Overview

Key Features

The program's mission is to create dynamic thinkers/makers who view design holistically in terms of objects, systems and services and can simultaneously bridge the gap between each speculative outcome and its broader context. While able to create highly resolved formal designs, students arrive at their well-crafted considered solutions through a process of deep research and critical thinking. Students are challenged to define new grounds within the context of industrial design practice that contribute to the betterment of society through design proposals. The program culminates in a public exhibition of the master’s research paper and project.
The Master of Design (MDes) in Industrial Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago is a two-year degree program focused on an independent master's research project that offers students the opportunity to identify and explore a topic of inquiry with the potential to contribute to broader disciplinary knowledge.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Video Game Design and Development

Interdisciplinary Product Development

Information Aesthetics

Industrial Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

64 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Personal Statement Required. This statement of purpose should outline the applicant’s current or previous work as relevant to plans and objectives for advanced study; describe professional goals and how these goals were developed; and state why the applicant would like to study in a research-oriented design program.

Portfolio Applicants must submit a portfolio of no more than 20 images of current work demonstrating proficiency in the area of industrial design. Students who lack competence in computer-aided design will be required to take remedial work. Prerequisites and/or technical experience specific to this field of study may be required prior to entrance.
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Letters of Recommendation Three required.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27306 USD / year

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27306 USD / year

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13102 USD / year

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Additional Details

+$2,519 Semester Graduate Tuition Differentials

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

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