About the Program

The Stanford Design program blends engineering depth, artistic skill, and insights from the humanities. This interdisciplinary major focuses on a human-centered approach to design, teaching you to thoughtfully create innovative products, services, and experiences. You will develop both the creative and analytical abilities needed to become not just a designer, but a design leader who can tackle complex, real-world challenges.

What You'll Study

As a Design major, you will gain a holistic understanding of the design process from multiple perspectives. The curriculum is structured to provide both technical mastery and creative freedom.

• Build a strong foundation by combining a design core sequence with courses in engineering fundamentals, giving you a robust technical background.

• Master the essential skills of the design process, including needfinding, human factors, visual and physical prototyping, and design storytelling.

• Dive deep into real-world problems by exploring particular Domain options while developing a deeply human-centered orientation to problem-solving. 

• Apply your knowledge in the senior capstone sequence, where you will conceive, design, and execute a comprehensive project from start to finish.