Graduate tracks

MID graduate tracks has been designed to help the student focus on specific expertise areas. Each track is proposed to work closely with the different research center across Georiga Tech campus. Click here for more information on the research centers.

Track 1: design + technology

This graduate study is integrated education in technology and industrial design. Open to those with an undergraduate engineering degree, the track offers an opportunity to learn about technology and design, so product design and development that require greater engineering knowledge can be focused. Courses will offer an opportunity to learn about theoretical perspectives and build synthetic knowledge of technology and design, which will get applied in the design studios and in thesis projects.

Track 2: design + ability

This graduate study will focus on accessible and universal design. The track offers an opportunity to learn about assistive technology and universal design, so product designs for a broad population including the elderly and people with disabilities can be focused. Courses will offer an opportunity to learn about theoretical perspectives and build synthetic knowledge of accessibility and design, which will get applied in the design studios and in thesis projects.

Track 3: design + manufacturing

This graduate study will focus on digital design and manufacturing. The track offers an opportunity to learn about the interconnectedness between digital design and production, so computerized manufacturing can serve as a basis for design innovation. Courses will offer an opportunity to learn about theoretical perspectives and build synthetic knowledge of production and design, which will get applied in the design studios and in thesis projects.

Track 4: design + transportation

This graduate study will focus on product design and mass transportation. The track offers an opportunity to learn about transportation technology and public requirements, so new models of transit systems and facilities can be studied. Courses will offer an opportunity to learn about theoretical perspectives and build synthetic knowledge of transport and design, which will get applied in the design studios and in thesis projects.

Track 5: Design + Innovation

This graduate study will focus on the management and diffusion of design innovation. The track offers an opportunity to learn about marketing and management alongside product design, so new products and innovations can be developed and marketed. Courses will offer an opportunity to learn about theoretical perspectives and build synthetic knowledge of innovation and design, which will get applied in the design studios and in thesis projects.

Track 6: Design + Information

This graduate study will focus on information and interface design. The track offers an opportunity to learn about product design as information and human-computer interaction, so product interactivity for a broad population can be focused. Courses will offer an opportunity to learn about theoretical perspectives and build synthetic knowledge of information and design, which will get applied in the design studios and in thesis projects.