Masters in Design Science Global Health Design Track

Eligibility

The Design Science program offers a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in Design Science. Applicants must have earned at least a bachelor’s degree at the time of admission. A master’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent coursework must have been earned prior to advancement to doctoral candidacy. Examples of relevant disciplines are the social sciences, engineering, business, art, information, product design, and architecture. It is expected that students entering the program will have a good foundation in at least one of the disciplines contributing knowledge to design science.

To apply to the MS of Design Science:

1. Applicants must have Bachelor’s degree in a relevant design field such as engineering, business, psychology, industrial design, architecture, music, computer science, information, etc.
2. An aspiring Design Science Master’s student will be expected to have strong mathematical skills; it is likely (but not necessary) that the typical student will have a BS in either engineering, in the physical/ mathematical sciences or business with a strong mathematical background. Non-engineering students will be admitted to the program with a record of appropriate math studies, such as statistics, probability or calculus, in their undergraduate degree in order to pursue the scientific methods taught in this Master’s program. If there is a strong candidate without the appropriate mathematical record, they may be requested to take the appropriate courses before enrolling.
3. GRE is not required, but strongly encouraged especially for students in non-engineering or non-science related bachelors degrees to demonstrate their mathematical skills.