Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program
Degree Combinations
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.
17
RISD Majors
80 +
Brown Concentrations
1360 +
Possible Degree Combinations
Combination Examples
The degree combinations for the 46 students in the classes of 2025 through 2027 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 (2 students) | History, Materials Engineering* |
| Ceramics (2 students) | Applied Mathematics, Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Film/Animation/Video (1 student) | Music |
| Furniture Design (2 students) | Architecture, Modern Culture and Media |
| Glass (1 student) | English |
| Graphic Design (2 students) | Economics, International and Public Affairs + Computer Science |
| Illustration (8 students) | Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, 2x Environmental Sciences and Studies*, Geology - Biology, Literary Arts, Psychology |
| Industrial Design (10 students) | Anthropology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience*, 2x Computer Science*, Health and Human Biology, Materials Engineering*, 2x Mechanical Engineering*, Sociology |
| Interior Architecture (3 students) | Environmental Sciences and Studies*, 2x Urban Studies |
| Painting (7 students) | Applied Mathematics - Computer Science, Education Studies, Ethnic Studies, International and Public Affairs, Modern Culture and Media, Social Analysis and Research*, Science, Technology, and Society |
| Photography (1 student) | Computer Science |
| Printmaking (3 students) | Cognitive Neuroscience*, International and Public Affairs, Urban Studies |
| Sculpture (3 students) | Computer Science, Contemplative Studies, Physics |
| Textiles (1 student) | International and Public Affairs |