Reimagine design + lead change.
Our two-year, full-time Master of Design (Interdisciplinary) is a research and practice-based degree that equips creative professionals to tackle complex challenges through innovative, human-centered design. The program integrates social, technological, and experiential approaches to foster sustainable, impactful transformations.
As an MDes Interdisciplinary student, you’ll engage in generative coursework while developing an independent thesis project specializing in your chosen field of design
What You’ll Learn
You will develop an interdisciplinary design practice through research seminars and studio classes that span different fields of design.
More wide-ranging than the Interaction stream, students’ work in the Interdisciplinary cohort focuses on diverse playfulness and hands-on learning, in relation to community, sustainability and social progress. With access to an expansive on-campus suite of studios, labs and research facilities, students are immersed in innovative and formative play within a design field of their choice.
Program Highlights
- Engage in coursework, including research seminars and studio classes, as well as presentations and lectures from leading designers and scholars to support your thesis development
- Develop a research focus in your design field of choice with the support of a faculty supervisor. You’ll engage with various emergent and established design realms through thesis project development
- Study in-person in Vancouver. Collaborate and experiment alongside your peers, with access to a variety of shops and labs to receive guidance and support for participatory and speculative research methods
