General Information on Undergraduate Program
The program aims to provide students with in-depth theoretical and technical knowledge and high levels of practical skills in the field of industrial design. The program offers a number courses that are concerned with the knowledge of structure, materials and production techniques as well as of ergonomics, management, history and marketing. The students are also introduced to the traditional and computer-aided techniques of drawing and modelling. These courses aim to support the core element of the program, which is the design studio courses. The final year students usually work on projects in collaboration with industry. The program aims to develop the ability to cope with diverse problem areas in industrial design without restricting students to particular fields of specialisation.
Outcomes
- Creative problem defining and solving.
- Planning and managing the design process.
- Presenting and conveying design solutions orally, in written and visually (2D and 3D).
- Planning, managing and evaluating the results of design-focused research.
- Contributing to the design of products in order to raise the life quality of the society.
- Generating and applying knowledge to serve sustainable production and life.
- Competency in intellectual and industrial property rights.
- Awareness of and sensitivity towards societal, institutional, individual and contextual differences.
- Awarenes of social and cultural facts and continuous change.
- Competency in economic, industrial and technological developments.
- Continuous development of professional knowledge, skills and approaches.
- Competency in the processes and actions in professional life.
- Adaptation to the different working environments and processes that the profession necessitates, and contributing to the development and improvement of these environments.
- Ability in working within teams.
- Giving importance to interdisciplinary interactions.
Undergraduate Curriculum
First Year » First Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID101 | BASIC DESIGN I | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.0 |
| ID111 | DESIGN COMMUNICATION I | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.0 |
| ID121 | INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| PHYS101 | PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS I | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 |
First Year » Second Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID102 | BASIC DESIGN II | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.0 |
| ID112 | DESIGN COMMUNICATION II | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 |
| ID113 | COMPUTERS IN DESIGN | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.0 |
| PHYS102 | PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS II | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 |
| OHS101 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-I | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 |
Second Year » Third Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID201 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN I | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.0 |
| ID211 | DESIGN COMMUNICATION III | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 |
| ID223 | DESIGN AND SOCIETY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ID233 | STRUCTURES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| ID290 | ELEMENTARY WORKSHOP PRACTICE&COMPUTER LITERACY IN DESIGN | 0 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.0 |
| ME212 | PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| HIST2201 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Second Year » Fourth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID202 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN II | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.0 |
| ID212 | DESIGN COMMUNICATION IV | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.0 |
| ID221 | HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN I | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ID236 | MANUFACTURING MATERIALS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| ID242 | ERGONOMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| HIST2202 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Third Year » Fifth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID222 | HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN II | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ID301 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN III | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.0 |
| ID390 | SUMMER PRACTICE IN A PRODUCTION ESTABLISHMENT | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| BA3702 | INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| OHS301 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - II | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK303 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Third Year » Six Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID302 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IV | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.0 |
| ID321 | DESIGN AND CULTURE | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ID395 | PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.0 |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK304 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Fourth Year » Seven Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID401 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN V | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 14.0 |
| ID451 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ID490 | SUMMER PRACTICE IN A DESIGN OFFICE | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
Fourth Year » Eight Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| ID402 | GRADUATION PROJECT | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 14.0 |
| ID480 | DESIGN MANAGEMENT | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
h/w: hours per week
