Sound in Industrial Design

Education facts

Code: 5ID208

The course contains specialised studies within the field of creating and designing sound in combination with form studies and product interaction and consists of the following sections: **1.   Experiment with sound, imagery and interaction (3 credits)** This section contains short creative exercises where students in groups explore in practise the connections between sound, imagery and interaction and the opportunities of combining and utilizing sound together with design. The students are also introduced to work methods for defining a sound design, relevant hardware for recording and software for sound processing. **2.   Project work (4.5 credits)** This section contains a creative project where students in groups analyse the potential of creating a new industrial design solution where sound design, form and interaction are combined. The results are presented with two- and three-dimensional materials with adherent sound demonstrations.

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. Student must also have passed all previous courses on the Master's Programme in Advanced Product Design at Umeå Institute of Design or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course 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.

• Sound in Industrial Design

  Umeå University

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 18 February 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %