Umeå Institute of Design
Umeå Institute of Design
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| Swedish | Designhögskolan i Umeå |
|---|---|
| Established | 1989 |
| School type | Public University |
| Rector | Anna Valtonen |
| Location | Umeå, Sweden |
| Enrollment | 150 |
| Faculty | 40 |
| Ph. D student | 6 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Member | EUA |
| Website | Umeå Institute of Design |
The Umeå Institute of Design, UID, is an institute within Umeå University. UID opened in 1989 and is designed and equipped solely for the teaching of industrial design, transportation design, and interaction design. The Umeå Institute of Design is situated between the main Campus and Umeå city centre, as a part of the Umeå Arts Campus.
The Umeå Institute of Design is known around the world for its high academic standards, and close cooperation with professional designers and external partners in education. It is the only Scandinavian school to have been listed on BusinessWeek's top 60 list of design schools in the world in all of the three listings (2006, 2007 and 2009), and has also been named as one of the world's 18 excellent designs schools in 2010.[1]. The school gets most of is credits from the talented international students working on diverse projects in collaboration with external partners within the school.
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[edit] Education
[edit] Bachelor Programme
The Institute offers a three-year industrial design programme leading to a Bachelors degree (120 credits). (only in Swedish)
[edit] Masters Programmes
There are three internationally oriented and specialised two-year programmes leading to a Masters degree (80 credits). (in English) The three programmes are Advanced Product Design, Interaction Design and Transport Design.
[edit] One-year Courses
Two full-time, one-year courses are offered at UID, both given in English. Industrial Design Introduction (60 credits) is open for students with a previous education in any other academic field, who wish to specialise in the design field or prepare for future design studies. Design Connections (60 credits) is a specialisation course on master level, for students with a degree in industrial design.
[edit] Research and Doctoral Studies
The Institute also conducts applied research and development work within the Design Research Group and the Volvo Research Programme (SET). Since the autumn of 2001 the Institute of Design has offered doctoral studies in industrial design. (in English)
[edit] See also
- Umeå University
- Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå
- Umeå School of Architecture
- Umeå Institute of Technology
- Umeå School of Business
[edit] References
- ^ "18 Excellent Design Schools From Around the World | Psdtuts". Psd.tutsplus.com. 2010-09-14. http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/18-excellent-design-schools-from-around-the-world/. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
[edit] External links
- pdstuts+ list of 18 excellent design schools around the world
- BusinessWeek's list of the 30 design schools considered best in the world, 2009
- BusinessWeek's list of the 60 design school considered best in the world, 2006
- BusinessWeek's list of the 60 design school considered best in the world, 2007
- BA Industrial Design
- MA Advanced Product Design
- MA Interaction Design
- MA Transportation Design
- Industrial Design Introduction, 1-year course
- Design Connections, 1-year course
