DSIN-MA - Design and Innovation
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Product Design and Innovation Concentration
Product Design and Innovation will be a graduate transcripted concentration within the MA in Design and Innovation program. Students will be taking courses that build upon the foundations in Human-Centered Design and provide a unique focus on the design and innovation of physical products.
The practice of product design and innovation lives at the confluence of industrial design, product engineering, marketing, and business to create products and experiences that people need, want, and desire. In collaboration with local companies and organizations, students and faculty will practice design while bringing innovative solutions to challenging problems. Project emphasis will be on consumer products, especially those that require a multi-disciplinary approach. The breadth will include non-profits, entrepreneurs, small companies, and large global corporations.
The classes for the concentration include:
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Note: Students in the MADI program would be able to take these classes within the DSIN degree plan to fulfill their MADI degree and have a concentration without adding more credits. Students would take DSIN 7331 and DSIN 7332 as their two allowed electives and they would take DSIN 7333 instead of DSIN 7315 - Design Studio for Social Impact. Students will still get two full-blown, project-based, client-facing studio experiences that would fulfill the requirements of their MADI degree.
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Two (2) 3-hour courses or up to six (6) credit hours of electives must be completed with a satisfactory grade in order to fulfill the Master of Arts in Design and Innovation degree. The following is a list of highly recommended courses, but students are allowed to take courses from across the University to complete the degree. Some courses will require approval for enrollment. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain this approval in conjunction with approval from their program advisor. All electives need to be taken at the 6000 level or higher.
Two three-credit hour courses or up to six credit hours from the following list or any other course approved by academic adviser:
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• ARHS 6000-level course(s) approved by program administrators and the Meadows Art History Department
In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering admission requirements, candidates must meet the following degree requirement: satisfactory completion of the following courses with an overall graduate GPA of at least 3.000. Only a few of the advanced elective courses have prerequisites, ensuring that students are able to fulfill program requirements on a reasonable timeline. Students wishing to choose any of the electives below will need to have met all course requirements and prerequisites. Enrollment in open electives will be at the discretion of the academic department where the course is offered and the course instructor. Open electives are designed to allow students to gain specialized skills in the field that they may go on to practice or to pursue a personal passion or interest that will complement their future work.