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The Bachelor's program of Industrial Design (ID) is part of the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø Bachelor College. The Bachelor’s program of ID consists of the following learning components:

• ID core courses - the basis for the ID major, including engineering and design course
• Bachelor College basic courses - mandatory for all bachelor students at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø
• Electives - choose the subjects in the direction you want to develop as an industrial designer.
• ID's Professional Identity & Vision (PI&V) learning line provides students with the tools to develop their own vision and grow both professionally and personally. This includes skills such as reflection, goal setting, giving and receiving feedback, and presenting. A strong focus is placed on Self-Directed Learning (SDL). Students decide what they want to learn and determine what they need to achieve their learning goals. PI&V is integrated throughout all learning activities, helping students continuously reflect on their development and future direction.
• Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) – design projects with a technical and a social or societal aspect. You will learn to collaborate and communicate in multi- or interdisciplinary teams. During the projects, you will integrate approaches, skills and knowledge from different areas of expertise, learn about design and research processes and develop your professional skills.
• The Impact of Technology (ITEC) program consists of the study components Engineering Ethics, Engineering for Society and Studium Generale activities. Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically evaluate the impact of technology on individuals, society, and the environment. They learn to reflect on ethical questions and make responsible design decisions when developing new technologies. Topics include sustainability, societal impact, privacy in smart systems, health and safety risks.
• External learning activities - an internship; or a minor at another ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø programme, or a Dutch university; or participation in an exchange programme

A complete overview of the 3-year Bachelor's program (year 2026-2027) can be found in the online education guide. 

FIRST YEAR

The first year introduces you to three  that contribute to the field of Industrial Design. These are:

• User and Society (US)
• Technology and Realization (TR)
• Mathematics, Data and Computing (MDC)

You will take two compulsory basic courses on Calculus, Foundations of Data Analytics and three major design courses on TR and MDC. You will choose two design projects to learn to apply competencies from US, TR and MDC and take the basic ITEC course on Engineering Ethics. In total, you spend just over a third of the academic year on design projects in a societal context. You will present your results in a public interactive presentation at the end of each semester.

You take the PI&V 1 course and start developing your own professional identity as a designer. You also begin to develop your vision of the future and how you as a designer or researcher contribute to shaping society.

SECOND YEAR

In the second year, you choose a design or design/research project within one of the squads' social themes. Your projects align with your own learning objectives and, again, present your results in a public interactive presentation, during the , at the end of each semester.

You have one basic course, Physics for Engineers, and you also take three design courses, linked to the areas of expertise Creativity and Aesthetics (CA), User and Society (US), and Business and Entrepreneurship (BE). In addition, you choose a multi-departmental CBL course in the last quartile of the second semester. You choose a total of four electives.

You also take the PI&V 2 course to further develop your professional identity and vision.

THIRD YEAR

The third year is dedicated to strengthening your vision and professional identity and demonstrating your design competences in an individual design project.

In the first semester you gain experience outside your program. Where you go depends on your personal learning goals. The options are:

• An exchange program with an international university affiliated with the Department of Industrial Design.
• An internship at a design agency, a research department or design department at a Dutch company or abroad.
• Taking electives at another ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø program or university in the Netherlands (minor).

In the first semester, you complete your PI&V Learning Line by taking the PI&V 3, which also clearly defines your learning goals for your graduation project. In the second semester, you take the ITEC advance course on Engineering for Society, one elective and complete your bachelor's degree with the (individual) Final Bachelor Project.

Do you want to know more about the curriculum of the Industrial Design bachelor's program or the Final Bachelor Project? Check out the or the curriculum overview of the year 2026-2027.

Please note: the education guide is a document that is used as a source of information by current ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø students, containing detailed, practical information that is important during the current academic year.

As a student, you have to do everything by yourself. During your studies, there are several people you can turn to with your questions. Your teacher, mentor, a fellow student or your study advisor, to name a few. At Industrial Design you can find them all in the .

There are also people outside the faculty who can help you, for example if you need extra support with dyslexia or a disability, for example. You can find the overview .