Undergraduate programs
_The Department of Design offers four majors that lead to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree. It also offers a program leading to a bachelor of industrial design (B.I.D.) degree. In your first year you complete our foundation program, a prerequisite for all programs in the department. Select a program from below to learn more.
Communications design
Communications designers translate ideas and information through a variety of graphic media. Their particular talent lies not only in the traditional skills of the hand, but also in their ability to think strategically in design and marketing terms.
Environmental and interior design
Interior designers plan, design, and detail elements of interior space. The bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree program in environmental and interior design emphasizes a three-dimensional, architecture-based approach to creating humane, enabling, and ecologically sensitive interior environments for living, working, and recreation.
Fashion design
The bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree program in fashion design prepares well-educated and highly skilled design professionals in the field of fashion.
Industrial and interaction design
Our five-year industrial and interaction design program is known for its strong, process-oriented approach to design development. The program, which leads to a bachelor of industrial design (B.I.D.) degree, allows you to learn a wide range of skills.
Your first year
The School of Art and Design offers a foundation program in its Department of Foundation that is a prerequisite for the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree programs in the Department of Art and Design as well as the Department of Design's bachelor of industrial design (B.I.D.) degree program in industrial and interaction design.