Ph.D. Programme

The Department of Design offers robust full-time and part-time Ph.D. programmes that can be inter-disciplinary in nature. The Ph.D. programme encourages researching design from multiple perspectives, such as Technology, Humanities, Management, Sociology, Psychology, etc., to name a few domains.

The Department of Design offers opportunities in the following Research domains pertaining to Design: Industrial Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Communication Design, Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors in Design, Universal and Inclusive Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Design Automation, Materials & Design, Design for product life cycle, Art & Design, product aesthetics, and Digital.

Media & Design, Design & Culture, Animation, Film making, Digital Heritage, Neurocognitive Aspects of Creativity, Creativity and Innovation, Design Theory & Methodology, Design Policy, Design Strategy, and Design Management.

Program Coordinator

Prof. Saurabh Tewari
cophd@iitd.ac.in