Erik Brolin
Senior Lecturer in Product Design Engineering
School of Engineering Science
Inclusive Design A1F
Course, Master's (2nd cycle),
6 credits,
VP717A
Application
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Cancelled Autumn 2025, Location: Skövde, Pace of study: 40%
Application
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Course syllabus, with reading list
When? Where? How?
Study period: 3 November 2025 - 18 January 2026
Location: Skövde, Campus, Daytime
Pace of study: 40%
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen of 180 credits, within the main fields of integrated product development, production engineering, automation engineering, mechanical engineering or information technology (or the equivalent) and passed course VP706G Industrial Ergonomics A1N (or the equivalent).
A further requirement is proof of skills in English equivalent of studies at upper secondary level in Sweden, known as the Swedish course English 6. This is normally demonstrated by means of an internationally recognized language test, e.g. IELTS or TOEFL.
Selection
Guaranteed admission.
Language
The courses are conducted in English.
The course deals with how tools and methods can be used to take into account diversity in the user group of a product or workplace. Most design problems are of a multidimensional nature where several key factors in both user and product interact and need to be handled in parallel. Different methods for working with inclusive design and dealing with multidimensional design problems are presented and their advantages and limitations are discussed. The course also includes user studies with the aim of producing data to use in various analysis methods and in computer support to identify and estimate user exclusion. This data and subsequent analysis are then used as a basis when improved and more inclusive design proposals are developed.
