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The Institute of Design offers a five-year Master of Industrial
Design within The Oslo School of Architecture and Design. The
first three years of the programme are considered the Founda-
tion and the last two years the Master. While the Institute does
not offer a bachelors degree, the first three years of the educa-
tion are accepted as equivalent. After successfully completing
the Foundation, all AHO students are eligible for entry into
the masters programme or a masters programme at another
university.
The Institute offers a hybrid environment that educates spe-
cialised students with a common design thinking based in Foun-
dation study. Throughout the five years, students collaborate
with external practitioners and companies and with research
and development projects at the Institute. The completion of
the five-year master degree equips the students to enter prac-
tice as high-level, internationally relevant designers specialised
in key areas of Industrial Design, Interaction Design and Ser-
vice Design.
foundation
The Foundation course prepares the student for specialised or
hybrid studies at the master level. A Systems Oriented Design
approach underpins each specialised or hybrid course of study.
All courses in the Foundation are mandatory; however, through-
out their Foundation studies, students may increasingly
angle
their projects toward an area of focus, particularly in the latter
part of the curriculum.
Foundation-level courses provide methods, tools and know-
ledge in preparation for the masters degree. Courses offered in
design methodology, computer-aided design and specific tool-
based areas, include: drawing, wood and metal workshops, CAD,
DAK, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, and the Rapid prototyping/
direct digital manufacturing lab. The first year provides a gen-
Programme
