{"id":2,"date":"2026-06-16T16:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/ides\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:42:23","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/ides\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"gu-block gu-container  gu-block-hero-program has-blue-color gu-block-full   has-gray-light-background-color  is-style-seal is-style-with-no-margin-bottom is-style-seal\" aria-label=\"program homepage hero\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container  gu-block-hero-program gu-block-media-text with-media with-photo gu-block-full has-text-align-center     \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-block-hero-program-inner gu-block-media-text-inner gu-block-full \"><picture>\n\n  <source 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gu-block-hero-program-text-content-text  \">The Integrated Design (IDES) minor approaches design as both an object of inquiry and a practice-based liberal art, establishing a distinctively Georgetown perspective in which design is understood as an essential component of cura personalis and situated within a broader course of undergraduate study.<\/p>\n<a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta  gu-block-hero-program-text-content-link  \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/ides\/about\/\">Learn More About IDES<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container  gu-block-quick-links is-style-seal is-style-seal-dark has-gray-background-color gu-block-full has-text-align-center     is-style-seal\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-block-quick-links-inner gu-block-wide \"><nav class=\"gu-block-quick-links-nav gu-cards gu-sidebar\" aria-label=\"Quick Links\">\n\n    <p class=\"gu-block gu-paragraph body-text 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Apply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-icon gu-block-full      \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-icon-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-wide gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-icon-content is-style-with-border\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-icon-card has-text-align-center \"><span class=\"fa-icon fa-duotone fa-solid fa-book-copy gu-block-grid-icon-icon \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"gu-block-grid-icon-title  h3\">Interdisciplinary Strength<\/span><\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-icon-card has-text-align-center \"><span class=\"fa-icon fa-sharp-duotone fa-solid fa-person-chalkboard gu-block-grid-icon-icon \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"gu-block-grid-icon-title  h3\">Experience-Based Design Learning<\/span><\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-icon-card 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banner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"card-text \"><h2>Learning Goals<\/h2><p>IDES students are uniquely positioned to contribute to the cross-functional teams that have become the default way of working in modern organizations. Through an understanding of design methods and practices, and hands-on experience, IDES students bring creative problem-solving to intractable situations in ways that facilitate collaboration and move solutions forward.<\/p><a class=\"link link-incentive \"href=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/ides\/about\/#learning-goals\">Discover Our Learning Goals          <svg tabindex=\"-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 29.33 50\">\n  <polygon tabindex=\"-1\" points=\"20.67 25 0 4.33 4.33 0 29.33 25 4.33 50 0 45.67 20.67 25\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/a><a class=\"link link-incentive \"href=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/ides\/about\/#studio-learning\">Studio-Based Pedagogy          <svg tabindex=\"-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 29.33 50\">\n  <polygon tabindex=\"-1\" points=\"20.67 25 0 4.33 4.33 0 29.33 25 4.33 50 0 45.67 20.67 25\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"container  block-promo-photo \"><div class=\"container-inner  block-promo-photo-inner\"><div class=\"card   card-photo-large \"><div class=\"container carousel carousel-default  block-promo-photo-carousel \" id=\"carousel-pynhd52cxav8\"><div class=\"container-inner  block-promo-photo-carousel-inner carousel carousel-default  block-promo-photo-carousel-inner\"><div class=\"carousel-slides carousel-single\"><div class=\"carousel-slide\"><div class=\"card    \"><div class=\"card-image \"><img class=\"image  \"src=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/ides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/722\/2026\/07\/IMG_0909.jpg\"width=\"160\"\n    height=\"90\"alt=\"student at a whiteboard in a classroom with other students at a table\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"card-text \"><h2>Curriculum<\/h2><p>Design is more than creative making or visual communication, it is a way of working that is collaborative, iterative, and embedded in a problem space. 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