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Introduction. The competitiveness of the Master of design is ensured by a complex of general cultural, general professional and professional competencies formed in the process of implementing the educational program of the University. While in the Bachelor’s degree program the educational process is aimed at training a specialist of the applied level, in the Master’s degree program, at acquiring the skills of research work. The work of the future Master of Design has not only personal, but also social significance. The methodology of research of undergraduates is a quasi-professional model - a system of methods and means of scientific and design activities in conditions as close as possible to the professional profile of the designer. Methodology and methods of the research. The main part of the Master’s thesis is an experiment, where students must demonstrate all their research skills and abilities. The general methodology of scientific experiments was developed quite a long time ago and today represents a coherent system. However, it also became clear quite a long time ago that each area of activity has its own characteristics that change both the general provisions and the result of the activity. In the field of design, some experimental work has already been accumulated, but a strict system has not yet been built. In addition, in the training of designers within the two-level educational system “Bachelor - Master”, there is still a lack of continuity in the acquiring of certain competencies. Modeling the empirical part of the research always contributes to the effective promotion of the student on the path to professionalism. The empirical model is a matrix for planning an experiment and allows minimizing the number of necessary tests. Its structure provides stable and variable components, the presence of which makes it not only universal, but also provides opportunities for various options, depending on the topic and purpose. The results of the research The implementation of the empirical model is carried out by masters in stages. Each stage is accompanied by its own set of methods and data processing. The topic and purpose of the research of undergraduates is a reference point for obtaining new data about objects, for example, clarifying groups of criteria - functional, ergonomic, aesthetic; determining ways to achieve higher consumer qualities, etc. In accordance with the model, at the first stage, undergraduates analyze the basic interior, set its initial level and make a forecast for the possibility of achieving a higher level. Next, there is a selection and implementation of impacts on the design object that provide an increase in the declared groups of consumer qualities, on the basis of which primary recommendations are formulated. The author’s project allows checking and correcting the wording. As a result of the research, a set of universal methodological recommendations for a certain typological group of interiors is presented. Conclusion. The implementation of the empirical model in the research work showed the sufficiency of all the elements of its structure and their logic, which led to the effective achievement of results. This was shown by the successful defense of Master’s theses. The model allows coming to an understanding of the importance of teaching, personal motivation and activity, providing a higher level of competence formation, most fully recreating the professionogram of a designer of the highest category.