Objectives

The Master of Product Design Labs teaches students to give shape to their ideas and define a product development project down to the last detail.

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Course Information

Program Leader: Clive van Heerden.
Credits: 90.
Start date: January, 2014.
End date: December 2014 (Classes are not held in August for summer holidays).
Schedule: Monday to Friday, from 9.30 to 18.00h. Teaching will include lessons, tutorials, research and trips.
Language: the master is mainly taught in English. Some activities, case studies or lectures are given in Spanish with simultaneous translation. In order to promote the use of this language, one of the most spoken in the world, IED Madrid will organize a course of introduction to Spanish three weeks long in January 2014.
Trips: The MA includes some trips and excursions to national and international destinations depending on the contents and the needs of the programme (the transfers and accommodation are included in the price of the MA).
Designed for: professionals related to the field of design, in the broadest sense of the term, with previous studies or professional experience in the area. It is also geared towards people with proven experience in related areas. This Master is a multidisciplinary and international program, on the frontier between design and business management.
Admision process: To access this program, students will be selected based on:
• Updated curriculum vitae.
• Certificate of studies (scanned original document).
• Work portfolio (if you have one).
• Motivation letter, explaining your interest in this programme.
• Interview in person, by telephone or via Skype.

Certification: At the end of the course, students will receive a diploma attesting to their satisfactory completion of the course.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory to all programmed classes and activities throughout the course. The maximum allowed justified absences will be 15% of the total class hours.
Class size: Limited space available.
Admissions: +34 91 448 04 44 · a.pacifico@madrid.ied.es
For more information and scholarships: mastersofdesignandinnovation.com

Students learn to...

Throughout the course, participants will acquire new knowledge and skills, reinforcing their training in various areas:

Professional Opportunities

The main professional opportunities sought after completing the Master’s include:

Alumni

Various students from each edition take advantage of professional opportunities at companies or studios. Each one lives the European Design Labs experience differently and synthesizes it with their own personal focus.

Methodology and Program

The Master of Product Design Labs teaches students to give shape to their ideas and define a product development project down to the last detail, considering both the possibilities and limitations of the industrial manufacturing processes.