Design Studies Institute — Doctor of Design

Doctor of Design — DDes

Advance your design practice.
Lead the field.


A part-time, low-residency doctorate for working design professionals. Three residencies in Anguilla, British West Indies — the rest, fully online.

Duration 3–5 years
Credits 60 hours
Format Part-time / online
Tuition $22,500 + residency1
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60

Credit hours

3

In-person residencies

3–5 yrs

Completion window

$22.5k

Program tuition

What you'll learn

        Learning experience design      
        Emerging technologies      
        Digital literacy skills      
        Leadership & collaboration      
        High-impact teaching practices      
        Best practices in learning design      

Ideal for

Working instructional designers K–12 educators Postsecondary faculty L&D / HR professionals eLearning specialists

What sets us apart

Practitioner faculty

Every instructor is an active design or learning professional with industry experience — not career academics.

Residency in Anguilla

Three week-long intensive seminars in Anguilla, BWI — an immersive experience that complements the depth of online coursework.

Career-ready portfolio

Graduates leave with a portfolio that demonstrates applied research and practice, built to move careers forward immediately.

"The DDes program gave me a framework for the work I was already doing — and the credentials to lead it at a higher level."

— Rowan Shartel, Instructional Designer, Booz Allen Hamilton
Accredited by the Accreditation Agency Curaçao & licensed by the Anguilla Ministry of Education Higher Education Licensing Board