Faculty of Architecture and Design | Department of Industrial Design

Profile of the Programme

The Industrial Design Program offers a holistic and strategic problem-solving approach focused on the functional, aesthetic, and sustainable design of products, systems, services, and experiences while considering user needs, business objectives, the possibilities and limitations of production and technological infrastructure, and environmental impacts. The program, which has been active since 2000, aims to cultivate designers who are highly aesthetically sensitive, capable of creative, critical, and systematic thinking, and possess ethical and social responsibility. The program cultivates designers who develop innovative solutions for social life and industrial production. Students are equipped with contemporary practices such as sustainability, artificial intelligence, and digital fabrication, in addition to classical approaches such as basic design, freehand drawing, and technical presentation. Students develop applied projects in product design studios, while building their portfolios through professional elective courses, which not only enhance their core skills but also provide opportunities to develop products in diverse areas such as furniture, packaging, toy, service/experience design, and digital game design. Education is supported by projects conducted in design studios, computer and application laboratories, industry collaborations, and learning environments integrated with the sector and industry. Students learn to evaluate user and societal needs within the context of cultural, environmental, and economic factors, and to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders. Graduates of the program earn the title of Industrial Designer, and they have employment opportunities as freelance designers or in the private and public sectors, R&D and P&D centers, consulting firms, production-focused businesses, and NGOs. They can also work in numerous sectors, including industrial products, consumer electronics, appliances, furniture, automotive, yachts, health technologies, packaging, games and entertainment, user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design. Students may advance their academic careers, and with double majors, minors, and international exchange opportunities, they graduate as versatile, interdisciplinary designers with a keen understanding of global and local issues.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

DEPARTMENT CHAIR
ASSOC. PROF. DR. ENGİN KAPKIN
ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT CHAIR
DR.ÖĞR. ÜYESİ TOLGA YILMAZ
ECTS Department Coordinator
RESEARCH ASSISTANT HALİME ŞULE GÖÇER

Specific Admission Requirements

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.
Having graduated from secondary educational institutions or foreign secondary educational institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and having met the conditions for admission to undergraduate programs of higher education institutions. Having been placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central exam conducted by the Evaluation, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK. Having been placed in undergraduate programs that are a continuation of the fields they have graduated from in higher education institutions for associate degree graduates as a result of the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.Having met the conditions specified in Eskişehir Technical University’s “Regulation on Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer”, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.
Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.
A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ, EK, ÇK or YZ grades. Students are required to complete a 30-day internship (in a factory) and a 30-day internship (in a design office).

Access to Further Studies

May apply to master's or doctorate programmes in any field or proficiency in fine arts programmes
- Undergraduate students can participate in double major programs opened by the university and can earn two different undergraduate diplomas if they successfully complete two diploma programs by taking courses simultaneously. Similarly, they can participate in minor programs opened by the university and can earn a minor certificate if they successfully complete the program.- Graduates of the program can participate in master's programs and if they meet certain conditions, they can apply to doctoral or art proficiency programs. They can pursue an academic career.- Graduates of the program can find jobs in a wide variety of fields such as electrical appliances, medical devices, consumer electronics, ceramic sanitary ware, kitchen and tableware, personal accessories, packaging design, home and office furniture, urban furniture, lighting, transportation, game and toy industry, digital game industry, defense industry, mobile application user experience and user interface industry. - Graduates of the program can work as freelance designers, as well as in R&D and design centers and units in the private and public sectors, design studios, non-governmental organizations and public institutions, and other areas related to industrial production processes.

Graduation Requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of this program earn the title of INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER and can work as freelance designers, as well as in the design departments of R&D and P&D centers of public and private institutions, freelance design studios, design consulting firms, non-governmental organizations, and many other areas related to the design process of industrial production.

- Graduates of the program can participate in master's programs and, if they meet certain requirements, may be eligible to apply for doctoral or art proficiency programs. They have the opportunity to pursue academic careers.

- Graduates of the program can find employment in a wide variety of fields, including electrical appliances, medical devices, consumer electronics, ceramic sanitary ware, kitchen and tableware, personal accessories, packaging design, home and office furniture, urban furniture, lighting, transportation, the game and toy sector, the digital game sector, the defense industry, mobile applications, user experience, and user interface design.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;
Education in industrial design department is based on both theoretical and practical courses. Theoretical courses are mostly evaluated with two midterms and one final exam, practical courses (especially project or studio courses) are evaluated with a jury system formed from course lecturer, department lecturers and other invited participants.

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0