If you have questions about this program, email the program leader listed below.

Prototyping for Experience Design — with NID students, in India

Program Details

The arrangements for the travel, housing, meals, excursions and course content of this program have been made by the leader. Questions about this program can only be answered by the program leader listed below.

Program Type Departmental
Program Location Gandhinagar or Bangalore, India
Course # SA 10907 or
SA 59000
Duration Summer
Upcoming Program Dates
Summer 2026 07/23/26 to 08/08/26

Program Leader

Name Shobhan Shah
Email shobhan@purdue.edu
Click here to enroll in this program!
Please Note: Programs may be altered or adapted with little notice

Program Description

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While technological solutions dominate our world today, people's lives are full of sounds, spaces, other people, sensors, textures, smells, chaos, dreams, jokes, surprises, and so much more.

So let's work with these things: let's imagine richer experiences for people, by learning to prototype ideas with anything we find in the world around us.

The course will be run at the National Institute of Design (NID) in India, and Purdue students will work with about 15 graduate students from the 'New Media Design' programme there. (Have a look at their work here.) You can read about previous versions of this course on this webpage, and view some images from it below:

You will experience different sights, sounds, smells, tastes, materials, people, lifestyles, markets, museums, and likely some annoying peacocks. This is, after all, India. You will live, eat, and play with students on the host institute's campus, and this course will equip you to work anywhere the world, with anyone, as part of international teams in global companies.


Academic Credit

This course is worth 3 credits.

Course #

- TECH 58100 for Graduate students.
- TECH 38155 for Undergraduate students.

Eligibility

This course is open to students from any discipline, and to both Graduate and Undergraduates students.

There are no prerequisites.

Program Cost

Students pursuing program participation accept financial responsibility. Purdue will take measures to mitigate financial risks, although will not be liable for loss.

The estimated cost is $2000, but the total cost is TBA.

Please note that the host institute will provide subsidised housing and food on-campus, and this will greatly reduce the cost.



Financial Aid

Purdue University financial aid may be applied to the costs of studying abroad. Students interested in receiving financial aid should

NOTE:  Recipients of certain tuition remission and scholarship programs should pay careful attention to the regulations for using those benefits for study abroad.  Ask your financial aid advisor about any limitations.

Click here for a list of scholarships and grants available to assist with the costs of studying overseas.