Faculty of Design
Curriculum
Master’s in Furniture Design
Studio Units
Courses
Learning to know
Courses Learning to do
Electives/SWS
Ability
Ability to design and persuade people
Research
and writing ability
Varied
Exposure
Varied
Canon:
History of Design and Objects
Design: Gaining empathetic insights through experience.
Nuances of the Design profession
Property
of materials and
manufacturing technologies.
Varied
L4
Yr 1 M
Fundamentals of Furniture Design
(14 C)
Design Process
(2C)
Material and Processes- I
(2C)
Electives/
SWS (8C)
S
Furniture & Innovation
(14 C)
History of Design and Objects
(2C)
Material and Processes - II
(2C)
Yr 2 M
Furniture for Mass Production(14 C)
Systems thinking (2 C)
Emergent Furniture Technologies
(2C)
S
Furniture Systems
(14 C)
Design Management
(2 C)
Design Research
Methodology
(2 C)
Evidence of student learning
Final Portfolio
Physical + Online
+ Exhibition
Case Studies and Essays 3 each Course. Final Essays in a bound volume
Detailed Drawings 2D or 3D as needed, Prototypes, models,
MCQ Exams
+ VIVA
Tutor Deliverables
Final Brief
+ Exhibition
+ Units Catalog
Lecture and tutorial notes in bound volume
External Review
BOR to review final exhibition for quality of learning and design excellence
BOR to review essays for clarity and excellence in communication
Industry Experts to judge the outcomes and give feedback
Studio Units | Courses Learning to know | Courses Learning to do | Electives/SWS | |
Ability | Ability to design and persuade people | Research and writing ability | Varied | |
Exposure | Varied | Canon: History of Design and Objects
Design: Gaining empathetic insights through experience.
Nuances of the Design profession | Property of materials and manufacturing technologies. | Varied |
L4 | Yr 1 M | Fundamentals of Furniture Design
(14 C) | Design Process
(2C) | Material and Processes- I
(2C) | Electives/ SWS (8C) |
S | Furniture & Innovation
(14 C) | History of Design and Objects
(2C) | Material and Processes - II
(2C) |
Yr 2 M | Furniture for Mass Production(14 C) | Systems thinking (2 C) | Emergent Furniture Technologies
(2C) |
S | Furniture Systems
(14 C) | Design Management
(2 C) | Design Research Methodology (2 C) |
Evidence of student learning | Final Portfolio Physical + Online + Exhibition | Case Studies and Essays 3 each Course. Final Essays in a bound volume | Detailed Drawings 2D or 3D as needed, Prototypes, models, MCQ Exams + VIVA |
Tutor Deliverables | Final Brief + Exhibition + Units Catalog | Lecture and tutorial notes in bound volume | |
External Review | BOR to review final exhibition for quality of learning and design excellence | BOR to review essays for clarity and excellence in communication | Industry Experts to judge the outcomes and give feedback |