Majors & Concentrations
There are 17 RISD majors available to BRDD students (BRDD students are not able to major in Architecture at RISD), and more than 80 Brown concentrations - plus the possibility of proposing an independent concentration.
Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program
Degree Combinations
17
RISD Majors
80 +
Brown Concentrations
1360 +
Possible Degree Combinations
Combination Examples
The degree combinations for the students in the classes of 2026 through 2028 are listed below as examples of possible combinations and the frequency with which BRDD students pursue particular majors/concentrations.
*Sc.B. degrees at Brown are indicated with an asterisk.
| RISD Major | Brown Concentrations |
|---|---|
| Apparel Design (1 student) | Materials Engineering* |
| Ceramics (2 students) | Applied Mathematics; Cognitive Neuroscience* |
| Film/Animation/Video (1 student) | Music |
| Furniture Design (4 students) | Architecture; Biology; Modern Culture and Media; Urban Studies |
| Glass (1 student) | Materials Engineering* |
| Graphic Design (1 student) | Applied Mathematics |
| Illustration (5 students) | Anthropology; Comparative Literature; Earth, Climate and Biology; Environmental Sciences and Studies*; Computer Science |
| Industrial Design (10 students) | Cognitive Neuroscience; Cognitive Science; Computational Neuroscience* + Engineering; Computer Engineering*; Mechanical Engineering*; 2x Health and Human Biology; Materials Engineering*; Education Studies + Computer Science; Computer Science |
| Interior Architecture (3 students) | Environmental Sciences and Studies*, 2x Urban Studies |
| Painting (7 students) | Applied Mathematics*; Modern Culture and Media; Science, Technology, and Society; History; International and Public Affairs; Ethnic Studies; Neuroscience* |
| Photography (1 student) | Computer Science |
| Printmaking (3 students) | International and Public Affairs; Neuroscience*; Urban Studies |
| Sculpture (3 students) | Computer Science; Independent Concentration; Physics |
| Sound (1 student) | Literary Arts |
| Textiles (3 students) | Biology; 2x Independent Concentration |