Hello, here I m providing you the details of the Master of design course offered in visual communication at IIT Mumbai as under:

About the course:
Visual communication in a developing country with its varied cultural heritage has a vital role to play in the national development. The emphasis is on meeting the unmet communication needs for the community, for which normally resources are not readily available.

Syllabus:
Year I
First Semester
Visual Language - Syntactics
Visual Design I
Art, Design and Society I
Studies in Typography(only For IDC VC students)
Design Issues
Elective I
Elective II
Total Credits (A)

Electives
Image Making and Representation I
Photo Communication
Elements of Design
Media Investigation and Communication Methods
Exposure to Design
Design Workshop I
Life Drawing
Presentation Technique
CAID Modeling for Automotive Design
Film Language
Graphic Narratives
Visual Design for Interactive Systems

Second Semester
Visual Design II
Reproduction Methods and Technology
Art, Design and Society II
Semantics and Communication Theory
Elective III
Elective IV
Total Credits (B)

Electives
Introduction to Visual Scripting and Screen Writing
Digital Video Communication
Information Graphics
Advanced Typography(only For IDC VC students)
Designing Interactive Experiences
Story and Narrative
Sketching for Designers
Product Interface Design
Usability Evaluation
Interactive Medias
Soft Prototyping Techniques
Anatomy and Drawing
Design Workshop II
Digital Modelling for Product Design
Advanced CAID Modelling for Automotive Design
Vehicle Design Process
Designing Game for Children
Film Language
Graphic Narratives
Basics in Typography(not open to VC students)(open to PD IN AN MD and IDC Phd students)
Institute Elective

Year II
Third Semester
Visual Ergonomics and Human Perception
Indian Thought and Tradition
Elective V
Elective VI
Summer Project I (mid May- midJune)
Design Project II (mid July - end November)
Total Credits (C)

Electives
Advanced Digital Video Communications
Advanced Photography
Studies in Human Computer Interaction
Experimental Animation
Visual Culture
Design Management and Professional Practice
Product Detailing
Advanced Ergonomics
Product Semantics
Craft, Creativity and Post-Modernism
Design Workshop III
Computer Game for Design
Instructional Design
Representation Techniques for Animation
Pattern language for Interaction Design
Film Language
Graphic Narratives
Institute Elective

Fourth Semester
Design Research-Seminar
Design Project III - Stage 1
(from December 1st - February)
Design Project III - Stage 2
(from December 1st - February)
Total Credits (D)

Total Credits for M Des Programme in Visual Communication (A+B+C+D)