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Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design at North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University, United States

Programme overview

The Public Interest Design graduate-level certificate program will provide education in this rapidly emerging field. The curricular content, which is research, classroom, and field-based, exposes students and professionals to use design to address a range of critical challenges that communities face in the world.

Faculty: College of Design  |  Department: Architecture  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 15 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: ARC 563 Public Interest Design Seminar: Case Studies and Current Issues; ARC 503 Advanced Architectural Design (Series) (Affordable Housing Studio); ARC 590 Special Topics in Architecture (DIY Cartography).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must apply on-line through the College of Design website to participate in the certificate program. The PID Certificate application process is a separate process from application to admission for NCSU departments. To qualify for admission to the Certificate in Public Interest Design, students must meet one of the following criteria: Be a degree student in good standing in a NC State University graduate program. Application deadlines: Please visit The Graduate School Application Deadlines page for more information.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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