Design
Application Deadline
- ADMISSION
- Final: Dec. 15
- FELLOWSHIP
- Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec. 15
- Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15
Degrees Offered
Designated Emphases
Admission Requirements
- Portfolio of 20 slides of creative work demonstrating conceptual thinking and fabrication skills. A Web link to your online portfolio must be provided at the end of your personal statement in the online application.
- Three letters of recommendation
Degree Requirements
Administrative Bylaws
The Design Program offers a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree to a limited number of select students. The program encourages an interdisciplinary approach within our four key areas: visual communication (print and screen-based design), exhibitions, interior architecture, and textile and fashion design. Connections and collaborations with our California Lighting Technology Center and with other departments are also encouraged. Studies blend focused research and creative practice with an understanding of key design issues in history, theory, research methodology and sustainable design practices. Depending on the area emphasis, the MFA degree culminates in either an exhibition of creative work or thesis.
This is a Departmentally-based Graduate Program.
For more information, visit the Design Web site.
Contacts
Program Chair
Academic Advisers
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
