PROGRAM IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN
www.idi.spokane.wsu.edu
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Degree offered
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Doctor of Design
(D.Des.)
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Faculty working with students
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2
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Graduate students
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5
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Students receiving assistantships or
scholarships
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100%
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Priority deadline
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Fall - January 10
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Campuses
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Interdisciplinary Design
Institution at WSU Spokane
campus
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Test required
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GRE; TOEFL or IELTS
(international students only)
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Admission Requirements
To apply, please submit:
- a completed Graduate School
application;
- official transcripts from all colleges and
universities from which credit has been
received;
- curriculum vita or resume;
- statement of purpose (not to exceed 1500
words);
- documentation of two faculty members whose
research expertise matches your interest area;
- three letters of recommendation from
educational and/or professional references who
can speak to the applicant’s research and
academic potential and ability to succeed in a
doctoral program;
- GRE scores; for international students,
TOEFL (minimum score of 600 paper test, 250
computer test), or IELTS;
- and an exhibit of work illustrating the
applicant’s interests and abilities in
areas related to the design disciplines at
Washington State University. The work may be
presented via hard copy reprints, web
accessibility, CD, DVD, or combined media as
appropriate. (Materials will be returned to the
applicant after admission decisions have been
made in mid-February. Please include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope for the return of
these materials).
Program Description
The Doctor of Design (D. Des) is offered
through the Interdisciplinary Program at the
Interdisciplinary Design Institute, Washington
State University Spokane. The D. Des is a
unique doctoral degree, on the same level of
intellectual rigor as the PhD, but designed
expressly for integrating cross-disciplinary
research towards design applications.
The D. Des addresses a demonstrated void in
design education by specifically bridging
education, research, and practice within a
philosophical and pedagogical framework of
interdisciplinary inquiry and critical
synthesis. For the purposes of this
degree, “design” is broadly defined
as the creative integration of disparate
components of knowledge, resources, and
experience towards an applied outcome that
contributes to socio-cultural well-being.
Concurrent to the interdisciplinary focus of
the program is the development of specific
disciplinary goals designed to deepen knowledge
and investigative methodologies inherent in and
supportive of each of the design professional
fields. Each candidate will apply the
appropriate philosophical, technical and/or
synthetic focus to their study and will develop
critical content to their research contributing
in innovative and original ways.
Interdisciplinary
Design Institute
Contact Information
Nancy
Blossom, MA, FIDEC, IIDA
Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Washington State University Spokane
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
Telephone: 509-358-7920
E-mail: blossom@wsu.edu
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