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Graduate school with reputed Engineering and Design departments?

Hi,

Im applying for graduate school in the US, fall 07 and am currently shortlisting schools to apply to. I am looking to get a masters degree in Embedded Systems. However I also want to take some courses in Product Design. So I am looking for schools with both a reputed Engineering school as well as a good Design school. Any suggestions?

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  • tedhyu
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Berkeley allows you to enter the "management of technology" program if you are an engineering graduate student. There are design classes in the curriculum, but all of the classes are about designing from a manager's or engineer's perspective. There weren't any Product Design classes for the designer if that is what you are looking for.

    Hardcore Product Design schools are extremely rigorous. You have to learn how to draw very well. My roommate use to be at the Pasadena Art Center and it seems like he was drawing almost 24 hours a day. I think from the art school's perspective, they want their students to focus on product design exclusively.

    If you want to dabble in product design, I would say most top engineering schools like MIT, Berkeley, Stanford have some sort of Product Design class but more from a management point of view. The product designers are truly specialized and the best come from specialized art schools like Pasadena Art Center.

  • 1 decade ago

    There is a website here is the link

    http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/eng...

    It ranks schools and give a good snap shot of there programs,

    It is by USnews.

    Goodluck

  • 1 decade ago

    Berkley is a good one i think, at least i know it's great for undergrad.

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