DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-II
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
1. Name of the Department:
School of Design
2. Year of establishment:
July 2015
3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?
Yes, Foundation in Design is a part of the School of Design at Doon
University
(Note: The school is newly set up but its cross-disciplinary nature enables it to
support and takes support from the School of Management, School of
Environment and Natural Resource Management, School of Social Sciences
and School of Communication.)
4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)
The School currently offers one programme:
a) Bachelor in Design (B Des) - Four Years (Intake Capacity-25): Eligibility
for Admission –through University Entrance after a 10+2 Degree from any
recognized Board
5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved
In its first year of running, the School of Design has shared learning resources
with the following departments:
School of Environment: A common introductory course to Env Sci for all
students
School of Languages: A basic course in professional communication in
English
6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign
institutions, etc.
We currently do not run any course in collaboration with other universities and
institutions but we have written to all the state and national institutions that
offer Design education and hope to set up knowledge and resource sharing
platforms at the earliest.
7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:
No programme discontinued.
8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit
System
Semester System
(Note: Owing to the vocational nature of the courses, we have set up a
syllabus as per the mandate of the Academic Advisory Board and the
Academic Council, in consultation with industry and academic experts.)
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