Electives
Electives enable you to acquire knowledge and skills in specific areas of expertise that contribute to your overall competence of designing and provide the opportunity to help develop a unique expertise profile. Electives are chosen that best match your learning goals and contribute most to your intended development.
Your mentor supports you in the process of decision-making, as choosing electives supports your development of an expertise profile and the career track you wish to pursue.
Overview
In the overview the electives are arranged per area of expertise. Some electives cover more than one area of expertise.
You can find course information in the Osiris Course Catalogue.
Academic Year 2024-2025
Academic Year 2023-2024
Planning
You can register for electives in Osiris. There are only a limited number of seats available per elective, so please cancel your registration if you decide not to participate in the elective that you have registered for.
Time slots
When planning your electives, take care not to select electives in the same time slot. In Osiris you can see the time slot for each elective at the TU/e.
Electives cancelled
The electives offered vary per academic year, so there is a possibility that the electives you had planned to follow in your study program are no longer available. If this is the case, you will need to select alternative electives and deliver an updated (and signed) form to CSA-ID.
The course might be cancelled if fewer than 16 students have registered for an elective by the closing date for registration (5 working days before Q1 and 15 working days before Q2, 3 and 4). Effected students will be contacted by CSA-ID so they can register for another course.
Electives outside our Department
In addition to the electives offered by Industrial Design, you can also choose electives in other departments at the TU/e or even other Dutch universities. You can also follow bachelor level 3 (advanced) electives. In case you decide to follow bachelor electives as part of your master program, please inform CSA-ID.
Electives outside our department, and bachelor electives, that result in a total amount of more than 15 ECTS need permission from the Examination Committee; no permission is required for electives less than 15 ECTS.