School of Design
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Advancing design that improves life for humankind.
"CMU truly pushes its students to dive deep into their passions, and facilitates that through easy access to interdisciplinary opportunities."
Holly '23
College of Fine Arts
School of Design
This is where you’ll learn to design with humans in mind. As a student in the School of Design, you’ll learn the art of conceiving, planning and shaping human-centered communications, products or environments. You’ll make beautiful things that answer real needs and solve real problems. And you’ll enter a field that’s creative, collaborative and all kinds of fun.
School of Design Majors, Minor and More
Choose the path that fits you best. Browse all current School of Design curriculums and courses.
Design
Bachelor of Design\ Minor
The Bachelor of Design degree focuses on learning by doing, a balance of theory and practice, and developing your individual voice when solving problems for people. The program lets you choose among studio courses and specialize in one of three tracks:
- Communications
- Products
- Environments
For non-majors, minoring in design is a great way to diversify your studies and incorporate design skills and thinking into your overall academic experiences. \
BXA Intercollege Degree Programs
Bachelor of Computer Science and Arts\ Bachelor of Humanities and Arts\ Bachelor of Science and Arts
At Carnegie Mellon, you’ll find interdisciplinary thinking woven into the curriculum of every program. But nowhere is this truer than the BXA programs, which combine different academic areas with the arts in inventive, visionary ways. Each program’s focus is unique, but any of them will give you the creative, technical, academic and practical skills you need to innovate across disciplines in ways that are all your own.
Contact
School of Design
Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall Room 110\ Carnegie Mellon University\ 5000 Forbes Avenue\ Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Classes of 2023 - 2025, Six Months After Graduation
85%
Employed or in Grad School
$71,310
Average Salary
Recent Employers
Apple
Asana
Self-Employed
Muse
High School Course Requirements
4 years English
2 years Mathematics
2 years Science
2 years Foreign Language
6 electives
Mix It Up
You’re not just one thing. You’re a scientist. An artist. A technologist. A maker. A writer. Carnegie Mellon has been mixing it up for decades, and whatever you want to pursue, we’ve got the right mix for you.