Level: Master

Application period: 2022-10-18 - 2023-05-02

Start date: Autumn 2023

City: Jönköping

Degree: Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Product Development, specialisation in Product Design, 120 credits

How to apply

Overview

This programme is ideal for students who love to design and develop new products and/or improve existing ones. Students will use creative methods to design, visualise, develop, and test new products both virtually and physically. The programme highlights the importance of successful product realisation by having a close collaboration with well-known companies in various courses.

This master's programme has two tracks, Industrial Design and Digitalisation. Students need to choose one of the two tracks. The integration of the products and their manufacturing is emphasised in the programme as well as the sustainability of the products.

Digitalisation track

In the first track, Digital tools and automation in product development are in focus. Students choosing the digitalisation track will take courses oriented towards mechanical engineering with emphasis on utilizing digital tools to verify designs, re-design, automate and optimize products. The digitalization takes a wide-angle approach by including all stages of product development with special attention to design for producibility and addressing challenges tied to sustainability. The track involves hands-on, project-based courses in close collaboration with our industrial partners which are directly involved in the education through guest lectures, supervision, hosting study visits and assessment boards.

Industrial Design track

The second track focus on the consumer experience, product aesthetics and product and user interaction. The track focuses on lab-work, hands-on work with different materials, tools, and digital tools to generate design concepts. The industrial design students have access to the design studio where each student has their own workstation with a PC and digital drawing board.

Common for both tracks

Our industrial partners provide the students with real-life projects and challenges ensuring that the education has real life relevance. The students have free access to our LABs where they are encouraged to create prototypes and test their ideas. Both tracks include co-reading with the Production Engineering and Management programme to ensure that the students get the perspective of production into the product development work in an integrated manner.

Practical experience

To further strengthen the connection to industry and to increase practical experience the programme contains several project courses where students work closely in collaboration with various companies, e.g., the Ikea project.

After graduation

Students who have graduated from Product Design will be sought after in the job market in that they will have insights into both the creative and analytical sides of product development. The program is also preparatory for a role as PhD students in universities and institutes.

Graduates from the program will also be able to take on the task of improving the product development process in companies and proposing how to improve knowledge reuse and to make the product development more efficient. In addition to the creative aspects of the programme, engineering analyses are also trained, involving for example structural analysis and optimization.

Facts and requirements

The programme is conducted at School of Engineering

Credits: 120 credits

Level: Master

Rate of study: Full-time

City: Jönköping

Place of study: Campus-based

Start date: Autumn 2023

Requirements: The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor’s degree (i.e the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in mechanical engineering, civil engineering (with relevant courses in construction), or equivalent. The bachelor’s degree should comprise a minimum of 15 credits in mathematics, 7.5 credits in CAD and 15 credits of independent, theoretical based work, i.e. a thesis or the equivalent. Proof of English proficiency is required.

Read more about our Admissions Requirements.

Application code: HJ-MU120

Degree: Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Product Development, specialisation in Product Design

Tuition fee: For the first semester: 75000 SEK
Total tuition fee: 300000 SEK

Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students

Pathway Programme

If you don't fulfil our language requirements, you can enter our Pathway Programme, designed to strengthen your English and academic skills. Read more.