M.Des Curriculum

M.Des Course Credits


Note *
  • Program Credit = 94
  • One Lecture = 01 hr
  • One Tutorial = 01 hr
  • One Practical = 01 hr

Year 1


Semester 1

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS531 Elements and Principles of Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS532 Ergonomics for Industrial Design 1 _ 3 4 3
DS533 Art & Aesthetics in Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS541 Product Design – I (compulsory) 2 _ 3 5 4
DS559 Visual Design I (compulsory) 1 _ 1 2 2
DS576 Design Workshop - I _ _ 3 6 4
HS501 Professional Communication Skills 2 _ _ 2 2
Total 12 _ 13 28 26

Semester 2

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS535 Engineering Graphics 2 _ 3 5 3
DS542
Or
DS561
Or
DS571
Product Design - II
Or
Visual Design II
Or
Interactive Design
2 _ 2 4 4
DS544 Materials and Process in Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS560 Design Thinking 2 _ 2 4 4
DS577 Design Workshop - II _ _ 3 3 2
DS583 Strategic Design Management _ _ 6 6 4
DS598 Seminar -1(based on Problem Definition, Need Identification and Literature Review of thesis) _ _ 6 6 4
Total 10 _ 13 26 26


Year 2



Semester 3

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS600 Design Project (Technically Complex Project of System) 16 16 8
Any TWO of the following six electives:
DS534 Culture and Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS543 Product Detailing 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 557 Video and Animation Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 566
or
DS 558
Applied Ergonomics

Visual Ergonomics
2 _ 2 4 4
DS582 Sustainable Design 2 _ 2 4 4
DS 584 Design Styling and Trend Forecas 2 _ 2 4 4
Sub Total 4 _ 4 8 8
EMF’s(Any TWO of the following six EMF’s)
EM 592h Medical Equipment Design 2 _ 2 4 4
EM 592k Product Design in Electronics 2 _ 2 4 4
EM 593h Typography 2 _ 2 4 4
EM 593i Photography 2 _ 2 4 4
EM 595c Information Design 2 _ 2 4 4
EM 598c Packaging and Branding 2 _ 2 4 4
Sub Total 2
DS596 Summer Internship 2
DS699 MDes Thesis 4
Total 4 _ 20 24 24

Semester 4

Code Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Hours Credit
DS599 Seminar II 2
DS699 MDes Thesis _ _ _ 16 16
Total 2 _ _ 18 18