Industrial Design Centre (IDC) is a design school in India, at the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. It was established in 1969 by the Government of India.

BDes + MDes Dual Degree Program

Course structure-

Year I

First Semester:

Course 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 Course Name
Number
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 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 + Environmental Studies +
ES 200 Environmental Studies - Science and Engineering
DE 221 Design Studio III - Creative Explorations

Fourth Semester:

Course Course Name
Number
DE 202 Elective - 2D Visual Studies II
DE 204 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 Course Name
Elective I and II:
DE 303 Information Graphics and Visualisation/
DE 305 Moving image Design/
DE 307 Product Design-I
DE 309 Design for Interactive Media/
DE 311 Mobility and Vehicle Design
DE 313 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 Course Name
Number
Elective I and II:
DE 302 Animation Design
DE 304 Communication Design/
DE 306 Film-Video Design/
DE 308 Product Design II/
DE 310 Interaction Design/
DE 312 Transportation Design/
DE 314 Game Design/
DE 316 Product Ergonomics
Elective III:
DE 322 Materials and Processes /
DE 324 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

Year - V
Ninth Semester: (for Dual Degree BDes + MDes program)
Course Course Name
Number
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

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

Contact address

Industrial Design Centre
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076