The Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design course at Tulane University engages with design practices that benefit the wider community with the aim of creating a more sustainable and equitable society.

School: Tulane University School of Architecture
Course: Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design
Location: New Orleans, USA
Course dates: August 2025 to May 2026
Application deadline: 15 January 2025

The Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design is designed to educate the next generation of practitioners in the field of public interest design, or the design for the benefit of the broader public good, especially for those in historically disadvantaged and marginalised communities.

This 18-credit certificate is a new offering at Tulane School of Architecture (TuSA) through the school’s Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (SISE) Programme. Created in collaboration with the school’s architecture programme and historic preservation programme, the certificate is open to any students pursuing their Master of Architecture or Master of Science in Historic Preservation.

In addition to the new graduate certificate, the programme continues to offer its SISE minor open to all undergraduate students at Tulane. The SISE programme is an interdisciplinary programme that prepares the next generation of change makers and innovators with skills to create a more just, sustainable and equitable society.

Find out more about the course and apply ›

Top image: Tulane students participate in activities at the national Design Futures Forum, May 2024. Photo by José Cotto, Tulane School of Architecture.

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