Graduate Industrial Design

Graduate Industrial Design

Pratt offers a Master of Industrial Design in Industrial Design. Students choose courses and studios focusing on product, furniture, transportation, exhibition, and tabletop design. The program culminates with a thesis project in areas ranging from consumer products and packaging through transportation and exhibition design. The faculty are practicing design professionals whose areas of expertise include furniture, lighting, architecture, exhibition, products, graphics, tabletop, video, automotive, medical equipment, packaging, and surface design. Their diversity, combined with that of the student body, creates a vibrant community of visual researchers defining the role of industrial design in our culture.

Industrial Design is presented as a problem-solving methodology based on a heightened awareness of human activities, human perception, and the role these play in defining our culture through the forms and products of our daily lives. The program is open to candidates holding bachelor’s degrees in any area, including science, humanities, engineering, business, fine arts, design, and liberal arts. Diversity in student population and design approach is encouraged. Design projects and problems represent the rich texture of Pratt’s New York City location. Issues include social responsibility, universal accessibility, marketing, production, cultural heritage, and aesthetic content.