卡耐基梅隆 #25
学位： MDes
专业： esign for interactions 交互设计
交互设计（英文 Interaction Design, 缩写 IXD) ，是定义、设计人造系统的行为的设计领域，它定义了两个或多个互动的个体之间交流的内容和结构，使之互相配合，共同达成某种目的。交互设计努力去创造和建立的是人与产品及服务之间有意义的关系，以 “在充满社会复杂性的物质世界中嵌入信息技术”为中心。交互系统设计的目标可以从“可用性”和”用户体验“两个层面上进行分析，关注以人为本的用户需求 。
The MDes is a two-year program in esign for interactions that immerses you in a research-base approach to esign within the context of services an social innovation. Ours was one of the first programs to offer a master’s egree in interaction esign, an is wiely consiere among the best in the worl. We have eep roots in information an communication esign, an our grauates enjoy access to a rich variety of career options.
Our program framework acknowleges the social an natural worls as the greater context for all esign problems. Through coursework an research, our grauate stuents learn a rigorous process for ocumenting, analyzing, an unerstaning the past an present—in orer to propose more esirable systems an interactions for the future.
We encourage stuents to take a broa view of esign an engage in raical invention as they become active creators of a better future.
MDes 是一个为期两年的交互设计项目，让您沉浸在基于研究的设计方法中，在服务和社会创新的背景下进行设计。我们的项目是首批提供交互设计硕士学位的项目之一，被广泛认为是世界上最好的项目之一。我们在信息和交流设计方面有着深厚的根基，我们的毕业生享有丰富多样的职业选择。
我们的项目框架承认社会和自然世界是所有设计问题的更大背景。通过课程和研究，我们的研究生学习了一个严谨的过程来记录、分析和理解过去和现在，以便为未来提出更理想的系统和交互。
两年课程及学分介绍：
MDes: Year One
1 Fall First Year
Get an introuction to esign for interactions an esign for services an social innovation, an learn about their potential impact in business an policy. Expan your skills in communication an interaction esign.
Seminar: Interaction & Service Design Concepts 12 units
Investigate the history, current state, an future of interaction esign practice an research.
Stuio: Designing for Interactions 12 units
Envision preferre futures by giving form to the behaviors an interactions of proucts, services, an systems.
Interaction Design Lab 12 units
Prototype for interaction esign using sketches, wireframes, storyboars, vieo, animation, an coe.
Communication Design Stuio: Theory & Practice 12 units
Use esign strategies to ecoe complex information an to communicate messages clearly.
Thesis Prep 3 units
Frame your research project.
Colloquium 3 units
Learn about faculty research.
2 Spring First Year
Investigate business an policy opportunities in esign for services an social innovation through research-base team project work in your stuio course. Work with avisors to prepare your thesis proposal.
Seminar 12 units
A choice of either Transition Design, Social Innovation or Design for Service.
Stuio: Research Base Design for Interactions 12 units
Tackle a client-sponsore team project using an integrate research an esign process.
Design Research Methos 9 units
Learn an apply a range of participatory methos for exploratory, generative, an evaluative research an esign.
Thesis Prep 3 units
Investigate your personal interests, ientify an avisor, an construct a researchable question to frame your project. Plan an propose the research an esign approach you’ll follow in your secon year.
Elective 12 units
MDes: Year Two
3 Fall Secon Year
Through thesis project work an your choice of electives, craft a generalist egree in esign for interaction, or evelop a concentration in esign for services or social innovation.
MDes Thesis Project 21 units
Buil on the founation of coursework an stuios through thesis research with your avisor.
Conuct research an evelop creative concepts to aress a significant problem of unique interest to you. You might choose a topic in the area of esign for service or social innovation.
Engage with stakeholers in the real worl to inspire an evaluate your ieas.
Review progress an your evolving boy of work with peers an your avisor.
Seminar: Avance Interaction & Service Design Concepts 12 units
Survey new moels an approaches to interaction esign an esign for service in professional practice.
Elective 12 units
4 Spring Secon Year
Bring your thesis project through to fruition, an take avantage of electives to cultivate your expertise in esign for interaction, an esign for services or social innovation.
MDes Thesis Project 21 units
Moel, test, refine, an ocument solutions from your year of eep research an esign exploration.
Synthesize your finings an apply what you learne to finalize your project.
Present an efen your thesis to a panel of experts.
Showcase your project as a unique feature of your esign portfolio, emonstrating your ability to take on a significant research an esign project.
Elective 12 units Elective 12 units
录取要求：
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
All prospective stuents must submit an online application that inclues:
· A statement of intent
· Letters of recommenation
· GRE test scores
· TOEFL/IELTS scores where applicable
· Official transcripts
· A link to your portfolio
· Your amissions fee
APPLICATION FEE
Each applicant must submit a $75 application fee.
TEST SCORES
All applicants must submit GRE scores. In general, we look for GRE scores of 160 an above for verbal, 148 an above for quantitative, an 4.5 or above for analytical writing. However, we consier your application as a whole; so lower GRE scores will be consiere.
All applicants whose native language / mother tongue is not English must also submit a TOEFL or IELTS score.
Our minimum ibT TOEFL score is 102 total , with minimum subscores of 25. Our minimum IELTS score is 7.5, with no score lower than 7. Scores below these minimums will not be consiere for amission.
The GRE an TOEFL tests are aministere by the Eucational Testing Service. Test scores liste on your application must be sent irectly from the test aministrator to the School of Design. Please provie ETS with the following coes to ensure we receive an original copy of your test scores.
