As you want I am telling Bachelor of Design course in IDC (Industrial Design Centre) IIT Bombay are trying out a real-life design case study which is being tested right now at two prominent public spaces of Mumbai .

BDes + MDes Dual Degree Program Course Credits:

Year I
First Semester:
Course
Number Course Name
DE 101 Art and Design Fundamentals 2D
DE 103 Image representation and Transformations I
DE 105 Captured Audio and Image Design
– photography and videography
DE 131 Design and Human Evolution
DE 133 Applied Science for Designers
DE 121 Design Studio I – Problem Identification


Second Semester:
Course
Number Course Name
DE 102 Art and Design Fundamentals 3D
DE 104 Image representation and Transformations II
DE 106 Typography fundamentals and Exploratory Printing
DE 132 World of Images and Objects
DE 134 Knowledge Organisation and Communication
DE 122 Design Studio II – Problem Analysis
DEP102 Self-Initiated Summer Project



Year II
Third Semester:
Course
Number Course Name
DE 201 2D Visual Studies I – Word and Image
DE 203 3D Form Studies I – Aesthetics, Identity and Expressions
DE 205 Creative Thinking Process and Methods
DE 231 Design, Society, Culture and Environment
HS 200 +
ES 200 Environmental Studies +
Environmental Studies - Science and Engineering
DE 221 Design Studio III - Creative Explorations


Fourth Semester:
Course
Number Course Name
DE 202
DE 204 Elective - 2D Visual Studies II
or 3D Form Studies II
DE 206 Communication Theories, Visual Perception
and Semiotics
DE 208 Design, Storytelling and Narratives
DE 232 Design, Media and Technology
Institute UG Electives I/ Humanities UG Electives I
DE 222 Design Studio IV - Prototyping
DEP204 Summer Project (May or June)
(focus on Social concerns)



Year III
Fifth Semester:
Course
Number Course Name

DE 303
DE 305
DE 307
DE 309
DE 311
DE 313 Elective I and II:
Information Graphics and Visualisation/
Moving image Design/
Product Design-I
Design for Interactive Media/
Mobility and Vehicle Design
3D modeling and prototyping/
DE 315 Applied Ergonomics
DE 331 Design, Technology and Innovation
Institute UG Electives II/
Humanities UG Electives II
DEP 301 Collaborative Design Project


Sixth Semester:
Course
Number Course Name

DE 302
DE 304
DE 306
DE 308
DE 310
DE 312
DE 314
DE 316 Elective I and II:
Animation Design
Communication Design/
Film-Video Design/
Product Design II/
Interaction Design/
Transportation Design/
Game Design/
Product Ergonomics

DE 322
DE 324 Elective III:
Materials and Processes /
Digital Media Technologies
DE 332 Design Management, Planning and
Professional Practice
Institute UG Electives III /
Humanities UG Electives III
DEP 302 System Design Project
DEP 304 Summer Project (May or June)
(focus on Industry Experience)



Year - IV
Seventh Semester: (Exchange Semester with other Institutes)
Course Number Course Name
DE 431 Global Design Thoughts and Discourse
DEP 401 Re-Design Project
DEP 403 Design Research Seminar


Eighth Semester:
Course Number Course Name
DEP 402 BDes Design Project
Total Credits for Semester VIII




Departmental Courses (31 courses)
Institute Courses / Electives (5 courses)
Projects (7 projects)


The selection of electives are based on counseling and needs approval by the course instructor.

Year - V
Ninth Semester: (for Dual Degree BDes + MDes program)
Course
Number Course Name
DEP 404 Summer Project (May or June)
ID 803 Quantitative Design Research Methods
ID 804 Qualitative Design Research Methods
Elective I from IDC MDes courses in 3rd semester
Elective II from IDC MDes courses in 3rd semester
DEP 501 Design Research Project part - 1
Total Credits for Semester IX

Tenth Semester: (for Dual Degree BDes + MDes program)
Course
Number Course Name
DEP 502 Design Research Seminar II
DEP 504 Design Research Project – part II

Break up of MDes Credits:

Departmental Courses (35 courses)
Institute Courses / Electives (5 courses)
Projects (11 projects)

Address
Industrial Design Centre
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai,Mumbai 400 076,
India
Phone
091-022-2576 7801
Fax
091-022-2576 7803
091-022-2572 3480
Email
office.idc@iitb.ac.in