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Description

The first semester studio is a project-based proving ground that introduces the essential mindsets, methods, and techniques of the design engineer. Bridging quantitative analysis, computational methodologies, and systemic design, students learn through continuous, iterative making.

Operating at the frontier of the natural and the artificial, the curriculum pushes students beyond their existing disciplinary boundaries. The semester demands a high tolerance for ambiguity as students tackle novel AI systems forensics, synthesize massive global datasets, and engineer robust, field-deployed mechatronics to address complex global challenges.

This studio is limited to first-year students enrolled in the Master in Design Engineering program, a collaborative degree associated with the Harvard GSD and SEAS.

School Graduate School of Design
Credits 6
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Course Component Core Studio
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Studio
Grading Basis GSD Graded
Course Requirements GSD: MDE students
Required Course Required by MDE program