Program Overview

MDes Programs

The MDes programs offered by the university include various specializations, each with its own set of course credits and requirements.

Mobility and Vehicle Design

The Mobility and Vehicle Design program is a comprehensive course that covers various aspects of vehicle design and mobility.

Course Credits

The course credits for the Mobility and Vehicle Design program are as follows:

1st Semester

• DE 601: Introduction to studio photography (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 2.0)
• DE 653: Material and manufacturing (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 2.0)
• DE 655: Automobile engineering and technology (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 657: Vehicle Ergonomics (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 659: Forms space and order (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 6, Total Credits: 6.0)
• DE 661: Mobility Design 1 (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 6.0)
• DE 627: Indian thought and tradition (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 675: Sketching for Mobility Design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 665: Model Making 1 (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• Total Credits for Semester 1: 36.0

2nd Semester

• DE 644: Exposure to grid system in visual design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 2.0)
• DE 646: CAID modeling for automotive design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 648: History of transportation and automobile design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 2.0)
• DE 614: Design Workshop (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 2.0)
• DE 650: Studies in 3D Form (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 6, Total Credits: 6.0)
• DE 652: Mobility Design 2 (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 6.0)
• DE 612: Design Issues (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 676: Rendering for Mobility Design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 656: Model Making 2 (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• Elective 1 (Total Credits: 4.0)
• Total Credits for Semester 2: 38.0

3rd Semester

• DE 702: Arts design and society 1 (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 713: Seminar and Critical Writing (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DEP 701: M.Des Project 1 (Mid May Mid June) (Total Credits: 6.0)
• DEP 702: M.Des Project 2 (Mid July Nov) (Total Credits: 18.0)
• Elective 2 (Total Credits: 4.0)
• Elective 3 (Total Credits: 4.0)
• Total Credits for Semester 3: 40.0

4th Semester

• DE 703: Arts Design and society 2 (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DEP 706: Design research seminar (Total Credits: 12.0)
• DEP 703: M.Des Project 3 (Dec-May) (Stage 1 & 2) (Total Credits: 30.0)
• Elective (Total Credits: variable)
• Total Credits for Semester 4: 42.0

Electives

The following electives are available for the Mobility and Vehicle Design program:

2nd Semester Electives

• DE 658: Advanced Typography (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 660: Graphic Narratives (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 662: Handmade books and Book Structures (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 664: Information Graphics (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 666: Craft creativity and Post modernism (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 668: Instructional Design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 670: Field Study and Design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 672: Design Detailing (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 674: Introduction to World Cinema: Filmmaker Perspectives (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 706: Story and Narrative (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 704: Interaction Design for Development (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 685: Human Factors in Technological Systems (Institute Elective) (L: 2, T: 1, ST: 0, Total Credits: 6.0)
• DE 686: Handmade Character Design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 683: Sustainable Design (L: 1, T: 1, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 677: Design for Virtual Reality-Basic (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 695: Explainer Video Design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 696: Unending Media Consumption (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 692: Advanced Topics in Service Design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 1, Total Credits: 4.0)

3rd Semester Electives

• DE 715: Pattern language for interaction design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 717: Service design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 719: Computer game design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 721: Representation Techniques for Animation (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 723: Design Management and Professional Practice (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 725: Designing Games for Children (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 727: Product Semantics (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 731: On Ways of Seeing (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 669: Packaging and Label Design (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 671: Experiential Learning (L: 2, T: 0, ST: 0, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 678: Structures and Spaces (Furniture Design) (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 679: Experimental Animation (L: 0, T: 0, ST: 4, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 667: Design and Social Entrepreneurship (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 681: Design for Immersive Media-Advanced (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 682: Advanced Service Design (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 414: Innovation Design (Total Credits: variable)
• DE 680: Product Detailing (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)
• DE 666: Craft creativity and Post modernism (Total Credits: variable)
• DE 693: Experimental Film (L: 1, T: 0, ST: 2, Total Credits: 4.0)

Total Credits for MDes Program

The total credits for the MDes program in Mobility and Vehicle Design are 156.0. However, students have the option to overload up to 8 credits in the 4th semester, which can increase the total credits to 164.0.