At the heart of our MDes and DDes academic programs lies a unique opportunity to engage, connect, and grow — in-person — through our residency programs. Residency experiences are designed to deepen your perspective of design practice and foster lasting relationships within the Design Studies Institute community.

Attendance at residency programs are a required part of the MDes and DDes academic programs. Each residency program allows learners to complete a required course in their curriculum. MDes students attend one residency and DDes students attend three residencies in the course of their academic program.