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Undergraduate Studies in Design

Undergraduate Studies in Design

350+
Current Students
3000+
Alumni
95%
Job Placement Rate
4
Professional Degree Programs
6
Open Access Minors
20
Average Class Size

Explore our Undergraduate Academic Programs!

Bachelor of Science in Design

With expert guidance from our renowned faculty and access to unparalleled curriculum, you'll be empowered to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Our undergraduate programs provide comprehensive, professional training in the design disciplines, emphasizing collaboration rooted in the understanding that design research is central to the design process, and should always take into account the complexities that come from making the world a better place - ecologically, economically, and socially.

A Collaborative First Year Experience

All Design students begin in the 18-credit hour collaborative Design Foundations program. Not sure which design discipline is right for you? We will support you while you explore them all! 

"With a human-centered approach and a focus on integrating research with a full range of design practices, we support and develop future designers who cultivate and celebrate the interactive nature of twenty-first century environments, objects, systems, and experiences."

— Professor Mary Ann Beecher, Ph.D. 
     Chair of Undergraduate Studies 

Three students collaborating in front of a chalkboard with a mind map on it.

Minors

From our flagship Design Thinking minor to one of the five other interdisciplinary minors we participate in, there is surely a way to incorporate design into just about any academic experience at Ohio State. 

  • Design Thinking
  • Game Studies
  • History of Art
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Public Health and the Arts
  • Animation

Of design major students:

60%
Graduate with Research Distinction
30%
Graduate with Multiple Minors
70%
Participate in Internships