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Shaping the Future Through Design

Shaping the Future Through Design

Our programs are recognized as Human-Centered Technology Design STEM degrees. 

Industrial Design at Georgia Tech prepares students to understand and shape the relationship between people, technology, and society. Through the integration of design, research, and technology, students learn to investigate complex challenges, generate knowledge, and translate insights into meaningful solutions. 

As part of one of the world's leading research universities, our students work across disciplines and explore design beyond physical products, including services, systems, experiences, and emerging technologies. They develop the creative, research, and technical capabilities needed to address today's challenges and help shape what comes next. 

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Undergraduate Academics

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design (BSID)

The BSID combines creative exploration with rigorous research and technological fluency. At the heart of the curriculum is a sequence of eight design studios, one each semester, that progressively builds students' ability to investigate problems, develop ideas, prototype solutions, and evaluate their impact. 

Through studio-based learning, interdisciplinary coursework, and access to research laboratories and fabrication facilities, students develop the knowledge and skills to address increasingly complex design challenges. 

Flexibility and Choice

Students can tailor their educational experience through areas of emphasis that reflect the School's research strengths and the evolving landscape of industrial design. 

Product Innovation and Manufacturing
Explore how products move from research and concept to realization through advanced manufacturing, digital fabrication, and emerging technologies. 

Health, Accessibility, and Well-Being 
Investigate how design can improve health, accessibility, and quality of life through human-centered research and the development of products, services, and systems. 

Interactive Products and Intelligent Systems 
Explore how sensing technologies, embedded electronics, artificial intelligence, and connected systems can create meaningful and responsible interactions between people and technology. 

 

Application Deadlines

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design program is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degree - CIP code 11.0105. STEM designation makes our international students eligible to apply for a two-year OPT extension, as well as STEM-specific scholarships.

First-Year Admission Deadlines   |   Transfer Admission Deadlines

 

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Graduate Academics

Master of Industrial Design (MID)

The MID prepares students to address complex challenges through advanced design research, creative exploration, and emerging technologies. Students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds investigate the relationships among people, technology, and society and translate knowledge into innovative products, services, systems, and experiences. 

Through research, studio practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration across Georgia Tech, students develop the expertise to lead meaningful innovation across a rapidly evolving design landscape. 

MID

Research, Design, Tech Focus

Research is central to Industrial Design at Georgia Tech. Students learn not only to create solutions, but also to investigate complex questions, generate knowledge, and use evidence to inform design decisions. 

Across our undergraduate and graduate programs, students have opportunities to work with faculty, research laboratories, industry partners, communities, and collaborators across Georgia Tech. These experiences connect design with emerging technologies and societal challenges in areas such as health, accessibility, human-technology interaction, intelligent systems, sustainability, and the future of products and services. 

This integration of research, creative practice, and technology prepares students to understand change, respond to emerging opportunities, and help shape more desirable futures. 

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Troy Whyte

Troy Whyte

Undergradute Academic Advisor

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Tamika Blanks

Graduate Academic Advisor

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