PhD Design at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

At the College of Design, NC State University, the mission of the Doctoral Programs in Design (comprising both the Ph.D. and D.Des. programs) is to improve the human condition through design research and scholarship. This mission is built in equal parts on the recognition of a fertile common ground among the design disciplines and on the need for specificity and depth within them.

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

What you will study

The degree requires 72 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: DDN 701 Research Methods in Design; DDN 702 Research Paradigms in Design; DDN 809 Dissertation Colloquium; DDN 890 Doctoral Preliminary Examination; DDN 893 Doctoral Supervised Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

For admission to both the Ph.D. and D.Des. programs, submit official transcripts from each earned undergraduate and graduate degrees (required); three letters of reference; TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo (DET) scores (for international students); residency statement (US residents only); College of Design personal data form; statement of research intent; and portfolio. GRE scores are not required for Ph.D. in Design applicants. If reasoning and writing ability is clearly demonstrated through previous graduate degrees, or professional or academic work products and impact, D.Des. applicants may ask for a waiver of GRE scores. Entrance exam: None. Interview: None. Application deadlines: Fall: January 15 (for PhD program); March 1 (for DDes program)

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so.

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

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