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The Graduate School of Design offers several degree programs, including the world’s oldest landscape architecture program and North America’s longest-standing urban planning program. Use our program comparison tool to assess eligibility, length of study, and more.
Meet our Faculty
Our faculty span the design disciplines. Learn more about their backgrounds and research interests.
Discover Research
Research at the Harvard Graduate School of Design is grounded in the belief that many of the key challenges and opportunities of our era require cooperation among the arts, humanities, and sciences and among the academy, industry, civil society, and the public sector. Learn more about our research programs and initiatives.
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Previewing courses is an excellent way to learn more about our curriculum. Explore courses.
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Stay up to date on new ideas and projects at the Graduate School of Design and beyond. Engage with GSD news, podcasts, and publications.
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The school’s public programs feature theorists, practitioners, public officials, writers, artists, and scholars from around the world. Attend virtually or in-person. View our public program calendar.
Student Testimonials
“Within MDE, I can bring in skills that are creative, critical, analytical, technical, and non-technical, and this gives me the freedom and flexibility to wear different hats and enter career paths as a designer who has the ability to understand problems and people.”
Nupur Gurjar(MDE ’21)
“Graduate studies have expanded my own conception of what architecture is, what architecture can be, and what architecture can do. And I think that that’s pretty powerful.”
Selwyn Bachus(MArch II ’22)
Funding Opportunities
The Harvard GSD offers financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, and employment awards. The types of assistance for which a student is eligible can vary according to need, merit, citizenship, and academic program.
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Applying to the GSD
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Learn more about the application process at the GSD. Full instructions, including program specific requirements for the upcoming application cycle, will be available once the application opens in the fall.
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The GSD is one of the most international schools at Harvard. For more information on studying at the GSD as an international student, please explore this page, as well as the Harvard International Office.
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The Graduate School of Design offers several degree programs, including the world’s oldest landscape architecture program and North America’s longest-standing urban planning program. Students can combine almost any two master’s programs to earn concurrent degrees.
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Offered from September-November, prospective students and applicants are invited to join current students for a tour of the GSD campus. Tours depart from Gund Hall at 48 Quincy St. in Cambridge. Advanced registration of at least 48 hours is required.
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The GSD has undertaken contingency planning to provide temporary options for students facing immigration or visa-related constraints to pursue their studies.