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Programme overview

The Transportation and Mobility Design course at TDV is not merely a styling course that focuses only on form explorations; it also deals with issues of mobility while keeping in mind vehicular aerodynamics,and focuses on exploring new ways of mobility.

The Transportation and Mobility Design students at TDV follow an end to end process of automobile design – addressing the industry brief, form generation, technology integration, materials and manufacturing processes.

The versatile curriculum of the programme helps to bring together the concepts and values of sustainability, environmental studies and living traditions which allows it to be among the best Transportation and Mobility Design courses in Delhi.

The Transportation and Mobility Design students at TDV follow an end to end process of automobile design – addressing the industry brief, form generation, technology integration, materials and manufacturing processes.

The focus of the course is to equip the students with tools and techniques which can help them to become a Transportation and Mobility Designer who doesn’t only solve problems of today but also proposes new ways for the future.

In this programme the area of focus is upon-

Automotive Ergonomics: A lot of focus is laid on vehicle interiors for maximum comfort and efficiency.

Automotive systems and technology: Transportation as a much larger umbrella comprising all modes of movement, systems and technology.Materials and manufacturing processes, Form studies, Speed forms and Aerodynamics.

TDV offers dynamic verticals in the curriculum which are known to be the best Transportation and Mobility Design courses in Delhi NCR.

  • Duration UG - 4 Years Full Time Programme
    PG - 2 Years Full Time Programme
  • Accreditation Degree in Bachelors and Masters in Design
 

Requirements

who can join?

Anyone with an eye for detail, who knows how to bring an aesthetic together. At TDV we encourage students who are curious, who are experimental, who see life through design.

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Curriculum

The field of Transportation and Mobility Design is evolving at a pace which is hard to gauge. Future trends forecast how we interact with our devices will not be limited to touch or visuals but will soon start employing other senses.

The curriculum for Bachelor’s degree in Transportation and Mobility Design is designed in such a way that over a course of four years, students will become aware of themselves and their values. This gives students the freedom to choose what kind of Transportation and Mobility Designer they want to become as they evolve.

The villaging modules are intentionally the same for all the programmes to ensure development of the self and the village community.

With a support system of relevant people who assist the villagers at every junction, each villager charters their own personal learning path which is custom made for them with a great mix and match of experiences, projects and tools.

Courses offered within this Program:

  • Generation
  • Material
  • Form and Manufacturing
  • Human Machine Interaction
  • Ergonomics
  • Future Studies
  • Vehicular Packaging
  • CMF
 

Faculty

 

Career Opportunity

The field of Transportation and Mobility Design is evolving at the pace which is hard to gauge. Future trends forecast how we interact with our devices will not be limited to touch or visuals but will soon start employing other senses. In this light, there are plenty of opportunities for students after graduating as Bachelor of Transportation and Mobility Design. A student can choose to engage in their career as:

  • Mobility Designer
  • Automotive Designer
  • Automotive Accessory Designer
  • Public Transit Designer
  • Vehicle Customization Designer
  • Transit And Urban Vehicle Designer
  • Design Entrepreneur
  • Strategy Designer
  • Design Researcher
  • Systems Designer
  • Brand Manager
  • Social Designer
  • Chief Design Officer
  • Chief Creative Officer
  • Design Thinker
  • Design Manager
 

FAQs

The Bachelor in Transportation and Mobility Design is an undergraduate programme in which students gain in-depth knowledge and perspective of the field Transportation and Mobility Design. The Transportation and Mobility Design course at TDV is not just a styling course that focuses merely on form explorations; it deals with issues of mobility while keeping in mind vehicular aerodynamics. It also focuses on exploring new ways of mobility.

The admission process at TDV involves the following steps -

  • Step 1 : Statement of Purpose to be submitted alongwith the application form.
  • Step 2 : Writing, sketching and model making exercise
  • Step 3 : Portfolio of creative work and explorations
  • Step 4 : A personal interview with a panel of Jurors.

An end to end, integrated understanding of Transportation and Mobility Design -

  • Automotive Ergonomics – A lot of focus is laid on vehicle interiors for maximum comfort and efficiency.
  • Automotive systems and technology- Transportation as a much larger umbrella comprising all modes of movement, systems and technology.
  • Materials and manufacturing processes, Form studies, Speed forms and Aerodynamics.

The curriculum of The Design Village questions the stereotypical definitions of Transportation and Mobility Design which is limited to automobile design and its education of being taught in isolation. It offers the programme in context with other design fields and events/changes occurring in the world through offering innovative electives shared with other design fields. It follows an end to end process of automobile design – addressing the industry brief, form generation, technology integration, materials and manufacturing processes. It also helps to understand the making, marketing, manufacturing and communication of transport and mobility products in context with factors affecting the world like sustainability, big data and much more.

Students who choose to pursue a Bachelor Course in Transportation and Mobility Design receive a recognized Bachelor of Design degree. The course fee is INR 24,00,000 for four years and includes the tuition fee for an international semester. Other than this students one time fee for Registration, Security and Summer school security are applicable. Upto 100% Scholarships and funding options are available.

The course duration is 4 years.

Students will go through courses like Form Generation, Material, Form and Manufacturing, Human Machine Interaction, Ergonomics, Future Studies, Vehicular Packaging and CMF. Through 10 design projects the students are encouraged to apply this learning and much more while working with real world problems and clients. In addition courses like Implications of Design, Visual Aesthetics, Conflicting concerns, Context Mapping, Design for values, and many more are offered as electives alongside.

We have seen that fresh graduates can expect a starting salary range of INR 35,000 - 60,000 per month, depending on the brand and the opportunity. Mid level professionals (5 yrs -10 years) are likely to be in the salary range INR 60,000 - INR 100,000. Professionals over 10 years of experience can command salaries upto INR 150,000 - 200,000.

 

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