Becoming a Designer: introduction

Education facts

Code: 5ID250

The course consists of four modules: **Introduction, 3 credits** In this module, the Umeå Institute of Design and the educational program are introduced, along with the pedagogical formats and working methods in the program. The module focuses on group collaboration from a norm-critical perspective. Basic visualization tools, IT environment, and creative environments are also introduced in the module. Learning Goals: ELO 1, ELO 5, ELO 6 **Theme Week: Artistic Practices and Configurations, 1.5 credits** The module focuses on exploring various aesthetic and artistic expressions, working methods, and materials. The module constitutes a theme that spans across the years of the bachelor's program. Learning Goals: ELO 7 **Past, Present, and Futures, 3 credits** In this module, the student investigates, prototypes, and reflects on design and sustainability from historical, contemporary, and future perspectives. Learning Goals: ELO 2, ELO 8 **Design, Investigation through Practice and Reflection, 4.5 credits** In this module, various design practices are introduced and examined with a focus on objects, systems, and environments based on the possibilities and limitations for humans, non-humans, and society, and with a sustainability and norm-critical perspective. In this module, the student investigates and reflects on various design practices and the role of designers from a norm-critical and sustainability perspective. The student investigates and creates a temporary documentation of their results from the design work, and discusses various design practices and the role of designers. Learning Goals: ELO 3, ELO 4, ELO 9

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for admission to the Bachelor's programme in Industrial Design and English B/6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Becoming a Designer: introduction

  Umeå University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 1 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %