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The Industrial Design department applies a unique teaching model, in which students in both the Bachelor´s and Master´s programs learn on a competency-oriented basis. The ability to directly apply what you learn, and to be able to integrate knowledge, are essential characteristics of the program. Students´ progress is monitored by means of half-yearly assessments. The competency coach is essential during your learning process. You learn from feedback from coaches, experts, clients and fellow students and have to defend your competency development before an assessment committee, using learning evidence, feedback and self evaluations.

The first semester of the first Master year is focused on design, the second semester on research. The first semester of the second year consists of a flexible exchange. In the last semester you do your final project. The first three semesters you follow 7 modules of which 3 or 4 are compulsory. During modules a (visting) teacher discusses the latest developments in a specific field, leading to related assignments which you have to work on.

Some examples of modules are: vision on ambient intelligence, situated design, software modelling and specification, passion for design, tangible interaction, multivariate maths and multiuser interactions. Application areas or themes throughout the master course are: intelligent spaces (e.g. a room that is able to notice which people are in) and empowering people (e.g. intelligent devices embedded in clothing, such as sensors).

The special Master's degree program Industrial Design lasts two years. Each year consists of 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).

These credit points are subdivided as follows:

First year

- Projects (50%)
- Assignments (30%)
- Workshops and lectures (20%)

Second year

- Final Master´s project (50%)
- Assignments (30%)
- Workshops and lectures (20%)

Internship

During the half-year in which you graduate, you will normally spend a large part of your time with and in a company, often located abroad. These companies include Philips (for example the Philips Homelab), ATR in Japan which focuses on intelligent robots, as well as large companies such as Sony and Ericsson.