Bachelor of Design (Hons.) - (with Specialization in Global Design Programme)

Program Description

B.Design (Hons.) Global Design Programme

The B.Design (Hons.) Global Design Programme at UID has been crafted through deep research, collaboration with top International Design Schools, using innovative approaches for reimagining Design education in India. It provides a unique opportunity for a student to understand global perspectives to tackle design challenges with an international style of learning in a global class room with world renowned faculty in a multi city / country learning model in vibrant Design Capitals of the world to give you a career edge.  Our vision is to provide students with an experience that is unparalleled, nurturing them to be design leaders and creative catalysts who deliver positive social, environmental, economic and cultural change.

B.Design (Hons.) Global Design Programme

This is one of global design programme & interdisciplinary practices includes 4 major domains of B. Des. Visual Communication (Graphics), Product Design, Fashion Design and Interior Design.
The vision of UID’s 4-year Global Design Programme is to provide an international education environment that is unique & unparalleled. This programme has been jointly evolved, developed & designed by the four diverse participating institutions; all recognised as international leaders and centers of creativity and innovation, offering complementary expertise in art, design, innovation and technology.

Why study B.Design (Hons.) Global Design Programme at UID?

The Global Design Programme (GDP) is created to nurture and train creative catalysts and future leaders of design and innovation. It is for students who have the passion, intelligence, and creativity to drive the redefinition of the trajectory of global design. Students who want to experience and learn design in different continents, with an immersive educational experience in world-class educational institutions based in four culturally diverse countries; viz. India, Australia, Italy and the United Kingdom.

This course prepares students to explore the future-scape of design by negotiating across disciplines in an interdisciplinary ecosystem. It allows them to be curious and evolve the ability to question and respond to design challenges both individually and through collaborative global perspectives. It aims to impart competencies that aid opportunity mapping, strategies to transform design, innovative practices to develop entrepreneurial ventures, new businesses, and start-ups for the creative industry.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

PSO1 - Evaluation of User-Centric Needs: Apply user-centric design principles and methodologies to identify user needs, preferences, and behaviours to develop empathetic, innovative and creatively designed physical or digital solutions.

PSO2 - Technical Skill & Industry Practice: Demonstrate mastery in technical skills and industry practices by proficiently utilizing design software and tools; new emerging technology and production techniques; and material selection to produce high-quality, innovative designs that are competitive in the global market.

PSO3 - Socio-cultural Impact: Integrate cultural, environmental and ethical concerns into design solutions, document and understand their impact in diverse social, economic, and cultural contexts to create solutions that enhance the well-being of individuals and communities.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

PO1. Innovation Aptitude: Apply design principles, analytical skills, methods and techniques, and speculation to develop original solutions for design problems and scenarios.

PO2. Thinking Ability: Critically understand, identify and evaluate historical, cultural, contemporary, socio-political, and aesthetic contexts of design.

PO3. Planning Ability: Develop a research-oriented inquisitive approach to apply appropriate research tools and techniques for investigation, data collection, analysis, synthesis, and interpretation.

PO4. Leadership Skills: Demonstrate transferable skills of adaptability, collaboration, time-bound execution, and leadership in design and its multidisciplinary settings.

PO5. Professional Identity: Evolve a personalized design philosophy and approach to the development of design solutions.

PO6. Impact on Society: Understand the impact of products in the dynamic context of people and communities from the perspective of social, economic, and cultural impact.

PO7. Environment and Sustainability: Using principles of circular economy and sustainable consumption, understand the impact of designed products on environmental sustainability.

PO8. Ethics: Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of concerns related to the experience of human and other living beings and incorporating them into design practice.

PO9. Communication Skills: Develop effective verbal, written, and digital communication skills in the context of design.

PO10. Evolving Material Process & Methods: Demonstrate the appropriate application of existing and emerging tools and technologies, materials, media, techniques, and other methods in the process of design.

PO11. Life-long Learning: Recognize personal and professional development goals, and upgrade skills for disciplinary and contextual relevance for future directions in design.

How does it work?

The UID based curriculum is a sequential mix of different design experiences where there is an emphasis on design thinking, problem solving, making and prototyping. The course will take students through various facets of design disciplines including different approaches to design from Visual Communication, Fashion Design, Product Design, Interior Design with the flexibility to choose aligned  domains and design disciplines in the host institutions.

Course Structure

The B.Design (Hons.) Global Design Programme is an academic platform for emerging young designers to experience the world in a unique multicultural, intellectual, visual, and tactile way.

In addition to a ‘home-base’ center at UID Gandhinagar, each student spends an integrated alternate semester at each of the other partner institutions in Europe, Australia & UK. The students will spend a 14 weeks semester abroad every year starting from 2^nd Year.

Experiential learing abroad for 14 weeks (each city)  is  totally immersive in different world-class cities, each with their own local, global, cultural, economic and human characteristics. The journey is rich in terms of design learning and experience, and a dynamic path towards becoming a ‘global creative catalyst’ – one capable of envisioning and delivering new possibilities for a better world through a multiplex approach to design.