Master of Industrial Design (MINDD) (post-baccalaureate track)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The Interior Architecture and Industrial Design department offers an accredited 2/3-year Master’s degree in Industrial Design (MINDD), developed for students entering with a previously completed bachelor’s degree in any program of study. Applicants with previous degrees in design will be viewed on a case-by-case basis. Depending on how closely your degree aligns with our curriculum, the years needed to complete the MINDD may be reduced from the three-year-plan. This degree is approved by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD), and incorporates coursework in industrial design and furniture design.

Summer Study (9 credit hours)

ENVD 201 - Environmental Design Studio I Credits: 4
ENVD 202 - Environmental Design Studio II Credits: 4
ENVD 203 - Survey of the Design, Planning and Community Development Professions Credits: 1

First Semester (17 credit hours)

IAID 290 - Design and Material Culture Credits: 3
IAID 299 - History of Furniture Credits: 3
IAID 430 - Visual Communication I Credits: 3
INDD 307 - INDD Design Studio I Credits: 5
INDD 325 - Human Factors in Industrial Design Credits: 3

Second Semester (18 credit hours)

IAID 407 - Design Workshop I Credits: 4
IAID 431 - Visual Communication II Credits: 3
INDD 320 - INDD Design Studio II Credits: 5
INDD 350 - Product Semantics Credits: 3
INDD 500 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes Credits: 3

Third semester (17 credit hours)

IAID 432 - Visual Communication III Credits: 3
IAID 602 - Furniture Design II Credits: 4
INDD 310 - INDD Digital Applications Credits: 2
INDD 435 - INDD Design Studio III Credits: 5
INDD 520 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes II Credits: 3

Fourth Semester (17 credit hours)

ENTRP 340 - Business Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset Credits: 3
INDD 433 - User Interface and User Experience Design Credits: 3
INDD 440 - INDD Design Studio IV Credits: 5
INDD 811 - Design Research Credits: 3
LAR 211 - Unlocking Creativity Credits: 3

Summer Semester II (9 credit hours)

IAID 814 - Furniture Design III Credits: 4
INDD 801 - INDD Design Studio VI Credits: 5

Fifth Semester (12 credit hours)

INDD 810 - INDD Capstone Studio Credits: 6
INDD 815 - Advanced Studio Programming Credits: 3
ENTRP - Any ENTRP course level 300 or above Credits: 3

Sixth semester (12 credit hours)

INDD 822 - Advanced Industrial Design Studio Credits: 6
or
IAID 824 - Advanced Furniture Design Studio Credits: 6
IAID 891 - Contemporary Design Seminar Credits: 3
INDD 600 - Professional Practice Credits: 3

Notes

Undergraduate Credit Hours: 81
Graduate Credit Hours: 30
Total (MINDD) Degree Requirement: 111

Total credit hours required for graduate school program of study is 30. The following courses (or their equivalents) must be completed prior to entry in the postbaccalaureate track: MATH 100 and PHYS 113 or PHYS 115 .

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