Master of Design - Interaction Design

Launching in September 2019, the Master of Design (MDes) in Interaction Design program is a two-year practice and research-based program.

The program is intended for students with professional experience and a bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design (IxD) ,Communication Design (COMD), Industrial Design (ID), or related fields.

Curriculum and Thesis

As a student, you will delve into the intersections of emergent technology, ethics and health. Equity and inclusion design will be explored through research in designated studios and labs. Theory courses specialized for Interaction Design will challenge you to approach important issues for the increasingly complex world we live in today through an interdisciplinary lens.

Participate in collaborative design research to address:

embodied knowledge
digital relations and resistance
the narrative of data and information as a human right
linkages with the more than human
new gender relations
decoloniality as a practice for agency and Indigenous ways of being

As in the Interdisciplinary stream, MDes students in Interaction Design will work closely with their thesis supervisor, faculty and peers. As a student, you will learn to identify the context for your own practice through internship offerings, writing projects, group critiques, field trips, and lectures and studio visits from renowned local and international designers.

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Getting Started

Launch your career in Interaction Design with our intensive six-month Interaction Design Certificate. Plus — work from the certificate program can be used in an admissions portfolio to apply for the Bachelor of Design program, including the Interaction Design Major.