School of Design

Undergraduate and graduate programs empower students in our School of Design with a core of knowledge that provides a solid educational base. Our students are prepared for careers in Digital, Fashion, Graphic, and Industrial Design by a passionate faculty, and through rigorous academic endeavors, complemented by an invaluable professional practice program. The objective is to prepare professionals to operate in local and global markets, and to respect diversity in the human community. Our School is innovative in teaching and in transforming design disciplines by applying the newest technologies. Through inspired interdisciplinary projects, and promising corporate partnerships, we are devoted to furthering our pioneering role as a leading design institution.

All programs participate in a mandatory professional practice opportunity which permits students to have quarters of meaningful professionally related experience integrated with academic quarters of study on campus.

The School of Design also recognizes new areas of design practice related to recent advances in computer technology. The development of new applications has upgraded the use of computers to a primary methodology for advancing design. The school provides opportunities for those who wish to pursue an education in this new area. As part of the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, the programs in the School of Design are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.