The Institute of Design in Chicago (my alma mater) has Master of
Design Methods which is a nine month "executive master's degree".
http://www.id.iit.edu/312/
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The Master of Design Methods (MDM) is a nine month (or 2-3 year part-
time) executive master's degree for exceptional design, management,
engineering and other professionals who wish to acquire robust design
methods and frameworks and to apply design thinking to the development
of products, communications, services, and systems. MDM courses cover
design methods and frameworks in areas like user observation and
research; prototyping of new services, products and businesses;
creating systems of innovation; visualizing alternative futures; and
linking user innovation to organizational strategy.
Qualifications for admission are rigorous, including a minimum of five
years professional experience, with evidence of leadership as a team/
project leader or product manager; recognition of professional work in
the form of awards, publication in professional journals, and letters
of evaluation from peers; and specific examples of achievements in
design or product development/management.
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Cheers,
Chad
On Feb 25, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Chris wrote:
On a related note, I do wish that a premier design school (e.g.
RISD, Art Center, SVA, New School, CMU) would step up and address
the need for online / part-time IxD "executive MFA" program for
practitioners, along the executive MBA model with a mix of online
learning and on campus sessions. Forgive me if I've overlooked an
existing program, but it seems (just based on this discussion list)
that there is a significant demand for this option, particularly
with the current economic pressures. Employed designers could
leverage company sponsorship to work towards their "executive MFA"
using online materials with infrequent on campus (2-3 all weekend
sessions per semester) crits / intensive workshops to address the
need for face-to-face interaction. It seems like the field has
matured to a point where programs like this should exist, does it
not?
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