The mission of the School of Design is to provide quality design education and preparation for professional practice. Our internationally recognized programs educate students to be designers who make valuable contributions to their professions, communicate effectively, maintain a lifelong attitude of inquiry and make a positive impact on society. Within the School of Design programs, faculty and students form an inquisitive and dynamic educational community in which creativity, critical thinking, innovative problem solving, aesthetic understanding, cross-disciplinary study, professionalism and social responsibility are explored, cultivated and promoted. Programs Major studies are offered in graphic design, industrial design and interior design.
Introductory courses related to a variety of disciplines are also available.
In subsequent years, electives may be taken in allied areas of industrial design, interior design, printing, photography, fine arts, illustration and the crafts. Graphic design is the study and practice of communicating ideas and information through printed, environmental and digital presentations. Typography and images are integrated to express messages that interest, inform and persuade intended audiences. With the addition of visual movement, navigation and sound, digital presentations are also developed. Using research, critical thinking, creativity, and a range of problem-solving principles, graphic designers solve complex visual communication problems within the constraints of time, space, budget and technology.