Integrated Industrial Design MSc

What you'll study

Each of the modules on our Integrated Industrial Design MSc complements the others; the knowledge and understanding from each will accumulate to provide you with an indispensable set of skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful Industrial/Product designer.

Modules

Integrated Industrial Design MSc covers a wide range of topics; to give you a taster we have described the modules affiliated with this programme below.

• Semester 1
• Semester 2
• Summer

Semester 1

Industrial Design & Technology Skills (15 credits)

Industrial Design & Technology Skills (15 credits)

This module aims to increase knowledge of and competence with a range of visual communication methods used by industrial designers. To develop knowledge of technologies associated with product design and the integration of such technology in the Product Design process. To explore emerging technologies and consider possible impact on future designs.

Design Research Methods (15 credits)

Design Research Methods (15 credits)

This module will expose students to a variety of research methods, which they can employ within their own future professional practice. The module covers: quantitative and qualitative methodology, research methodology (structuring an enquiry, generating research questions, selecting methods), secondary and primary data collection methods (surveys, interviewing, ethnography, creative methods and diary studies) data analysis and converting insights into design opportunities.

Design for Behaviour Change (15 credits)

Design for Behaviour Change (15 credits)

Design is a significant driver of behaviour change, enabling, encouraging or discouraging certain activities from taking place. Borrowing from socio-psychology models of behaviour change, designers have directed their attention towards enabling recycling, increasing exercise and reducing sedentary behaviours, amongst other examples. Design for Behaviour Change is now a recognised discipline within design practice with its own strategies, tools and processes, as well as a host of case study projects. Through completion of a design challenge, this module seeks to introduce students to this emergent area and better equip them to ethically influence user behaviour towards prescribed outcomes.

Business, Enterprise and Design (30 credits)

Business, Enterprise and Design (30 credits)

The aims of this module are for the student: to implement and exploit design capabilities and skills in typical product design briefs; to improve skills in project management; to have the opportunity to enter an international student design competition; to integrate creative strategies and technological knowledge in resolving typical product design briefs. Additionally, students will be introduced to principles of business and enterprise in a design context to enable them to critically discuss and reflect on conflicts between environmental, social and economic business issues.

Please note: this module runs across semester one and two.

Semester 2

Advanced 3D CAD/E (30 credits)

Advanced 3D CAD/E (30 credits)

New practises and digital technologies are constantly being developed and integrated into the design industry in order to generate and capitalise on potential new markets. The aim of this module is to introduce and expose design students to such new design practises and directly engage them with digital technologies that have been developed to aid, consolidate and support the product design process.

Business, Enterprise and Design (30 credits)

Business, Enterprise and Design (30 credits)

The aims of this module are for the student: to implement and exploit design capabilities and skills in typical product design briefs; to improve skills in project management; to have the opportunity to enter an international student design competition; to integrate creative strategies and technological knowledge in resolving typical product design briefs. Additionally, students will be introduced to principles of business and enterprise in a design context to enable them to critically discuss and reflect on conflicts between environmental, social and economic business issues.

Please note: this module runs across semester one and two.

Digital Fabrication Skills (15 Credits)

Digital Fabrication Skills (15 Credits)

The aims of this module are for you to: manage effectively a programme of industrial design involving concept generation, Computer Aided Design (CAD) driven design development and product presentation.

You will also focus on the development of CAD/Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM)-driven and manual modelling techniques. Effective time management will be supported and developed.

Summer

Integrated Industrial Design Major Project (60 credits)

Integrated Industrial Design Major Project (60 credits)

The aims of this module are for the student to: integrate and apply knowledge, skills and values from other modules, to identify a design problem/opportunity to research in the most appropriate way for the chosen problem area. You will then arrive at a feasible, agreed project brief and develop this into a detailed product design specification. You will then conceive, design and develop an appropriate product or components that meet the specification, test, evaluate iterate toward a final product proposal designed for manufacture and a business/market context described.