Master of Design

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A Master of Design (MDes, M.Des. or M.Design) is a postgraduate academic master degree in the field of Design awarded by several academic institutions around the world. The degree level has different equivalencies; 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 often follows a Bachelor of Design degree and requires around two years of study & research in design.

Awarding institutions

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  • The Basel School of Design, Basel, Switzerland, awards a dual degree MDes/MAS in Graphic Design. A two-year program in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)[1]
  • Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel, awards a M.Des. degree in Industrial Design in a two-year program.[2][3]
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States, 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. Both are terminal degrees in a two-year program.[4]
  • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States, awards a M.Des. terminal degree in a two-year program.[5]
  • Centre for Design Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom, awards an MDes in Innovation and Creativity in Industry[6] and an MDes in Design and Innovation for Sustainability,[7] both through the Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D).
  • University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland awards an MDes over one year of full-time study.[8]
  • Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 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)[9]
  • Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada, awards a Master of Design degree that is a full-time research-oriented, two-year program in  interdisciplinary design
  • The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, United Kingdom, awards Master of Design degrees in design innovation (with service design, environmental design or citizenship), communication design (graphics, illustration, photography), fashion and textiles, interior design, digital culture, and sound for moving image. Courses are taken full-time during 3 trimesters over 12 or 24 months)[10]
  • Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel, awards a M.Design degree in "Integrated Design" in a two-year program.[2][11]
  • Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey awards a Master of Design degree in Design Studies. The two year program is offered in English.
  • Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, awards a MDes in Strategic Foresight and Innovation in a two-year program.[18]
  • PolyU Design, Hong Kong, awards Master of Design degree in Design Practices, Design Strategies, Interaction Design, International Design and Business Management and Urban Environments Design. These are 1-year programs taken full-time during 3 trimesters.[19]
  • 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).[20]
  • Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, London, United Kingdom, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in either Design Management, Service Design, or Luxury Brand Management, in a one year program (full-time) or two years (part-time).[21]
  • Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, offers a 2+ year program focused in Adaptive Reuse Architecture.
  • Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in Type design, in a one-year program.[22]
  • RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, awards a Master of Design degree specializing in Communication Design, in a one and a half year program.[23]
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, awards a MDes in Designed Objects and a MDes in Fashion, body, and Garment, both in two-year programs.[24]
  • York University, Toronto, awards an M.Des. terminal degree in a two-year program.[25]
  • NSCAD University, Halifax, awards a Master of Design following three semesters or one calendar year of study, requiring graduates to propose and complete a final research project.[26]

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.

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  • Coventry University, Coventry, UK, awards MDes in various Industrial Design courses including Transport and Automotive design, in four-year programs.[27]
  • 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.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "The Basel School of Design - MDes". Retrieved 5 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "המועצה להשכלה גבוהה – מאגר מוסדות" [Council for Higher Education Registry of Institutes]. che.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  3. ↑ "M.Des.: About – Bezalel". bezalel.ac.il. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Graduate Programs: Carnegie Mellon School of Design". Retrieved 14 May 2011. 
  5. ↑ http://daap.uc.edu/academics/design/m_of_design.html
  6. ↑ http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/competitivedesign/
  7. ↑ http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/students/courses/page1284.html
  8. ↑ http://www.dundee.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/design_mdes.htm
  9. ↑ ."A–Z of all courses". Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  10. ↑ ."Graduate Study at the GSA". Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  11. ↑ "M.Design". hit.ac.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  12. ↑ "MDes@CPDM, IISc Bangalore". cpdm.iisc.ernet.in. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Department of Design :: Home". iitg.ac.in. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Design Programme - IIT Kanpur". iitk.ac.in. Retrieved 24 June 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Academic programs: Industrial Design Centre (IDC) IIT Bombay, India". idc.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  16. ↑ "All Academic programs: IIITDM Jabalpur, M.P, India". www.iiitdmj.ac.in. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  17. ↑ "IIT Graduate Admission | Design". iit.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2012. 
  18. ↑ "OCAD – Graduate Studies – MDes in Strategic Foresight and Innovation". ocad.ca. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  19. ↑ "PolyU Design". www.sd.polyu.edu.hk. Retrieved 21 May 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Master of Design – Course Structure". raffles-iao.com. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  21. ↑ "Master of Design - MDes Design Management". Retrieved 24 March 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Master of Design in Type and Media- Course Structure". kabk.nl. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  23. ↑ "Master of Design in Communication Design - Course Structure". emedia.rmit.edu.au. Retrieved 31 2001. 
  24. ↑ "Master of Design". Retrieved 4 April 2011. 
  25. ↑ "York Master of Design". design.yorku.ca. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
  26. ↑ "Master of Design". nscad.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2012. 
  27. ↑ "Undergraduate Automotive Courses". wwwm.coventry.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2010. 
  28. ↑ "MDes, BDes Product Design". leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
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