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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Master of Industrial Design (M.I.N.D.D.)(non-baccalaureate track)



The Master of Industrial Design is a five-year non-baccalaureate degree. It is designed to give students a diverse exposure in the industrial design profession. Students will focus on ergonomics, human factors, manufacturing processes, product semantics and design theory. Throughout the curriculum there will be a series of workshop courses to expose students to furniture design and fabrication skills. This degree will also have built into the curriculum field trips to major metropolitans, study abroad experiences and internship opportunities. This is a hands-on degree where students are given a balance of design theory, the hard science of manufacturing and the art of craft. This degree will also provide students with three courses toward an entrepreneurship minor. With just two more courses students can opt to receive their minor in entrepreneurship with their general electives.

Housed within the College of Architecture, Planning and Design and in the department of Interior Architecture and Product Design this degree will leverage a wide variety of expertise in designing products for the built environment. Our building in Seaton and Regnier Hall boast large well-appointed design labs. We also have a 20,000 square feet state of the art Fabrication Lab allowing our students to create products as small as a flash drive to as large as the interior cabin of a helicopter.

Our faculty care deeply about teaching students how to innovate for the future needs of the consumer, while still maintaining practices that are sustainable and responsible for our environment. Our Master of Industrial Design is a 170 credit hour degree which will give students a full spectrum of exposure to industry partnerships, study abroad and internship experiences. Our students learn to not only dream up what is next to come tomorrow but learn how to execute that dream today.

Master’s Degree Requirements


Environmental Design Studies Program


First Semester (17 credit hours)


  • COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: 2
  • ENVD 201 - Environmental Design Studio I Credits: 4
  • ​ENVD 203 - Survey of Design Professions Credits: 1
  • ENVD 204 - Studio Seminar Credits: 1
  • ENVD 250 - History of the Designed Environ I Credits: 3
  • MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
  • *General Elective Credits: 3

Second semester (15 credit hours)


  • ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
  • ENVD 202 - Environmental Design Studio II Credits: 4
  • ENVD 251 - History of the Designed Environ II Credits: 3
  • PHYS 115 - Descriptive Physics Credits: 5

Industrial Design Program


Third semester (18 credit hours)


  • IAPD 307 - IAPD Design Studio I Credits: 5
  • IAPD 248 - Fundamentals of Arch Technology Credits: 3
  • IAPD 430 - Visual Communication I Credits: 2
  • ARCH 350 - History of the Designed Environ III Credits: 3
  • ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
  • IAPD 456 - Intro to Product/Industrial Design Credits: 2

Fourth semester (16 credit hours)


  • INDD 320 - IAPD Design Studio II Credits: 5
  • IAPD 407 - Design Workshop I Credits: 3
  • IAPD 412 - Design Workshop I Studio Credits: 1
  • IAPD 431 - Visual Communication II Credits: 2
  • INDD 350 - Product Semantics Credits: 3
  • IMSE 250 - Intro to Manufact. Processes & Systems Credits: 2

Fifth semester (17 credit hours)


  • INDD 310 - INDD Digital Applications Credits: 2
  • INDD 325 - Human Factors in Industrial Design Credits: 3
  • INDD 435 - INDD Design Studio III Credits: 5
  • IAPD 416 - History of Furniture Credits: 3
  • IARC 602  - Design Workshop II Credits: 3
  • IARC 603  - Design Workshop Studio II Credits: 1

Sixth semester (17 credit hours)


  • INDD 440 - INDD Design Studio IV Credits: 5
  • INDD 500 - Materials & Manufacturing Processes Credits: 3
  • IARC 625   - Lighting Credits: 3 
  • ART 303 - Graphic Design Credits: 3
  • ENGL 455 - Exploring Creativity Credits: 3
    or
  • LAR 311Unlocking Creativity Credits: 3

Summer options (7 credit hours)


  • IARC 664   - Summer Internship Credits: 6
  • IARC 665   - Summer Internship Report Credits: 1
    or
  •  Study Abroad Credits: 7
    or
  •  **Focus Courses Credits: 7

Seventh semester( 14 credit hours)


  • INDD 606   - INDD Design Studio V Credits: 5
  • ***Electives Credits: 9
    or
  • IARC 644   Internship Credits: 9
  • IARC 645  Internship Report Credits: 5

Eighth semester ( 18 credit hours)


  • INDD 800  - Professional Practice Credits: 3
  • INDD 801   - IAPD Design Studio VI Credits: 5
  • INDD 811   - Design Research Credits: 3
  • IARC 813  - Design Workshop III Credits: 3
  • IARC 814   - Design Workshop Studio III Credits: 1
  • ENTRP 340 - Intro to Entrepreneurship Credits: 3

Ninth semester (16 credit hours)


  • INDD 810   - INDD Capstone Studio Credits: 5
  • INDD 815   - Advanced Studio Programming Credits: 2
  • ENTRP 350 - Technology & Innovation Mgmt Credits: 3
  • *General Elective - Credits: 6

Tenth semester (15 credit hours)


  • INDD 822   - Adv Industrial Design Studio Credits: 6
    or
  • IARC 824   - Adv Furniture Design Studio & Workshop Credits: 6
  • IARC 891   - Contemporary Design Seminar Credits: 3
  • *General Elective  Credits: 6

Undergraduate Hours: 139


Graduate Hours: 31


Total (MINDD) Degree Requirements: 170


Notes


*A minimum of fifteen (15) general elective credits must be taken. General electives may be taken in pursuit of a minor. They may be taken any time prior to or during the Interior Architecture and Product Design program and may include K-State approved AP, IB, CLEP and transfer credit. Students may not count more than three (3) total hours of recreation credits toward graduation.

**Focus Courses include IAPD 605 Problems in IAPD, as well as other department head approved courses, including those associated with a minor program.

***Electives taken in the seventh semester should support student interest including professional electives and study abroad courses. These may also be associated with a minor program.