{"id":2696,"date":"2020-05-20T15:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T19:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=2696"},"modified":"2024-08-15T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:07:22","slug":"phd-in-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. in Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"floated-spotlight-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"floated-spotlight-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-indigo-400-background-color with-image\"\n    href=\"mailto:phd-in-design@ncsu.edu\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=mailto:phd-in-design@ncsu.edu\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23679\"\n            alt=\"Newton D&#039;Souza\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/newton-dsouza-web.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Director of the PhD in Design Program<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\"><strong>Newton D&#8217;Souza, PhD<\/strong><br>Director of Doctoral Programs<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;College of Design at North Carolina State University&nbsp;initiated the&nbsp;Ph.D. in Design Program&nbsp;in 1999. Today the program includes more than forty students from all over the world pursuing research focusing on the questions that transcend and unite the design disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the&nbsp;Ph.D. in Design&nbsp;is to advance knowledge in design through research and scholarship. This mission is built on the recognition of fertile common ground among the design disciplines and on the need for specificity and depth within them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ph.D. program, therefore, values a broad range of research interests that aim to improve the human condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-testimonial ncst-testimonial has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"testimonial-container\"><p class=\"testimonial__content\">The Ph.D. in Design at North Carolina State University is outstanding. By all metrics, the program competes favorably with other North American Ph.D. programs. The College of Design has carved out a powerful and highly respected research arena (design), and the Ph.D. program is built around the strengths of the College and the faculty.<\/p><div class=\"testimonial__attribution-container\"><div class=\"attribution-title-name-container\"><p class=\"attribution-name\">2013 External Review Team<\/p><p class=\"attribution-title\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Stats<\/h2>\n\n\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-23320\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade  soliloquy-theme-base\" style=\"max-width:3000px;max-height:1500px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-23320\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-23321\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/1_graph-origin-01-1-3000x1500_c.jpg\" alt=\"1_graph-origin-01\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"  \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-23322\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/2_graph-workplace-01-1-3000x1500_c.jpg\" alt=\"2_graph-workplace-01\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"  \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-23323\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/3_graph-alumni-gender-01-1-3000x1500_c.jpg\" alt=\"3_graph-alumni-gender-01\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"  \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-23324\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/4_graph-alumni-occupation-01-3000x1500_c.jpg\" alt=\"4_graph-alumni-occupation-01\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"  \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-23325\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/5_graph-alumni-ranking-01-3000x1500_c.jpg\" alt=\"5_graph-alumni-ranking-01\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"  \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><style type=\"text\/css\">#soliloquy-container-23320{opacity:1}<\/style><\/noscript>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">featured news<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/phd-design\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/phd-design\/\"\n            >See More News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/2024\/11\/12\/cultivating-design-solutions-with-green-heffa-farms\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/2024\/11\/12\/cultivating-design-solutions-with-green-heffa-farms\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23716\"\n            alt=\"Farmer Cee Stanley tossing hay from the back of a pickup truck.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/farmer-cee-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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The students, many of whom are not design majors, addressed challenges such as storage issues, workflow efficiency and social media strategy.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/2024\/08\/26\/the-scope-of-our-research-winners-of-the-2024-envisioning-research-contest\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/2024\/08\/26\/the-scope-of-our-research-winners-of-the-2024-envisioning-research-contest\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23693\"\n            alt=\"Several blue and yellow tentacles wave from a blue and yellow stem against a black backdrop\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/env-research-winner-2024-header.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">August 26, 2024<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">The Scope of Our Research: Winners of the 2024 Envisioning Research Contest<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The 2024 Envisioning Research contest captures the spectacular landscape of research being conducted at NC State.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/2024\/07\/30\/newton-dsouza-to-lead-doctoral-programs-for-the-college-of-design\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/2024\/07\/30\/newton-dsouza-to-lead-doctoral-programs-for-the-college-of-design\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-23679\"\n            alt=\"Newton D&#039;Souza\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/phd-in-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/newton-dsouza-web.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">July 30, 2024<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Newton D\u2019Souza to lead doctoral programs for the College of Design<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Newton D\u2019Souza, PhD will head up a new doctoral programs unit within the College of Design at North Carolina State University, effective August 12, 2024. D\u2019Souza will oversee the two doctoral programs offered by the college, a traditional PhD in Design program and a hybrid Doctor of Design degree.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;College of Design at North Carolina State University&nbsp;initiated the&nbsp;Ph.D. in Design Program&nbsp;in 1999. Today the program includes more than forty students from all over the world pursuing research focusing on the questions that transcend and unite the design disciplines. The mission of the&nbsp;Ph.D. in Design&nbsp;is to advance knowledge in design through research and scholarship. 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