The Industrial Design undergraduate programme has an integrated structure that centres on design studios and combines theoretical knowledge with practice.
Students gain knowledge and skills in materials and production methods, technical drawing and CAD, design history and theory, cultural studies, digital fabrication, AI-assisted design, interaction design, portfolio development, intellectual property and entrepreneurship.
The curriculum develops students’ design competence step by step:
- Year 1
Basic design principles, visual thinking and expression skills.
- Year 2
Form, function, material and production relationships at product scale.
- Year 3
User research, more comprehensive design problems, a systems approach and project experience with external stakeholders.
- Year 4
Developing individual directions through electives and the graduation project, and preparing for professional design practice.
Compulsory internship
As part of the compulsory internship component, students experience production and design environments first-hand for a total of 40 working days.