Advance Your Career with Our Online Product Design Concentration
The MBS Product Design concentration offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that prepares students to manage the full design, manufacturing, and marketing process for technology-based products—all from a human-centered perspective. Students gain specialized knowledge across every stage of product design and development, including product management, analysis, specification, user experience, artificial intelligence (AI), and supply chain.
In addition to technical expertise, the program builds essential business skills in finance, entrepreneurship, leadership, intellectual property, ethics, regulatory affairs, and AI, empowering graduates to lead innovation at the intersection of design, technology, and business.
The Benefits of Our Online Learning Experience
Access to online networking and professional events
Hotel accommodations are covered for in-person events if you live 150+ miles away
Virtual academic advising and executive coaching
Skills Gained
Take Products from Concept to Market
Learn state-of-the-art methods, best practices, and design-thinking approaches to bring products to launch.
Master Product Development Fundamentals
Build expertise in product quality, cost, timelines, and other key success factors.
Identify Opportunities & Customer Needs
Spot market opportunities and align them with customer insights to drive innovation.
Design with Human & Technological Insight
Apply psychology, communication, and sociological theories while leveraging emerging technologies like AI and blockchain.
Lead Collaborative Teams
Develop strong teamwork and leadership skills to thrive in interdisciplinary product design environments.
Where our Product Design Alumni Work
Our alumni enjoy positions in a wide range of industries:
Titles
- Product Designer
- Commercial Product Manager
- Clinical Product Manager
- Product Developer
- Product Engineer
- and more!
Companies
- BuzzFeed
- Johnson & Johnson
- PepsiCo
- Siemens Healthineers
- Tarte Cosmetics
- and more!
"PSM (MBS) is the unique type of program that prepares students by providing with both business and science knowledge. I have gained this unique combination of knowledge from this program. I am glad that I chose to pursue the MBS degree because I wouldn’t have gained the broad spectrum of knowledge from any other program."- Shruti Shah, Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree Graduate
Recommended Experience For Admission
Applicants who are unsure of their eligibility for this concentration should schedule an appointment with an enrollment specialist.
Academic
Candidates with both technical and non-technical backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Undergraduate degrees in science, engineering, graphic design, information technology, marketing, and communications are some of many applicable disciplines.
Professional
All professional experience will be considered as part of the application process.