School of Design & Engineering
Pushing the Creative Boundaries of Design & Engineering
The School emphasizes in-depth exploration of individual design and engineering disciplines, while encouraging interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.
Classes stress conceptual thinking, design excellence, intellectual curiosity and creative expression, combining a focused concentration on one particular field with a broad-based educational foundation that fosters critical thinking skills in a global context. This multi-tiered approach provides graduates with the knowledge and skills to navigate professional challenges successfully and to reap the rewards of leadership and success in their careers.
The faculty of practicing professionals, state-of-the-art facilities, study abroad opportunities and collaborative approach to learning all contribute to creating a unique, intellectually stimulating environment that enables students to creatively meet the challenges of our fast-changing global marketplace.
We are pushing the envelope.
The School of Design and Engineering gives students the ability to shape the world through creative problem-solving and driving innovation by constantly pushing the envelope of what is possible.
Academic Programs
undergraduate-to-graduate options Personalized Pathways Program
More than 220 guided options are available to Kanbar College undergraduates — offering first-year students the opportunity to simultaneously apply for admission to existing undergraduate and graduate programs within Kanbar College upon enrolling at Thomas Jefferson University.
Featured Student Work
To view more student projects and portfolios, learn more about news and events, and to sign up for the School of Design & Engineering newsletter, visit our student-produced website, Jefferson Aspire.
Developing Your Portfolio
ID alumni work in a vast array of positions in the field – from start-up brands to multi-billion dollar companies. However, the main concern for many students is how exactly to effectively showcase their skills to this wide range of potential employers and collaborators. Our Industrial Design Speaker Series addresses exactly that.
Interview with a Senior: Julia Ableson
In part of a continuing interview series, we introduce you Textile Design senior Julia Ableson. Ableson wasn’t sure what she wanted to study in college, but decided while at County College of Morris in Randolph, NJ, to switch majors and transfer to Jefferson.
ID Senior Reaches World Sneaker Championship
Industrial Design senior Elena Krupicka was selected in December 2019 as one of two designers worldwide to advance to the final round of PUMA’s 2019 World Sneaker Championship, where she presented her work to PUMA and Foot Locker representatives.
2020 Industrial Design Sprint
The Final Critique of the 2020 Industrial Design Sprint Project made for an impressive display of design insight and creativity. The principals of this year’s client UNION were on hand to review the results of this intensive week of design and provide the teams with valuable feedback.
A Different Approach to Industrial Design
The way we teach Materials and Processes for Manufacturing in the Industrial Design program is unique. At Jefferson, applying our Nexus Learning approach, Materials and Processes is very much project based, with an emphasis on learning by doing.
Playing in the Classroom Inspires Creativity
Providing our students with a space to play and experiment with materials nurtures a creative environment and allows students to explore new ways of designing and expand upon their design process. Students must realize that design doesn’t always start with a pencil and paper.