Program Overview

Industrial Design Engineering

The Industrial Design Engineering program is a 5-year Master's degree offered at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. The program focuses on designing aesthetic, engaging, user-friendly, and sustainable products, user interfaces, systems, and services.

About the Programme

The program aims to shape the society of the future through design, recognizing that design directly and indirectly changes people's daily lives. Upon completing the program, students will have knowledge in both science and design subjects and will be awarded the title Master of Technology.

Courses Taught in English

The program includes various courses taught in English, which are divided into two semesters:

• Autumn semester:
  • TPD4122 - Design 3, Human Centered Design & Innovation
  • TPD4129 - Design 7, Systems
  • TPD4168 - Game Design
  • TPD4169 - Design for Industrialization
  • TPD4114 - Visual Communication
  • TPD4185 - Design in Wood
• Spring semester:
  • TPD4201 - Design 4, Sustainable Design
  • TPD4166 - Design 8, Strategy
  • TPD4153 - Structural Packaging Design
  • TPD4167 - Information Visualization
  • TPD4202 - Humanitarian Design and Technology
  • TPD4116 - Visual Communication

Admission

The language of instruction for the program is Norwegian. To apply, students must meet the Norwegian language requirements or have a Scandinavian language as their mother tongue. The application deadline for the program is April 15th, and students apply through Samordna Opptak.