Program Overview

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Industrial Design Program

The Industrial Design program at NC State University is a professional service that creates and develops concepts and specifications to optimize the value, function, and appearance of products and product systems. This service is often provided in the context of a cooperative working relationship with other members of a development group, including management, marketing, engineering, and manufacturing specialists.

Program Overview

Industrial designers place special emphasis on human characteristics, needs, and interests, requiring particular understanding of visual, tactile, safety, and convenience criteria. They combine these considerations with practical concern for technical processes and requirements for manufacture, marketing opportunities, economic constraints, distribution, sales, and servicing arrangements. Industrial designers are guided by the awareness of their obligations to protect and promote public safety and well-being, respect the environment, and observe ethical business practices.

Career Opportunities

Graduates with a Master of Industrial Design have career opportunities in four general areas:

• Corporate design offices in manufacturing companies
• Design consulting firms
• Governmental agencies
• Educational institutions

Master's Requirements

The Master of Industrial Design degree requires a minimum of:

• 48 credit hours for applications with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design (Track II)
• 78 credit hours for applications with Bachelor's degrees in an area other than Industrial Design (Track III)

The program generally does not accept transfer credits in lieu of required coursework at NC State. Studio credits presented for elective transfer must be accompanied by a portfolio of work from the courses under consideration.

Student Financial Support

The Department has limited provisions for tuition remission and assistantships. Assistantships are awarded on the basis of student and departmental needs. Assistantship requests should be made to the Department of Graphic Design and Industrial Design and should be submitted with the application for admission (for incoming students) or by advertised deadline (for continuing students).

Admissions Requirements

Students must make application to the Department of Graphic Design and Industrial Design by January 5. In addition to Graduate School requirements, the Department requires:

• Department personal data forms
• A digital portfolio of design work
• Resume
• A statement of intent

Applicant Information

• Delivery Method: On-Campus
• Entrance Exam: The GRE is required for students whose first degree is not in Industrial Design.
• Interview Required: None

Application Deadlines

• Fall: January 15; Late applications will be considered on a space-available basis.

Degrees

• Industrial Design (MR)

Faculty

Full Professors

• Audrey Barnes
• Carolina Gill
• Sharon Melissa Bennett Joines
• Tsailu Liu
• Bret Smith

Associate Professors

• Timothy W. Buie
• Russell Flinchum
• Percy Rivera Hooper
• Bongil Jin
• Bryan W. Laffitte

Assistant Professors

• Yuanqing Tian
• Kelly Umstead

Emeritus Faculty

• Vincent Foote
• Haig Khachatoorian

Practice/Research/Teaching Professor

• Kathryn Anne Wozniak

Courses

• ID 500: Advanced Industrial Design (Series) (6 credit hours)
  • Advanced studies in industrial design. Special emphasis given to problem identification, program formulation, and application of advanced design methods.
• ID 511: Industrial Design Materials and Processes I (3 credit hours)
  • Analysis of paper, wood, metal, and manufacturing processes utilized in production of mass-produced products.
• ID 512: Industrial Design Materials and Processes II (3 credit hours)
  • Analysis of plastics and rubber and related manufacturing processes utilized in production of mass-produced products.
• ID 521: Graduate ID Studio I (6 credit hours)
  • Track III MID introduction to the theories, methods, and language of industrial design.
• ID 522: Graduate ID Studio II (6 credit hours)
  • Track III MID continued introduction to the fundamentals of product development and design.
• ID 531: Product Visualization I (3 credit hours)
  • Track III MID introduction to the ideation process of conceiving, developing, and recording ideas two-dimensionally.
• ID 532: Product Visualization II (3 credit hours)
  • This is an advanced course which expands the ideation process of conceiving, developing, and recording ideas two-dimensionally.
• ID 541: Product Digital Techniques I (3 credit hours)
  • Track III MID introduction to the computer as a design tool for generating and manipulation of two-dimensional raster and vector imagery.
• ID 542: Product Digital Techniques II (3 credit hours)
  • Methods and techniques for developing 3D digital models and presentations.
• ID 551: Product Fabrication and Prototyping (3 credit hours)
  • ID 551 equips students with the knowledge, skill development, and experience necessary to turn a two-dimensional drawing into a three-dimensional prototype.
• ID 552: Human Factors in Design (3 credit hours)
  • This course is an introduction to the spectrum of human physical and cognitive capabilities as they relate to user interaction with designed products and environments.
• ID 555: Design Research Methods (3 credit hours)
  • This course examines research methods used in industrial design for the development of products, services, systems, and experiences.
• ID 581: Industrial Design Project Preparation (3 credit hours)
  • A seminar course designed to assist students in preparing groundwork for the final project to be conducted in design studio.
• ID 582: Special Topics In Industrial Design (1-6 credit hours)
  • Topics of current interest to program/option offered by faculty in the School.
• ID 588: Final Project Studio In Industrial Design (6 credit hours)
  • Final project for graduate students supervised by members of their graduate advisory committees.
• ID 630: Independent Study In Industrial Design (1-3 credit hours)
  • Special problems in various aspects of industrial design developed under the direction of faculty member on a tutorial basis.
• ID 676: Special Project (1-3 credit hours)
  • Seminars on subjects of current interest in industrial design which are presented by persons not part of regular faculty.
• ID 685: Master's Supervised Teaching (1-3 credit hours)
  • Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment.
• ID 688: Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration (1 credit hour)
  • For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration.
• ID 689: Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration (3 credit hours)
  • For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration.
• ID 690: Master's Examination (1-9 credit hours)
  • For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all other requirements of the degree except preparing for and taking the final master's exam.