Greetings,
SERIOUSNESS
I appreciate the seriousness of your goal, as philosophy was one of my interests in college as well. A memorable course I took was a 400 level class in the sophomore year of my undergraduate called ‘MetaLogic’ - the professor and the topics were eye opening. I think it solidified my religious beliefs.
If you’re having trouble finding a comprehensive list, it might be worth a call to the admissions office at Cranbrook Academy of Art, they’re widely known for their excellent Masters in Design program but they also might have good knowledge on where their design students might study next after leaving their program.
Another good person with whom you could contact is Robbie Blinkoff of Context http://www.contextresearch.com/context/index.cfm They take Ethnography to higher levels and commonly delve into the philosophy of people, places and things - I love Robbie’s blog and email updates.
Another source that might lead you in an interesting direction is HumansInvent http://www.humansinvent.com/
WONDERMENT
I am wondering about what led to your goal …were your efforts on a past project unfulfilled due to budget, scope, etc? …did you see something design related that sparked a next-step desire? Please do tell!
FUN (you should appreciate this - clearly an oddity of the human mind! …do animals have such musings, I wonder?..)
#1 I cannot lie, Kiss’ Dr. Love has been singing in my head since I first read your post. I will admit that I tried changing the words to Dr. Design in my head (spoken clearly in Paul Stanley’s voice, by the way) but it only works if you extend the Dr. into Doc----tor.
#2 For some reason, Howey Mandell keeps appearing in my mind in his doctor’s smock walking the halls of St. Elsewhere singing Kiss’ Dr. Design - and I swear I think he was wearing one of those old flexible ship’s curves around his neck instead of a stethoscope.