Future Designers

The Department of Industrial Design is positioned to assist you in becoming a successful designer in the field of Industrial Design, with our dedicated, experienced and well-qualified faculty and high quality laboratories. Our program is multi-faceted, offering courses in textiles, bicycle design, furniture design, prototyping in metals, woods, and plastics, and working with outside industry. Students gain marketable skills through hands-on projects led by professors who work in the industry.

Why get your degree at MSU Denver?

The Department of Industrial Design delivers the academic content you expect from a bachelor’s program while also bringing to the table everything that’s unique about MSU Denver’s people and our city’s design community.

The only industrial design program in Colorado to be accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, students here have the advantage of the following opportunities:

• Actively participate with professors for a learner-centered education.
• Develop well-rounded design skills in a hands-on environment.
• Hone your abilities in well-equipped state-of-the-art materials shops.
• Learn from a professional, diverse faculty with real-world experiences.
• Benefit from small classes and individual interaction with faculty.
• Get personalized advising from faculty dedicated to your success.
• Intern with various organizations, and jumpstart a successful career.
• Attend one of the best design programs for return on investment.
• Enjoy attending classes on a vibrant and diverse downtown campus.

Career Opportunities for Graduates

Earning a degree in industrial design from MSU Denver prepares students for further graduate studies or for careers in fields such as:

• Product design and development
• Computer-based jobs/drafting
• Exhibit design
• Entrepreneurial product design
• Model making and rapid prototyping

These are some examples of products you could develop new or different designs for while working independently or directly with manufacturers:

• Bicycles
• Cars
• Consumer electronics products such as computers and smartphones
• Furniture
• Home appliances and housewares
• Medical equipment
• Snowboards and other outdoor adventure equipment
• Children’s toys

Aerospace & Engineering Sciences Building

The Metropolitan State University of Denver Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute (Aerospace & Engineering Sciences) is MSU Denver's newest building on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, Colorado.

The Department of Industrial Design is located inside the Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building, located at the corner of Auraria Parkway & 7th Street, in downtown Denver.

Here, we strive to prepare students for the professional world of industrial design through a well balanced design curriculum, including advanced manufacturing and hands on design skills. We are proud of our state of the art equipment and well-equipped laboratories, including our woods, metals, composites and plastics, and 3D printing lab facilities; all which lend to the student’s experiential learning experience!

We make sure you have the tools you need to succeed. Our facilities include:

• Cutting-edge technology in 3-D printing, laser engraving, CNC routing, and CNC milling.
• High-speed wireless network environment.
• Well-equipped teaching spaces and labs.
• Computer lab facilities stocked with advanced software packages for 2-D, CAD, and 3-D computer modeling.
• Three one-of-a-kind material labs: Woods, Metals, and Composites/Plastics, all fully equipped with tools and machinery.
• Fully equipped photo studio.
• Designated studio space for advanced and professional design courses.