University Catalog 2024-2025

Industrial Design (MR)

Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Industrial Design" without track specifications.

Track 2

Required Courses36
Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (Human Centered Design Studio)
Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (Design Research Studio)
Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (Product Innovation Lab)
Final Project Studio In Industrial Design
Industrial Design Materials and Processes II
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Research Methods in Design)
Industrial Design Project Preparation
Special Topics In Industrial Design
Elective Courses12
Students will select two design electives that will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Students will select two design/other electives that will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours48

Track 3

Required Pre-Degree Coursework 1
Product Fabrication and Prototyping
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Graduate Studio I)
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Production Digital Techniques I)
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Production Visualization I)
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Graduate Studio II)
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Product Digital Techniques II)
Special Topics In Industrial Design (Product Visualization II)
Industrial Design Materials and Processes I
Required Courses36
Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (Human Centered Design Studio)
Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (Design Research Studio)
Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (Product Innovation Lab)
Final Project Studio In Industrial Design
Industrial Design Materials and Processes II
Industrial Design Project Preparation
Special Topics In Industrial Design
Elective Courses12
Students will select two design electives that will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Students will select two design/other electives that will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours48
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Students are required to take 30 hours of pre-degree coursework.  These courses will not be included on the Graduate Plan of Work.

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Audrey Barnes
  • Carolina Gill
  • Sharon Melissa Bennett Joines
  • Tsailu Liu
  • Bret Smith

Associate Professors

  • Timothy W. Buie
  • Russell Flinchum
  • Percy Rivera Hooper
  • Bongil Jin
  • Bryan W. Laffitte

Assistant Professors

  • Byungsoo Kim
  • Yuanqing Tian
  • Kelly Umstead

Emeritus Faculty

  • Vincent Foote
  • Haig Khachatoorian

Practice/Research/Teaching Professor

  • Kathryn Anne Wozniak