Courses

IDE students work in a design studio rather than a classroom. The design studio works throughout the year on live projects of different durations usually with multiple projects running at one time ( like in a real design studio) In order to evaluate the students’ progress ( ‘learning’) the programme assesses ‘competences’( e.g ‘professional practice’ or ‘concept development’ )  There are 2 assessment moments per year ( each worth 30 credits)  where the students demonstrate their competence development through a portfolio. 60 credits can be gained per year for 4 years totalling 240 credits after which a Bachelor of Science ( BSc) in Industrial Design Engineering is awarded.

In the 3rd  year students have to opportunity to study for 1 semester in another university anywhere in the world (‘Minor Semester’) and to work in a company on an internship for another semester.

The final ( 4th year) is divided into an on-campus semester and a semester-long graduation-project which takes place off campus in a company. It is a requirement that one of the Internship, Minor or Graduation semesters is done in an international setting ( a country outside the students home country).