Umeå Institute of Design offers two one-year courses and a number of single subject courses in industrial design and related areas.
Design Connections (advanced level), 60 ETCS
Design Connections provides tools for designers to be effective in communicating industrial design competencies in different contexts. The course is on master level, for students who already have a degree in industrial design, or the equivalent, and have a solid foundation in the methods, processes and skills within the field of industrial design.
Industrial Design Introduction (basic level), 60 ECTS
A course aimed at giving an intensive introduction to the field of industrial design. Focus is on design methodology and design practice, and studies are mainly conducted in project form where theory and practice are combined. The course is open for students from other disciplines than industrial design who wish to specialise within the design field.
Single Subject Courses (Fristående kurser)
Umeå Institute of Design offers several five- or ten-week courses within the subject area of industrial design to provide for different student categories to broaden their skills through design methodology, and to specialise within the design field. Design methodology for areas such as problem analysis, generating ideas, visualising and presenting can be applied to a broad set of contexts and areas, and are often helpful in other areas than design as well. To these courses, applications are made through www.antagning.se, and no work samples or applications are sent to UID.
