14 PhD programmes in Industrial Design

A PhD in Design from Victoria University of Wellington is an advanced research qualification carried out under academic supervision and is the highest degree offered by the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation.

Industrial Design department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a relatively new, innovative department, part of the Eindhoven University of Technology, in the heart of Netherlands’ high tech hotspot, Brainport.

The advanced degree programs in Industrial Design (Masters and Ph.D.) at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology aim to supply the knowledge and the theoretical, professional and investigative tools needed to spearhead processes of change that will suit the needs of the future and create cutting edge innovations for human use around the world. 

Through this Design, Construction and Planning Ph.D. Program, the University of Florida emphasizes the need to develop knowledge that reaches beyond the scope of most professional practices of the built environment.

The Design, Organisation and Strategy (DOS) department at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a leading research environment that explores the influence of strategic design within organizations and societal transitions. 

The department of Sustainable Design Engineering (SDE) at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) conducts research at the intersection of engineering and sustainability to transform design and unlock novel design opportunities for addressing societal challenges.

Through the research education at Umea University in the Industrial Design programme, designers build advanced skills in crafting practical, theoretical and methodological research contributions to the field of design that will shape the discipline for decades to come.

The Engineering Design theme at The Open University UK addresses all stages of the engineering design process and links the properties of the products with the processes by which they are designed.

Human-Centered Design at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) holds vital potential for addressing some of today’s most pressing global issues, such as climate change, health pandemics, and social inequality.

The Built Environment (Practice-based) at the University of New South Wales is aimed at practitioners operating within or across the broad range of disciplines represented in the faculty, from architecture and design to planning and construction.  

The Theory and Design of Structural Engineering programme from The Technical University of Kosice (TUKE) is focused on will gain new scientific knowledge leading to an understanding of the field of study. 

Product, Process and Equipment Design at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)  is an advanced-level training programme that trains and educates MSc graduates to become certified designers.

The PhD in Industrial Design is a strategic research collaboration between Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and the University of Liverpool. 

The Masters of Arts (Industrial Design) and Doctor of Philosophy (Industrial Design) at National University of Singapore are full-time graduate programmes by research that serve to advance the study of design.