ID's STEM-designated Master of Design program is a two-year degree for people who want to become strategic designers. Through collaborative projects, students learn to build offerings and service systems that address complex business, civic, and social challenges. Exploring options through rigorous prototyping and critique, students identify directions that provide value, prompt action, and support sustainable change. Upon graduation, students are ready to make a significant impact in the private, public, or nonprofit sector.<br><br>Students with no formal design training are encouraged to apply. Accepted students join a cohort of people from around the world with varying disciplinary backgrounds.<br><br>Career Opportunities<br>Our students enjoy more than a 90 percent placement rate within six months of graduation.<br><br>Employers come to campus in the fall and spring for recruitID, when students can interview for internship and career opportunities. Through regular careerID programming, students receive ongoing support and guidance on the hiring process and in planning their professional paths.<br><br>ID alumni become leaders across the private and public sectors, serving at the director and executive level in roles like:<br><br>UX designer<br>Innovation consultant