Each student's curriculum conforms to the following distribution of credits. Advised Electives are determined by the student in consultation with his/her mentor and the program advising committee and are consistent with the student's research interest area. Advised electives may be taken within and outside the College of Design.
| First year/fall: | ||
| DDN 702 | Research Paradigms | 3 credits |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
First year/spring: |
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| DDN 701 | Research Methods | 3 credits |
| DDN 810 | Colloquium | 1 credit |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
Second year/fall: |
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| Research Methods | 3 credits | |
| Philosophy or Statistics | 3 credits | |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
Second year/spring: |
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| DDN 810 | Colloquium | 1 credit |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
| Advised Elective | 3 credits | |
Third year/fall: |
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| DDN 890 | Preliminary Examination | 3 credits |
| DDN 893 | Supervised Research | 6 credits |
| Third year/spring: | ||
| DDN 895 | Dissertation Research | 9 credits |
| DDN 810 | Colloquium | 1 credit |
Syllabus on Research Paradigms (including list of recent visitors)
Syllabus on Research Methods