Industrial Design (M.S.)

Thomas Jefferson University - INTO USA

In the MS in Industrial Design program, you will learn to design effectively at the collaborative and chaotic ''front end'' of the product-development process. You will work with product users, researchers, businesspeople, engineers and manufacturers to create products and systems that are better at serving their users, societies and the world at large. Our program will prepare you for entrepreneurial work in the field, or for a position in a corporate design department or design consulting firm. If you’re currently working in design, this program can help you move from tactics to strategy, going from working on problems you’re given, to finding untapped new opportunities and new clients. Our Four Focus Areas: Informing design through creative research into user needs. Working closely with business, engineering and other disciplines to design platforms and systems - not just isolated objects. Designing intelligent products for the "internet of things," integrating hardware, software and electronic interactivity. Understanding and designing for global societies.