The certificate in Integrated Product Design makes a focus on product design feasible for students who are interested in the field from a wide range of disciplines. Jointly offered by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Wharton and the Weitzman School of Design, the IPD certificate certifies that students have had additional experience with an interdisciplinary, human-centered design process for developing new product innovations. Students enrolled in the certificate will be exposed to design thinking, have the opportunity to design at different scales and scopes, prototype and iterate distinct executions of their ideas, address manufacturing concerns, design enabling technologies, consider the implications of financial models on their product design, and develop business strategies.
The certificate requires the completion of 2.0 course units of required courses and 3.0 course units of elective courses, one in each of the disciplines of design arts, engineering and business. This is a graduate and post-graduate only certificate for students who are already enrolled in graduate education at Weitzman School, Engineering, or Wharton and who are in good academic standing.
Curriculum
Please see the IPD website for more information about the IPD certificate, including course requirements.
Admissions
Please see the Certificates webpage for more information about the application requirements and guidelines relating to pursuing a certificate program.
Contact
Sarah Rottenberg
Executive Director, Integrated Product Design
University of Pennsylvania
srot@upenn.edu