Master of Design
A Master of Design (MDes, M.Des. or M.Design) is a postgraduate academic master degree in the field of Design awarded several academic institutions around the world. The degree level has different equivalecies; some MDes are equivalent to Master of Fine Arts and others to a Master of Arts or Master of Science postgraduate degree in alternative disciplines. It usually follows a Bachelor of Design degree and requires around two years of study, although there is no governing body or regulations.
Awarding institutions
- Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel, awards a M.Des. degree in Industrial Design in a two year program.[1][2]
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, awards two-year MDes degrees in Communication Planning and Information Design (offered jointly with the School of English), as well as interaction design, both through the School of Design.[3]
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, awards a M.Des. terminal degree in a two year program.[4]
- Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK, awards an MDes in Innovation and Creativity in Industry[5] and an MDes in Design and Innovation for Sustainability[6], both through the Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D).
- University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland awards an MDes over one year of full-time study.[7]
- Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK, awards MDes Design with pathways in digital arts, graphic design, interaction design, interdisciplinary design, interior architecture, product design, sustainability, and urbanism. The course is taken full-time over 3 trimesters (12 months)[8]
- Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel, awards a M.Design degree in "Integrated Design" in a two year program.[9][1]
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, awards Master of Design in a two year program.[10]
- Indian Institute of Science, Center for Product Design and Manufacturing, Bangalore, India, awards a Master of Design in Product Design and Engineering in a two year program.[11]
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, awards a M.Des degree in a two year program.[12]
- Industrial Design Centre of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, awards a Master of Design degree in Industrial Design, Visual Communication, Animation , Interaction Design, and Mobility and Vehicle Design.[13] All programs require two years of study.
- Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, awards a MDes in Strategic Foresight and Innovation in a two year program.[14]
- Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney, Australia, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in either Digital Media, Fashion Design, Graphic Design or Interior Design, in a one and a half year program (one year in the Singapore campus).[15]
- Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in Type design, in a one-year program.[16]
- RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in Communication Design, in a one-year program.[17]
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, awards a MDes in Designed Objects and a MDes in Fashion, body, and Garment, both in two year programs.[18]
- York University, Toronto, awards an M.Des. terminal degree in a two year program.[19]
Undergraduate studies
Some European institutions award an undergraduate MDes degree. Like all European master degrees, this usually requires a four year program with a research project or dissertation.
- Coventry University, Coventry, UK, awards MDes in various Industrial Design courses including Transport and Automotive design, in four year programs.[20]
- University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in Product Design, in a 4 year undergraduate program. Students are awarded a BDes after 3 years and can continue to a 4th year after which they receive a MDes.[21]
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