluation
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