Branch Details

Industrial Design

Original title in Czech: Průmyslový design ve strojírenstvíFSIAbbreviation: M-PDSAcad. year: 2015/2016

Programme: Applied Sciences in Engineering

Length of Study: 2 years

Accredited from: Accredited until: 30.4.2021

Profile

The graduates will acquire more profound knowledge of methods of design creation. Thus, in addition to the knowledge of the essential engineering and design fields acquired with the Bachelor's degree, the graduates will obtain both the theoretical and practical background needed to finding jobs in design practice as leaders of design teams of various fields, or to find their place in the market as free-lance designers.

Key learning outcomes

The graduates will acquire more profound knowledge of methods of design creation. Thus, thanks to the knowledge of the essential engineering and design fields acquired with the studies, the graduates will obtain both the theoretical and practical background needed to finding jobs in design practice as leaders of design teams of various fields, or to find their place in the market as free-lance designers.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

students obtain in the master’s study programme grounding in ID (Industrial Design) creation. In past years, students have entered successfully into such competitions as Auto Design, Design Sapporo, Coram design, Michelin design, Electrolux Design Laboratory, Roca design, Mobitex, Red Dot, Young Packaging Design, Talent of designu, Zebra Design, BIO Ljubljana, etc., and have got “Good/Excellent Design” awards by the Design Center of the Czech Republic (up to seventy important awards from 1995 to 2011). Students have had exhibits in the Design Center of the Czech Republic in both Brno and Prague, Technical Museum in Brno, university galleries in Pilsen, Ústí n/L, Uherské Hradiště, etc. Designer with engineering education is well accepted on the job market. Graduates are employed in all fields of the economy, especially the industrial sphere (i.e. Skoda Auto) as well as with design and graphic companies. Graduates have the background for pedagogical and scientific duties and also abilities for marketing and managerial positions.
The best graduates are expected to continue their study in a Doctor's degree programme at our Faculty.

Guarantor


Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
YG1Workshop - Graphic Designcs6CompulsoryGCrP - 13 / C2b - 52yes
YDNHistory of Art of 19th Centurycs4CompulsoryExP - 26yes
YS1Mechanical Design Project - Machine Elementscs4CompulsoryGCrP - 13 / CPP - 26yes
YKHDrawing of Headcs3CompulsoryGCrC2b - 26yes
YPAComputer Modelling - Alias Designcs4CompulsoryGCrCPP - 52yes
YA3-AWorkshop - Industrial Design IIIen9Compulsory-optionalGCrC2b - 1301yes
YA3Workshop - Industrial Design IIIcs9Compulsory-optionalGCrC2b - 1301yes
YPW-AComputer Visualization - 3DS Max en3Compulsory-optionalGCrCPP - 523yes
YPWComputer Visualization - 3DS Max cs3Compulsory-optionalGCrCPP - 523yes
ZM1Parametric Modeling - Inventor, Catia, Rhinoceroscs4Elective (voluntary)Cr,ExP - 13 / P - 13 / CPP - 63 / CPP - 63yes
1. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
YED-AWorkshop - Experimental Designen5CompulsoryGCrC2b - 65yes
YUDHistory of Art of 20th Centurycs4CompulsoryExP - 26yes
YKFFigural Drawingcs3CompulsoryGCrC2b - 39yes
YS2Mechanical Design Project - Drives and Mechanismscs3CompulsoryGCrP - 13 / CPP - 26yes
YP1Professional Practicecs2CompulsoryCrCPP - 160yes
ZSEFundamentals of Scientific and Professional Workcs2CompulsoryGCrCPP - 26yes
YA4-AWorkshop - Industrial Design IVen8Compulsory-optionalGCrC2b - 1174yes
YA4Workshop - Industrial Design IVcs8Compulsory-optionalGCrC2b - 1174yes
2. year of study, winter semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
YEX-AWorkshop - Conceptual Designen7CompulsoryGCrC2b - 78yes
YPPWorkshop - Pre-diploma Projectcs16CompulsoryGCrC2b - 195yes
YDDHistory of Designcs3CompulsoryExP - 26yes
YDSDiploma Design Seminarcs4CompulsoryGCrC2b - 26yes
ZM1Parametric Modeling - Inventor, Catia, Rhinoceroscs4Elective (voluntary)Cr,ExP - 13 / P - 13 / CPP - 63 / CPP - 63yes
2. year of study, summer semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
YADWorkshop - Diploma Project (M-PDS)cs26CompulsoryGCrVD - 156 / C2b - 156yes
YSLWorkshop - Diploma Seminarcs4CompulsoryGCrC1 - 26yes
ZM2Parametric Modeling - Creo Parametriccs4Elective (voluntary)Cr,ExP - 6 / CPP - 26yes
2. year of study, both semester
AbbreviationTitleL.Cr.Com.Compl.Hr. rangeGr.Op.
7AZEnglish - Exam B1en0CompulsoryExZ - 1yes
All the groups of optional courses
Gr. Number of courses Courses
4 1 YA4-A, YA4
1 1 YA3-A, YA3
3 1 YPW-A, YPW