Human-Centered Technology, Innovation & Design (PhD)
Program description, requirements.
Innovations in technologies redefine and reshape people's lives, changing social and cultural practices, norms and values, institutional processes, and economies and infrastructures. Working to develop new applications for existing and emerging human-centered technologies informed through rigorous, interdisciplinary research and managing socio-technical transitions is a fast-growing and highly important area of research across a number of fields and disciplines. The mission of the Tandon School of Engineering's Human-Centered Technology, Innovation & Design (HCTID) PhD program is to educate and train scholars who will produce pioneering research and scholarship at the vanguard of technological practice and theory.
This program fosters student research through its focus on high-quality supervision and training by faculty members with significant research strengths in a diverse range of technology-related fields, including: digital media and creative practice, design and human-computer interaction, science and technology studies, urban and environmental studies, sociotechnical complex systems, and technology management and innovation. Students in the program typically follow an individualized path based in one of four main areas of focus:
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Design Research & Practice
- Management Science
- Computational Social Science
The Human-Centered Technology, Innovation & Design program is a unique interdisciplinary PhD program, offering a rigorous and flexible course of study that unites the strengths of the Departments of Technology Management and Innovation and Technology Culture & Society at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. It is ideal for students who are primarily interested in pursuing teaching and/or research-based careers at higher education institutions. Universities with undergraduate and graduate programs that emphasize the integration of design and technology development with the critical study of society and technology or the management sciences are a primary source of career opportunities for our graduates. Similarly, government agencies, not-for-profit research organization, think tanks, corporate research centers, and research-based design and consulting firms also seek our graduates.
To apply for admission to any Tandon graduate program, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions .
Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Human-Centered Technology, Innovation & Design program is based on an in-depth evaluation of the applicant’s academic record, professional experience, research potential, interest in doctoral study, and overall intellectual and professional qualifications. The GRE is optional, while proof of english language proficiency is required for international students.
Qualifying Exam
Research training and interaction with faculty, advising and evaluating, program requirements.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Research Methods Core | ||
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| MS Pre-Thesis in Digital Media: Research Methods | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS I | ||
| QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| TCS and TMI Electives | ||
| Choose six courses from the following: | 18 | |
| Theories and Cultural Impact of Media & Technology | ||
| Creative Coding | ||
| Interaction Design Studio | ||
| Media Law | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN DIGITAL MEDIA (Developing Assistive Technology) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN DIGITAL MEDIA (User Experience Design) | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY & DESIGN | ||
| MGMT OF NEW & EMERG TECH | ||
| Design Thinking for Creative Problem Solving | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (Design for Innovation with AI and ML) | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (Digital Civics for Social Innovation) | ||
| Doctoral Seminar | ||
| Students will enroll in the Doctoral Seminar four times: once per semester for four semesters. | 12 | |
| Doctoral Seminar in Technology, Culture, and Society | ||
| Independent Research | ||
| Students will enroll in the independent research course five times: once per semester for five semesters. | 15 | |
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | ||
| Qualifying Exam | ||
| Students must pass the qualifying exam (QE) before beginning dissertation research. The exam must be passed within 2 years of beginning the PhD program. | ||
| PHD QUALIFYING EXAM | 0 | |
| PhD Dissertation | ||
| After passing the QE, students will enroll in at 3 credits of dissertation each fall and spring semester until graduation. The PhD requires 24 credits of dissertation. | 24 | |
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | ||
| Total Credits | 75 | |
Students will have the opportunity to hone their specialization through selecting courses relevant to their research interests.
- Can be in any subfield(s)
- Courses may be taken at Tandon or any school of NYU, except the School of Professional Studies. Courses taken outside of Tandon must be graded and not taken as pass/fail.
These courses provide strong research background required for doctoral studies. These four research seminars should be completed before taking the qualifying exam.
Students will build their research experience through independent study courses where they will conduct research under a faculty member. Students must complete 15 credits of this course before registering for their dissertation, and enroll with at least two different TCS faculty.
The dissertation is evaluated in two parts: Proposal Defense and Final Defense. For details, contact the PhD HTID Program academic director.
Students must successfully pass the qualifying exam (QE) before starting the dissertation. The exam is given in two parts:
- Part One: This examination includes material covered in the methodology courses. It can be taken after completing 30 graduate credits.
- Part Two: This examination includes material from the thematic elective and associated thematic research courses, doctoral seminars and research methods courses. It can be taken after completing required course work.
Students can take both parts of the QE together. Results are provided within one month of the examination. Students have only two chances to pass each part of the exam, and we recommend they start during their second year.
Students are expected to work actively with one or more faculty each year, and focus on completing research. Students are strongly encouraged to present research in progress once a year and work towards publishable papers, usually with a faculty as co-author.
Every student participates in formal research seminars with departmental faculty and visitors.
The HCTID doctoral program faculty director advises all first-year doctoral students. During their first-year students have many opportunities to get to know the research interests of all departmental faculty. By the beginning of the second year, students have selected an intermediary adviser who will guide them through the comprehensive exam process and up to the dissertation stage. By the middle of the third-year students will have selected a dissertation adviser. Each year every student submits a statement of intellectual progress to their adviser.
All faculty meet to review the progress of all students in a day-long meeting each year. At this time, the student’s intellectual progress is reviewed and plans for the following year are considered. The results of this review include a formal letter to the student assessing the previous year’s work and offering guidance for the following year’s work.
Students who have a master’s degree or who are transferring from other institutions (or other departments within Tandon) are admitted based on the same qualification standards that apply to new students. For each required MS or PhD level course, if students have taken a similar course, they may transfer credits for the course. However, students still have to take and pass both qualifying exams. A minimum of 30 credits, including all dissertation credit, must be taken at Tandon. No dissertation credits from other institutions can be transferred.
All students must take the required coursework as assigned and follow the stipulated curriculum. The course work must be finished within the first three years and the dissertation thesis within the next three years, so all students complete the doctorate within six years.
Sample Plan of Study
| 1st Semester/Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Seminar in Technology, Culture, and Society | 3 | |
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS I | 3 | |
| QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 | |
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| 2nd Semester/Term | ||
| Doctoral Seminar in Technology, Culture, and Society | 3 | |
| DM-GY XXXX | TCS/TMI Elective | 3 |
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 3 | |
| MG-GY XXXX | TCS/TMI Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| 3rd Semester/Term | ||
| Doctoral Seminar in Technology, Culture, and Society | 3 | |
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 3 | |
| MG-GY XXXX | TCS/TMI Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| 4th Semester/Term | ||
| Doctoral Seminar in Technology, Culture, and Society | 3 | |
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 3 | |
| MG-GY XXXX | TCS/TMI Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| 5th Semester/Term | ||
| DM-GY XXXX | TCS/TMI Elective | 3 |
| DM-GY XXXX | TCS/TMI Elective | 3 |
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 3 | |
| PHD QUALIFYING EXAM | 0 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| 6th Semester/Term | ||
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| 7th Semester/Term | ||
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| 8th Semester/Term | ||
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| 9th Semester/Term | ||
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| 10th Semester/Term | ||
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 6 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| 11th Semester/Term | ||
| PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 6 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 75 | |
RE-GY 9990 PHD QUALIFYING EXAM is the prerequisite for MG-GY 999X PHD DISSERTATION IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT and is taken in the summer of the second year.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Be exposed to advanced design skills modulated by understanding of the ways in which society and technology deeply influence design and development.
- Develop advanced qualitative and quantitative research skills in the social sciences, as a basis for designing, making, and evaluating new technologies in the service of society.
- Gain in-depth knowledge in a focused thematic area related to designing and making in domains including Human-Computer Interaction, disability, media, and governance based on grassroots input, as well as a deep intersectional understanding of the interplay between technology, race, class, gender, and ability.
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PhD in Transition Design
Fundamental change at every level of society is needed to address the issues confronting us in the 21st century. From climate change, loss of biodiversity, and depletion of natural resources, to systems of oppression, inequality, and inequity, Transition Design tackles these kinds of complex, wicked problems.
About our PhD Program
The PhD in Transition Design is for people committed to making a positive change in the world. Our unique program develops future design leaders with the capacity to envision and realize purposeful change across a range of complex systems—from food, water, materials and products, to policy, culture, economy, cities, and social movements. Transition Design acknowledges that we are living in transitional times, takes as its central premise the need for societal transition (systems-level change) to more just, equitable, and sustainable futures, and argues that design and designers have a key role to play in these transitions. This kind of design is connected to long horizons of time, pluriversal perspectives, compelling visions of desired futures, and must be based upon new knowledge and skill sets. Research in Transition Design, while grounded in systems thinking, can also be undertaken from the perspective of many areas of interest—circular economies, commoning, decoloniality, sociotechnical transitions, public policy, stakeholder participation, and futuring, to name a few.
Complex challenges must be addressed through ecologies of interventions that draw on multiple design specialisms, alongside expertise from other disciplines. In this way, Transition Design is a transdisciplinary field that unites researchers from within and beyond Design. This involves service designers, social designers, communication designers, product designers, environments designers, and design historians, working alongside ecologists, anthropologists, philosophers, economists, and political scientists.
Our PhD researchers develop their own research interests within the broad framework of Transition Design. We practice a collective, rather than competitive approach to creating a strong cohort. Program faculty and researchers alike operate as one supportive community with the shared goal of producing transformational work that matters. Throughout the program, you will maintain fluid interactions between theory and practice, through critical engagements with texts, images, media, objects, and experiences. The program is designed to encourage a supportive, critical research culture in which students, their peers, and advisory committees work closely together to shape new knowledge. As a PhD Researcher at CMU, your research will directly shape the development of this dynamic and emerging field.
The School of Design at Carnegie Mellon is a top-ranked Design School, situated at the heart of a world-leading research university, with a thriving undergraduate, graduate and doctoral student community. Upon completing the PhD, graduates are equipped to drive design-led systems-change through academic posts in leading universities and take on influential roles in nonprofit organizations, business, and government. Recent graduate destinations have included the University of Technology Sydney, New York University, Microsoft, University of Michigan, and Northeastern University.
Read more about Transition Design .
Program Structure
The program has two key stages: the first is taught (year 1); the second comprises a self-defined project developed in consultation with an advisory committee (years 2–4). Where schedules permit, our students can take electives from across Carnegie Mellon's rich and diverse curricular offering.
The core curriculum is as follows:
Advancing your understanding of how research from diverse disciplinary domains can inform new kinds of research and practice. Through this 15-week course, you will explore the intersections of theory, practice and praxis, to develop a holistic understanding of research as a reflexive theoretical and practical process. Coursework includes the design of praxis methods to shape your own research. Topics include: research of design, research for design, research by design, and design praxis.
"Teaching Design" focuses on planning, conducting, reviewing, and revising learning experiences in academic and professional contexts. Students will study learning theories and instructional design approaches, probing their value to design education. Students will investigate traditional and emergent approaches to instruction through readings and discussions situated in the realm of cognitive studies, neuroscience, learning science, instructional design, and educational pedagogy. Students will discuss challenges that are common to design, which they will use to brainstorm ways of effectively addressing obstacles that they are likely to encounter when teaching. Students will apply their discoveries to the design of learning objectives, outcomes, instructional activities, performance measures, formative assessments, and summative evaluations, to create innovative and effective teaching and learning experiences based on a context they define. The course will culminate in the design of concrete teaching plans that may take the form of syllabi, project briefs, class exercises, assessment tools, and evaluation metrics.
An “ecoliterate” mindset is the starting point for Transition Design. Indeed, to be ecoliterate is to understand the principles through which natural systems flourish and to apply these principles to society, so that we too may flourish without compromising or destroying the natural systems on which we depend. Spanning 7-weeks, this seminar class focuses on key themes of ecoliteracy to help us navigate our social, ecological, and existential crises. Topics include: place and bioregions, Goethean science, living systems and Gaia, relationality and context, radical holism, and everyday life and infrastructure
This seminar exposes students to the emergent issues in the research and practice of Design through weekly discussions with individual faculty members. Faculty primarily resident to the School of Design present their research and interests to students in 50 minute sessions; two faculty presenting one day each week. The course aims to provide masters students (and some PhD students) first-hand exposure to faculty, their research, and interests. It's also a nice way for faculty to begin meeting grad students.
Driving design-led, systems-level change towards socially and ecologically sustainable, convivial and equitable place-based lifestyles. Through this 15-week course, you will explore multilevel problems to establish mutually beneficial relationships between people, the natural environment and the designed world; repositioning designers as agents of sustainable change. Topics include: living systems & complex problems, mindsets & postures, theories of change, visions, and transition designing.
Introducing future-focused design practices with practical training in futuring and foresight methods. Through this 15-week course, you will be introduced to a broad array of future-focused design practices, coupled with practical training in futuring and foresight techniques and methods. Coursework includes the development of a "Time Machine"—an immersive, future-focussed scenario for storytelling and research activation. Topics include: world modeling, futuring & foresight, emerging design practices, criticality & speculation, design pedagogy, and sustainable futures.
Defining a 3-year research project with your advisory committee, geared toward activating sustainable change. Through this 7-week course, you will frame new research contexts, define questions, plan methodological approaches, design open research structures that adapt and change, and speculate upon research outcomes and their impacts. Coursework includes writing a PhD proposal. Topics include: framing research problems, building an argument, planning your project, keeping research open, and writing a research proposal.
Developing a 2-year period of deep, reflective and self-directed research. Across this sequence of courses—spanning 4 semesters—you work closely with your advisory committee to build upon your research proposal and literature review. During this phase, you will deepen your literature review, undertake field research, develop your practice and begin pulling together your research into a coherent body of work.
Deepening your connection with the craft of writing via a cross-section of academic, journalistic and creative styles. Through this 15-week course this practical hands-on course helps you develop your style, structure and confidence in design writing. Writing is framed as a creative process where ideas are explored, discovered and expressed. Coursework includes planning a literature review. Topics include: conference papers & journal articles, design criticism, podcasts & digital publishing, and transformational design curricula.
Creating the critical space for divergent research themes to coalesce into a clear and conclusive body of research. You will assemble your dissertation in advance of the defense in May of the final semester. Dissertations can be entirely written (60–80K words), or a body of written and practical work (40–60K words, by negotiation). Your final body of work must demonstrate an original contribution to knowledge which expands understanding of transition design.
Click here to view our PhD in Transition Design Planner, illustrating how these courses map across the 4 years of the program.
Current Researchers & Faculty
Phd researchers.
Tricia Douglas
Kyla Fullenwider
Luis Garcia
Joshua Harvey
Bryna Lipper
William Martin
Saurin Nanavanti
Alexander Polzin
Alisha Saxena
Russell Singer
Andrew Twigg
Associate Teaching Professor, PhD in Transition Design
Matthew Wizinsky
Faculty advisors.
Toward the end of the first year, you are supported in assembling a 2-4 member advisory committee. This mentoring group comprises diverse expertise from faculty from the School of Design , from other schools across CMU, and advisors external to CMU where appropriate.
Requirements & Costs
Entry requirements.
Qualifications Applicants should meet the following requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a strong record of academic achievement.
- A Master's degree from an accredited institution with a strong record of academic achievement. In some circumstances, we will consider applicants without a Master's degree, where there is evidence of equivalent community-engagement, leadership, research, writing, or other related experience.
- Candidates for the PhD teaching fellowship will ordinarily have a Master's degree in Design, and at least two years of professional and/or teaching experience. In select cases, 5+ years of professional design experience, demonstrated by portfolio, may be considered if the applicant's Master's degree is in a related or complementary field.
Language Requirements All applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or the online Duolingo English Test score. All applicants must submit their highest test score by the application deadline.
- Our minimum TOEFL total score is 102, with minimum subscores of 25. In addition to single test date TOEFL iBT scores, the School of Design also accepts MyBest scores for TOEFL iBT.
- Our minimum IELTS score is 7.5
- Our minimum Duolingo score is 128 total. Subscore minimums: Literacy: 125, Conversation: 120, Comprehension: 135, Production: 105
Scores below these minimums will not be considered for admission. Note : There are additional requirements for teaching fellowship candidates, in regards to written and verbal English language capacities by Pennsylvania State Legislation. All non-native English speakers are required to pass an International Teaching Assistant Test administered by CMU.
There are two funding routes through the program: professional track and teaching fellowships.
Professional track candidates find their own sources of funding. This route is for people who wish to continue their employment whilst also undertaking PhD research, and keep the flexibility to study in a low-residency mode once the first year of coursework is complete.
Teaching fellowships cover tuition, individual health insurance, and provide an annual stipend of $22,500 ($11,250 per semester). Teaching fellows co-teach one course per semester, from semesters 2–7. All teaching fellows must be in residence at CMU for the duration of the program.
Applicants who are accepted into the program, but do not receive an offer of a teaching fellowship, are required to pay the following fees, totalling approximately $69,975 over 4-years:
- Year 1: $45,700 (2024-2025)
- Year 2: $6,490 (2025-2026)
- Year 3: $6,625 (2026-2027)
- Year 4: $6,760 (2027-2028)
University fees (annual estimate)
- Activity Fee: $238
- Transportation Fee: $256
- Technology Fee: $460
Note : Professional track candidates are responsible for their own individual health insurance at approximately $3,000 per year.
Application
Information on how to apply and what you'll need to include with your application can be found HERE .
Further Information
Please feel free to email us with any questions. You can also check out our FAQs page . As this is a relatively new program, insufficient data exists to provide helpful transparency statistics. This will be shared as it becomes available.
Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design
The research tradition within the Human Behavior and Design major is based on the social sciences, in particular environmental psychology and human factors and ergonomics. The underlying premise is that systematic, empirical research based in the social sciences, when combined with an understanding of design processes, can contribute to the planning, design, and management of environments that enhance individual and organizational effectiveness.
Program Focus
The Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design at Cornell University is a multidisciplinary program integrating the social sciences and design. Research focuses on environmental settings across a range of scales (from products to buildings to cities), that support safe, healthy and productive behaviors and foster sustainable design and lifestyles.
The program brings together faculty and students with expertise in the fields of interior, industrial and graphic design, architecture, art, design history, historic preservation, design with digital media, building technology, environmental psychology, human factors and ergonomics, economics, and facility planning and management to work on problems related to the interior environment.
The Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design rests on the following basic premises:
- Development of the knowledge base guiding the planning, design, and management of physical settings requires systematic, empirical research.
- The physical environment affects the realization of human and organizational potential including health, safety, comfort, productivity and satisfaction.
- The users of environments are diverse and have different needs. Individual characteristics such as culture, gender, stage in the life course, family structure, role or task affect environmental needs.
- Organizational culture, goals, and structure help shape building design and use.
- The planning, design, and management of good environments require consideration of all users.
- Understanding organizational and human needs is no less critical than understanding financial, technological and aesthetic factors influencing the planning, design, and management of our physical surroundings.
- Multidimensional spatial experiences are heightened through an understanding of design elements, such as circulation, materials, lighting and acoustics.
- Theory provides a foundation that both informs and is informed by research and practice.
The program draws its strength from faculty knowledge and research in the following four areas:
- Environmental Psychology
- Facility Planning and Management
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
Ph.D. Requirements
Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design curriculum requirements and the graduate student handbook.
People who embrace thinking across disciplinary boundaries and who have a passion for teaching and scholarship are encouraged to apply. The strength of this unique new program is the integration of scientific and creative expertise within the same department. Applicants' prior disciplines might include (but are not limited to): social science, design, or engineering.
For more information, please contact the Graduate Field Assistant at [email protected] .
Applications are due November 1st . Applications are accepted for Fall Admission only.
In addition to the online application via the Graduate School website , the following required documents must be submitted online:
- Academic Statement of Purpose (within 500 words)
- Personal Statement (limit 500 words)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- Writing sample
- Curriculum vitae
- GRE general test (The desired combined score should be greater than or equal to 310—for the new scoring system effective November 2011—or, a combined score of 1200 for the old scoring system.)
- TOEFL - test for International students (DEA overall minimum: 105, plus Graduate School minimums must be met for each section: writing: 20; listening: 15; reading: 20; speaking: 22)
- OR IELTS - The Graduate School requires an overall band score of a 7.0 or higher on the IELTS
For additional information on how to apply, please visit Graduate School Admissions.
The intent of the Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design program is that all admitted students will be fully funded with tuition, fees, and a stipend for a period of four academic (9 months) years contingent upon satisfactory progress toward the degree.
Prospective Ph.D. Student Application Requirement FAQ
Contact the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) at [email protected] .
First, you should read papers written by faculty with whom you might like to work to see if your interests align. Carefully review the websites and online materials provided by the program. In your application, describe your experience related to research, statistics, design, etc. Demonstrate your research experience. Describe you interests – possible dissertation research directions. Indicate your goals following the PhD. Request letters of recommendation from people who can speak to your research aptitude, commitment, preparedness, work ethic.
Yes, the Graduate School can help with this, but you must still adhere to our requirements and deadlines.
No, we only have one admission cycle, applications are due in November for PhD; students start in the Fall semester of the following year.
All application materials are submitted online via the Graduate School’s application system (available on the web at: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions/applying/apply-now ).
No, a portfolio is not required for the Ph.D. degree.
No, but scholarly writing sample submissions are preferred (ex: Master’s Thesis; Peer Review Journal Article; Senior Honors Project).
One writing sample is sufficient.
HCD provides four years of funding to Ph.D. students in HBD, as long as students’ progress and performance is satisfactory. This funding could take the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships, or some combination and is typically for the nine-month academic year.
No, it is not necessary to have an MS or MA before beginning the PhD. The strongest applicants are those who have a foundation in research (e.g., have completed a research thesis (undergrad or graduate), have participated in a lab as a research assistant, have perhaps taken a social science research methods class).
For the PhD in Human Behavior and Design, a background in both design and research is preferred, but students may come from a variety of disciplines.
Yes, HOWEVER, if substantial progress has not been made on their Master’s, then it’s a long shot. Applicants should be told the following two things: 1. Their Ph.D. work will take 4 years to complete, and 2. Lack of substantial progress on their Master’s Thesis will be viewed as a liability.
Yes. Note that GRE scores must be less than five years old. See the language proficiency requirement here .
No. Academic letters of recommendation are valuable and somewhat preferable; however recommendations should be from people who can best assess the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the applicant.
Cornell’s institutional test code for ETS is 2098. DEA’s department code is 4499.
D+EA recommends a combined verbal/quantitative GRE score of 310 (new scoring system effective November 2011) or a combined score of 1200 (old scoring) but this is not an absolute cutoff. Candidates with strong applications, but scores below this level, may be considered. You may submit scores to D+EA more than once if you re-take the test. Your scores may not be older than 5 years. Please plan to take the GRE in time to submit your scores by the application due date.
No, the GR’s can't be waived.
Yes, GREs can be retaken, but scores must be submitted by the application deadline.
We strongly encourage you to take the GRE and TOEFL/IELTS tests early enough in advance that your scores will be received by our application due date. We may allow some latitude, however. If your official scores have not arrived by the due date, but your unofficial scores have, we may hold your application if approved by the DGS. Your scores are automatically reported to Cornell by the testing service (ETS) as soon as they are ready, and the Graduate Field Assistant will automatically add them to your packet.
Please see the graduate school's website .
D+EA recommends a GPA of 3.0 (minimum), but this is not an absolute cutoff.
The online application requires you to upload an unofficial copy of each official transcript from each college or university previously attended. To prepare your transcripts, follow the steps below:
Admitted students who accept the admission offer are required to submit an official transcript prior to matriculation. For more information visit: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions/prepare/transcripts/
It is advised that you periodically check your application on line to see if your application is complete, especially if you are waiting for letters of recommendation to be uploaded. D+EA’s Graduate Field Assistant may, as a courtesy, send you a reminder if you have missing information when the committee begins to review applications. If you have questions, please contact D+EA’s Graduate Field Assistant at [email protected] .
Yes, we allow deferments up to one year, but this must be decided when responding to the department’s offer. To request a deferral, by the "reply by" date (typically April 15) an applicant must first accept the offer of admission and then request (and provide a reason for) the deferral. Applicants cannot defer admission after declining our offer; instead the applicant must re-apply.
Yes, but this is on a case-by-case basis, and the D+EA Graduate Faculty will make decisions as to what is allowed or not allowed. Typically, you will need to provide a syllabus for your prior course(s).
If you would like to schedule a visit, you should first make an appointment with D+EA’s DGS. If you would like to meet with other D+EA Faculty, you could also schedule meetings with them while you are on campus. Many students also enjoy taking a walking tour of campus while they are here: http://www.cornell.edu/visiting/ithaca/walking_tours.cfm . Other useful links include the campus map and the Visit Ithaca web site: http://www.visitithaca.com/
Ph.D. Program FAQ
Our Ph.D. students often find jobs in academia but some choose to pursue jobs in industry (e.g. Apple, Google) or as design researchers/environmental psychologists within large architecture firms.
Yes, The Graduate School regularly collects and shares information on graduate student experiences and outcomes to support prospective applicants in their decision-making process. For more information please see their metrics and outcomes data .
No, D+EA does not offer online classes for the Ph.D. program.
Yes, the Ph.D. program is STEM certified.
The first two years are dedicated primarily to course work (in your major field and two minor fields). At the end of year 2, PhD students complete qualifying exams (“A Exam”). Arrangements for you’re A-Exam are made with your dissertation committee. A dissertation is required. Years 3 and 4 focus primarily on research and the completion of the dissertation. The “B Exam” is the dissertation defense.
Four years.
Yes, PhD students are expected to be on campus for the 4-year PhD degree. For more information please see: https://living.cornell.edu/live/wheretolive/housingoptions/index.cfm
This depends on what sort of funding is awarded to the doctoral student. In most cases, Ph.D. students will be asked to function as a teaching assistant for at least part of their time in D+EA.
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Design & Technology (MFA) Students in this studio-based graduate program investigate visual, interactive, and narrative aspects of design technology, with an emphasis on software programming and computation. The curriculum draws on history, politics, economics, psychology, ergonomics, and other disciplines.
The mission of the Tandon School of Engineering's Human-Centered Technology, Innovation & Design (HCTID) PhD program is to educate and train scholars who will produce pioneering research and scholarship at the vanguard of technological practice and theory. This program fosters student research through its focus on high-quality supervision and ...
About our PhD Program. The PhD in Transition Design is for people committed to making a positive change in the world. Our unique program develops future design leaders with the capacity to envision and realize purposeful change across a range of complex systems—from food, water, materials and products, to policy, culture, economy, cities, and ...
The Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Design rests on the following basic premises: Development of the knowledge base guiding the planning, design, and management of physical settings requires systematic, empirical research. The physical environment affects the realization of human and organizational potential including health, safety, comfort ...
The Ph.D. in Architecture is a program within the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) while the actual degree is granted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Admission for 2024. The application deadline for 2024 admissions was January 4, 2024 and is now closed.
Academics. Parsons offers rigorous interdisciplinary programs across the spectrum of art and design, from fashion and technology to urban design, fine art, and management. Here creators and scholars master established disciplines and develop emerging ones, fostering innovation that transforms business, advances sustainability, and enhances ...
You've come to the right place. Parsons welcomes applications from those who are eager to pursue an education that nurtures creativity, critical thinking, and global perspectives. Here you'll find information about visiting, applying to, and attending our school. Our admission team is here to help.
2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Human-Centered Technology, Innovation & Design Ph.D. ... Innovation & Design* Program fosters a research-intensive doctoral education relevant to understanding and shaping the impact of new technologies on a complex and rapidly-changing society and its institutions ...
New York, New York 10027. Created with Sketch. Steffen Boddeker, Sara Konekeo, Monisola Fakiyesi ... The Ph.D. in Urban Planning is a program within the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) while the actual degree is granted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). ... M.S. Architecture and Urban Design
The Ph.D. in Performance Studies at NYU is an intensive, highly competitive five-year program that trains students to conduct advanced research and scholarship. The first of its kind (and still one of a very few) as a stand-alone doctoral program in performance studies, NYU Performance Studies was ranked #1 by the National Research Council in ...
Ph.D. Programs. A doctorate is the pinnacle of an arts and science education. Founded in 1886, the Graduate School of Arts and Science at NYU is among the oldest schools offering doctoral programs in the United States. Today NYU's doctoral programs span the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, and students pursue cutting-edge research ...
The departments and programs listed below offer courses of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. ... 535 West 116th Street · New York, NY 10027. Phone (212) 854-8903. Columbia University ©2024 Columbia University Accessibility Nondiscrimination Careers Built using Columbia Sites.
The MFA Design venture is an entrepreneurial business that demands acute integration of graphic, interaction and product design, aesthetics, business and marketing. The end product is the culmination of intense research and development made ready for the marketplace or start-up investment. The venture can be virtual or physical.
Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhattan art academies in protest of limited creative autonomy, Parsons is one of the oldest schools of art and design in New York.
In New York Tech's Engineering, Ph.D. program, you'll immerse yourself in applied high-tech research and complex topics alongside renowned faculty experts in our state-of-the-art research labs. You'll benefit from the guidance and mentorship of experienced research faculty, many of whom are conducting groundbreaking grant-funded research ...
September 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025. Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research institute in New York City. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Apply Support Newsletter. Publications.
BFA Product Design alumna Yogita Agrawal '15 blends entrepreneurship, sustainability, and community-oriented design in the work of Ware Innovations, her Mumbai-based startup. While at Parsons, Agrawal devised Jhoule, a wearable, human-motion-powered lamp for use in off-grid Indian villages. And she and two other Product Design students created Soapen — a crayon-like soap that encourages ...
Upcoming Exhibition. September 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025. Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research institute in New York City. Our MA and PhD degree programs, Gallery exhibitions, research initiatives, and public programs explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Apply Support Newsletter.
[email protected] |315.443.2505. Xiaoxia Huang, Associate Professor. [email protected] |315.443.5255. Request more information. Apply now. The doctoral degree in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation prepares students to deeply investigate areas related to learning, performance, technologies, and instructional tools.
The new public programs schedule has been posted. ... The admissions process for the DDes program is extremely competitive and requires that applicants hold a graduate level degree in a design related field such as a professional degree in architecture, landscape architecture, planning or urban design. ...
Student Voices. The curriculum provides students with necessary design and hands-on development skills, including AR and VR. These are essential for a successful career in industries such as entertainment, gaming, engineering, science, medicine, and the military. Dominica Jamir (M.A. '21) Co-Founder, Creative Director, AR-VR & UX-UI Enterprises.
Job Type: Officer of Administration Bargaining Unit: Regular/Temporary: Temporary End Date if Temporary: 03/30/2025 Hours Per Week: 10-15 Standard Work Schedule: Hybrid (Remote and Onsite Work) Building: Hybrid (Remote and Onsite Work) Salary Range: $34-40 The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental ...
The School of Fashion engages with study across the full spectrum of fashion design and textile design as well as fashion management, communication, and marketing. Our students, faculty, and staff are committed to bringing about lasting change in the industry by supporting Indigenous resurgence; honoring the beauty of all bodies; and living in ...
Conduct research to generate new knowledge and advance your career with the PhD in Systems Design Engineering program. You'll take an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to exploring solutions to engineering problems at the cutting edge of technology and design, preparing you to pursue or advance your career in fundamental or applied research in academic, government or corporate ...
The institution now has an additional fund-raising mission: to help pay for a $500 million redevelopment of its Paris flagship, which will close for refurbishment from late 2025 to 2030.
Design for sites critical to New York City's evolution and consider issues related to infrastructure, public space, housing, and other matters of key importance to urban centers. ... To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application ...