Applied Design

Applied design at Hampshire encompasses product and industrial design, appropriate technology, alternative energy and transportation, creative electronics, and universal design.

The Hampshire College Center for Design provides students with an experiential education in applied design, invention, and social entrepreneurship through design and innovation for social change.

A combination of courses, internships, independent study, and collaborations with businesses and organizations allows students to learn about design and fabrication; develop prototypes and business plans; and create enterprises that improve people's lives.

• Design for the Greater Good
• 3D Design and Model-making
• Advanced Blacksmithing
• Animals, Robots, and Applied Design
• Appropriate Design in the World
• Appropriate Technology: Design and Implementation
• Art and Design
• Basic Blacksmithing
• Bicycle Design and Beyond
• Bicycle Frame Design and Fabrication
• Circuit Bending
• Creative Electronics
• Creative Writing, Design, and the Body
• Design Fundamentals I and II
• Kinetic and Animated Objects
• Look Ma, No Hands
• Renewable Energy
• Sculpture, Sound, and Motion
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Tinkering
• Women's Fabrication Skills
• Circuit Theory (SC)
• Engineering for Everyone (SC)
• Materials Engineering (SC)
• Writing in Engineering (UMass)

Requirements

• Common Application
• An academic paper in English
• Supplemental essay responses
• Current transcripts
• School report, including guidance counselor recommendation
• At least one letter of recommendation from a teacher
• Certification of Finances form
• TOEFL or IELTS score (Minimum TOEFL score of 91 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. Predicted grades for IB English A1 or A2, or for A-level English, will also be considered.
• Additional letters of recommendation, up to three

Scholarships

• MacArthur Foundation Grant Making Programs
• American Association of University Women
• Fulbright International Scholarship Program for non-US students