Industrial Design, Interaction, term 2

Education facts

Code: DE016

The exchange semester at Interaction Design Programme deals with the relation between people and Information Technology with particular focus on the interaction between product and user. We see the discipline of Interaction Design as the ability to design both the cognitive and physical interface and integrate them into a successful whole. Our aim is to enable designers to create sustainable, comprehensible and pleasurable information based products, services and environments. 5ID226 Form Workshop The course contains specialised studies within the field of form theory, sound and product interaction.Experiment with sound, imagery and interaction, 3 credits 1. Experiment with sound, imagery and interaction 3 credits 2. Product Analysis and project work 4,5 credits 5ID193 Communication Design for co-creation The purpose with this course is to explore alternative ways, through traditional and new media, to visualize and communicate information with focus on Service Design and to provide training in running co-creative design processes together with users and stakeholders. 5ID079 Project 2: General Product 15 credits The overall aim is to provide students with practical experience in designing a product or a system that caters to a broad user group. The project provides a platform to explore techniques and methods in the context of design ethnography and participatory design. The project allows students to discover and think critically about design ethnography and participatory design through a combination of practical experience and the experience of others. 1. Design Ethnographic Methods 5 credits 2. Participation design and concept study 5 credits 3. Design development and presentation 5 credits

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognized university. Specific entry requirements are: 60 ECTS credits in the field of Design + Portfolio. 5ID084 Skills and Techniques, ID 7,5 ECTS, 5ID076 Project 1: Professional product 15 ECTS, Graphic Design 1 7,5 ECTS or equivalent. English 6/level 2.

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.

• Industrial Design, Interaction, term 2

  Umeå University

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %