Industrial Design
Degree Programme in Design
Specialisation Line in Design Industry
The education in Industrial Design focuses on the development of design skills. During their education, students receive competence in theoretical, artistic, technical and financial matters related to the field. The aim is to develop the students` constructive and aesthetical thinking, design and communication skills and ability to apply theory into practice.
Students should be competent in taking into account the appearance, function and economic requirements from the points of view of the user, manufacturer and the environment. The aim is to teach students an overall approach to product development.
To accomplish this and to gain success in their profession, students need a willingness and ability to constantly look for new information as well as the ability to co-operate with experts in other fields. Graduates are competent for furthering their studies and following the professional development of their field. Industrial designers design objects for industrial production. Their core competence is to master the human-product-environment interaction.
Factors influencing in design include appearance, user-orientation and productability; it depends on the product which factor plays the most important role. Designers can work independently or join design projects in a product development team.
Design categories include consumer and investment goods, working environments, vehicles and IT and leisure products.