MID.ID.2.5YR - MID in Industrial Design (2.5yr)
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2025 - 2026 | Curriculum | 2.5-year program
Students with undergraduate degrees in other fields or with limited design experience are invited to enter the program during Wintersession as a means of preparing to begin the two-year master’s program the following fall.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of the MID program are prepared to:
predict the impact of their design approach.
adeptly frame problems and solutions.
apply rapid modeling and prototyping skills.
develop and refine personal design methods and research approaches.
extend their understanding of the Industrial Design discipline to practical design problems.
effectively bring their previous experience to their design practice.
First year | |||||
WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
ID 240G - Graduate Introduction to Industrial Design | 3 | ID 24ST - Advanced Design: Studio | 6 | ||
ID 239G - Graduate Communication Introduction | 3 | ||||
ID 245G - Graduate Shop Orientation | 3 | ||||
elective | 3 | ||||
total credits | 3 | total credits | 15 | ||
Second year | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
ID 241G - Graduate ID Studio I | 6 | elective | 3 | ID 242G - Graduate ID Studio II | 6 |
electives | 9 | electives | 9 | ||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 3 | total credits | 15 |
Third year | |||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | |||
ID 247G - Graduate Thesis Studio I | 6 | elective | 3 | ID 248G - Graduate Thesis Studio II | 6 |
ID 251G - Graduate Thesis Mapping and Narrative I | 3 | ID 2510 - Graduate Thesis Mapping and Narrative II | 3 | ||
electives | 6 | electives | 6 | ||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 3 | total credits | 15 |
notes:
When choosing electives, students must take one course offered by Graduate Education (see listings with the subject of GRAD). All other electives can be chosen as Liberal Arts, Major or Non-major Elective credits.
Major Electives are to be selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director, as appropriate for your background and interests.
Students in this program require an additional half year of study to achieve the Master of Industrial Design degree. The additional half year is placed at the beginning of the student’s program of study.