Degrees Offered:

Program Title	Ph.D.	Ed.D.	M.S.	M.A.	Master  of	M.Ed.	MFA
Industrial Design					Y

GRADUATE FACULTY

H. Khachatoorian, Interim Department Head
H. Khachatoorian, Box 7701, 515-8331, haig_khachatoorian@ncsu.edu, Industrial Design

Professors: S. D. Brandeis, C. E. Joyner, H. Khachatoorian; Emeritus Professors: V. Foote; Associate Professors: C. D. Cox, L. M. Diaz, P. J. Fitzgerald, P. R. Hooper, B. Jin, B. W. Laffitte, V. K. Plume, D. G. Raymond, S. M. Toplikar; Assistant Professors: T. W. Buie, S. B. Joines; Adjunct Assistant Professors: E. C. Jordan

Industrial Design is the professional service of creating and developing concepts and specifications that optimize the value, function and appearance of products and product systems to the mutual benefit of both user and manufacturer. This service is often provided in the context of a cooperative working relationship with other members of a development group.

Typical groups include management, marketing, engineering and manufacturing specialists. Industrial designers place special emphasis on human characteristics, needs and interests. These require particular understanding of visual, tactile, safety and convenience criteria. Industrial designers combine these considerations with practical concern for technical processes and requirements for manufacture; marketing opportunities and economic constraints; and distribution, sales and servicing arrangements. Industrial designers are guided by the awareness of their obligations to protect and promote public safety and well being; to respect the environment; and to observe ethical business practices.

Graduates with a Master of Industrial Design have career opportunities in four general areas; corporate design offices in manufacturing companies, independent design consulting firms, governmental agencies and educational institutions.

Admissions Requirements: Applicants will be considered for admission on an individual basis and plans of study will be developed to take into account previous academic and professional experiences. In addition to other forms, applications must include departmental personal data forms and a portfolio.

Master's Requirements: The Master of Industrial Design degree requires a minimum of 

• 30 credit hours for applicants with extensive experience in industry; 
• 48 credit hours for applications with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, or 
• 78 credit hours for applications with Bachelor's degrees in an area other than Industrial Design.

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