Electives and External Learning Activities

At the department of Industrial Design, electives form the connection between the knowledge and skill base developed in the core and generic engineering courses and practice, projects and professional domain. They offer a controlled context to develop your overall competence of design. In addition to the electives offered by the department, electives may also be taken at other TU/e departments. Select the electives that best match your learning goals and contribute most to your intended development, as derived from your professional identity and vision as described in your Personal Development Plan. The teacher coach can provide support in the decision-making process. Choosing electives should support expanding the overall competence of design. 

In your second and third year, you will need to complete 50 ECTS in electives. The Curriculum Overview  on the Forms and Files page  provides an overview of all bachelor electives offered by Industrial Design, arranged per Area of Expertise. Here, and on the PlanApp, you can find out when and how you can best schedule your electives. 
Osiris and the Osiris course catalogue provide all information relevant to each specific elective, just type in the course code: timeslots, teachers, quartiles the elective is taught etcetera. 

For important deadlines regarding elective planning (registration dates), please check the Year Planning  on the Forms and Files page. We advise you to register for your electives quickly as most electives have limited seating. 

Prior to each academic year in April, the new elective planning is made available through Osiris. 

More specific information on the elective space requirements will be communicated in April 2023. 

The external learning activity of 25 ECTS is part of your elective space. The options for this are an internship, an exchange, a minor at another Dutch university or electives within TU/e. 

The Educational minor offered by Eindhoven School of Education can be chosen as part of the elective space. 

Please note: check the list of courses that overlap for electives that cannot be chosen based on overlapping content. 

If you have registered for more electives than you can attend, please cancel your registration in Osiris. There is only a limited number of seats available per elective. If the registration deadline has passed, please send an e-mail to the Center for Student Administration (CSA ID) (check the Contact page) and they will cancel your registration for you. 

When less than 16 students have registered for an elective at the close of the registration period (5 working days before Q1 and 15 working days before Q2, 3 and 4), the elective might be cancelled. The students involved will be contacted by the educational office so they can register for another course.