Research Master in Design

Why join this program?

• Asset n ° 1: Acquire solid scientific knowledge through practical learning
• Asset n ° 2: Benefit from transdisciplinary education.

Description

The Design Research course trains students in the practice of research specific to design. Through a multidisciplinary approach, it addresses and questions the positioning, questions and strategies of design research.

This training allows students to acquire a culture of scientific research, in particular on criteria of precision and depth of analysis, with an emphasis on research. Students learn to master the investigative tools specific to design and borrowed from the human and social sciences, then the designer's modes of creation, expression, representation and communication.

This training aims to be generalist and covers all fields of design: product design, space design, service design, interaction design, social innovation design, science-design interface, etc.

It revolves around a personal project of the student, part of a research team (immersion internship), which may eventually lead to a doctorate.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris overview

The Institut Polytechnique de Paris is a world-class Institute of science and technology encompassing 5 prestigious French engineering Schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis.

A campus just outside Paris

Located on the Plateau de Saclay, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris campus brings together its five founding Schools. It offers students, faculty members and staff top-notch facilities to pursue their activities in a lively and stimulating environment. Set in the heart of one of the world's top eight innovation hubs, the campus benefits from the dynamism created by the private and public players based within the cluster. Ideally located just outside Paris, the campus is easily accessible by public transportation, allowing students and faculty members to take advantage of the economic dynamism and rich cultural life of the French capital

Cutting-edge disciplinary and interdisciplinary research

Research at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris is built on the recognized expertise of its Schools in ten major disciplines: Biology; Chemistry and Processes; Economics; Information, Communications and Electronics; Computer Science, Data, and AI; Mathematics; Mechanics and Energetics; Physics; Humanities, Arts, Literature and Languages; Social Sciences and Management. The research programs established by the disciplinary departments identify key fields and develop transdisciplinary research projects in partnership with industry. Research focuses on 12 research areas: Environment & climate ; Energy transition ; Artificial Intelligence and Data science ; Networks and the Internet of Things ; Mathematics and digital simulation ; Cybersecurity ; Defense ; Geopolitics and strategy ; Innovative Materials and Quantum Technologies ; Lasers and plasma Science ; Robotics ; Bioengineering. To this end, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris has set up major interdisciplinary centers to take up the greatest economic and social challenges of our time.