Design Degrees Online

A relevant honours degree; evidence of experiential learning equivalent to a degree; or 3 years relevant professional experience.

Suitable candidates
The course suits both recent graduates seeking to develop their skills and expand their market awareness, and experienced designers wishing to challenge their careers. Primarily aimed at textile designers, it also attracts applicants from related design disciplines.

Students with a background in design, fine art, architecture, interactive design or product design are welcome to apply, provided they can demonstrate that their aspirations are compatible with the course rationale and the textile discipline.

The course is demanding and challenging and will benefit most those who are prepared to question their contribution to the design discipline and who aim at becoming leading designers/consultants. Once on the course students will be expected to demonstrate creative design skills, develop strategic design thinking, be independent, flexible, and prepared to respond to challenge with a mature and professional attitude.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a postgraduate course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 548-567, computer based test: 211-225

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should show the nature and breadth of the your skills and include mature design work which reflects a strong personal identity. The journey from concept to finished work should be demonstrated through sketchbooks, research, and experiments. Your portfolio should demonstrate:
an awareness of contemporary design
an understanding and affinity to various materials
a strong sense of colour
creative presentation skills
self initiated work.

The 21st century marks the beginning of a new textile revolution, and we believe it is smart, invisible, sustainable, ethical and poetic. Smart? The emergence of intelligent technologies such as conductive textiles, sensory fabrics, wearable computing, biomaterials, nanotechnology demand greater collaboration between science and design to transform textile design processes and products. Invisible? New fibers and finishings create textiles with invisible built-innovative functionality such as vitamin-enhanced fabrics, anti-stress fibre, solar-reactive yarns and composite materials. Sustainable? Increasing demands to consider sustainability necessitate more responsible approaches to textile design. Issues of production, waste and post-consumption drastically change potential design processes and outputs. Ethical? Demographics, globalisation, changing consumption patterns that impact on markets can be challenged by design. Poetic? Human need for inspiring aesthetics and comforting material persists. The aesthetic and emotional qualities of cloth and craft become even more relevant in a high-tech, high speed consumer culture.

The world of textiles needs dynamic designers who can propose and realise intelligent, responsible innovations with strategic thought, leadership and personal vision. We provide a think-tank in which to cultivate ideas, reflect on individual practice, and challenge boundaries of textile design. Students investigate issues affecting the textile design discipline in the short, medium and long-term future. Practice-led, the course initiates and encourages design innovation. Joint lecture programmes and projects with other Masters courses such as Industrial Design, Creative Practice for the Narrative Environment and Design: Ceramics, Furniture or Jewellery (by Project) foster a creative and challenging multidisciplinary environment, nourishing experimental and innovative hybrid design practices. We support textile designers with the potential to shift existing design boundaries, re-shape how we live and create the textiles of tomorrow.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the MSD Program must hold a baccalaureate degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or a related design discipline. When applying for admission, applicants must declare one of seven concentrations: Healthcare and healing environments, new product innovation, interactive design, arts/media/engineering, visual communication design, industrial design, or interior design. Further information can be found in the program description on the admissions Web page at admissions.

Applicants must file separate application materials to both the Graduate College and the MSD Program.

A 3.00 or higher baccalaureate grade point average is required for application.
Minimum TOEFL score of 550 on paper-based or 83 iBT is required of applicants whose native language is not English.

Submit the following materials to:
MSD Program
COLLEGE OF DESIGN
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 872105
TEMPE AZ 85287-2105
A mandatory statement of intent form found on the admissions website listed above (maximum 600 words; ) which must include the following points:
Specify intended concentration: Healthcare and Healing Environments, New Product Innovation, Interactive Design, Visual Communication Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or Arts/Media/Engineering.
Discuss proposed research topic. What will be your research focus? Why is this research important to you, the design community, and the general population?
Specify a proposed mentor for intended research. Faculty biographies can be found on the website at design.asu.edu/msd/faculty.shtml.
Discuss personal academic background and professional experience that has prepared you for or will support your proposed research topic.
Three recommendation forms (found on the admissions Web site listed above) from persons who are qualified to comment on your potential in the selected area of study. Students must have the recommender use the recommendation form. Students have two options to return letters of recommendation: 1) have the recommender mail in the letter to the MSD program or 2) submit letters with a complete application packet; letters must be sealed and the recommender’s signature must be across the seal in ink.
An additional statement from applicants wishing to be considered for teaching or research assistantships outlining areas in which they feel competent to serve as a teaching or research assistant and inexpensive copies of samples of work that will not be returned (international students who wish to be considered for a teaching assistantship and whose first language is not English are required to pass the Test of Spoken English [TSE], the SPEAK test, or have a score of 24 or higher on the iBT TOEFL in the speaking section.
The TSE is administered by TOEFL/TSE Services, (PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA) and can be taken in your home country (or US). Ask to have the score sent directly to the MSD Program at the above address.
The SPEAK test is the local version of the TSE, authorized by Educational Testing Services (ETS) and administered on campus through the American English and Culture Program (AECP) at ASU. It is an oral proficiency exam.
An 8.5″ x 11″ portfolio documenting papers and imaginative projects that support the intended concentration and demonstrate drawing, rendering, graphic and modeling skills.

The portfolio is returned after final admission procedures, provided sufficient prepaid postage is enclosed, or if the materials are claimed in person within one year of submission. Unclaimed portfolios are retained for only one year.

The MSD Program assumes no liability for lost or damaged materials. IMPORTANT NOTE: Items 1 to 4 above must be sent to the MSD Program address. DO NOT send these materials to the Graduate College. If these materials are sent to any other area other than the MSD Program, they will not be reviewed and your application will be denied.

Application Deadlines

Primary consideration is given to completed applications received by the deadline. Applications for assistantships and scholarships normally are considered at the same time, but positions will not be filled until July.

The Graduate College and the MSD Program must receive all materials by January 15 to be considered for the following fall semester. Please note that the MSD program only accepts fall admission.

Selection Procedures and Notifications

The faculty evaluates the applications and supporting materials and recommends to the Graduate College whether the applicant should be granted regular or provisional admission or if admission should be denied. If admission is provisional, the Graduate College specifies in its letter of admission the provisions to be met to gain regular status. The MSD Program informs successful applicants of the procedures for enrollment.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the MSD Program must hold a baccalaureate degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or a related design discipline. When applying for admission, applicants must declare one of seven concentrations: Healthcare and healing environments, new product innovation, interactive design, arts/media/engineering, visual communication design, industrial design, or interior design. Further information can be found in the program description on the admissions Web page at admissions.

Applicants must file separate application materials to both the Graduate College and the MSD Program.

MSD Program Requirements
A 3.00 or higher baccalaureate grade point average is required for application.
Minimum TOEFL score of 550 on paper-based test or 213 on computer-based test is required of international students whose native language is not English.

Submit the following materials to:
MSD Program
COLLEGE OF DESIGN
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 872105
TEMPE AZ 85287-2105
A mandatory statement of intent form found on the admissions website listed above (maximum 600 words; ) which must include the following points:
Specify intended concentration: Healthcare and Healing Environments, New Product Innovation, Interactive Design, Visual Communication Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or Arts/Media/Engineering.
Discuss proposed research topic. What will be your research focus? Why is this research important to you, the design community, and the general population?
Specify a proposed mentor for intended research. Faculty biographies can be found on the website at design.asu.edu/msd/faculty.shtml.
Discuss personal academic background and professional experience that has prepared you for or will support your proposed research topic.
Three recommendation forms (found on the admissions Web site listed above) from persons who are qualified to comment on your potential in the selected area of study. Students must have the recommender use the recommendation form. Students have two options to return letters of recommendation: 1) have the recommender mail in the letter to the MSD program or 2) submit letters with a complete application packet; letters must be sealed and the recommender’s signature must be across the seal in ink.
An additional statement from applicants wishing to be considered for teaching or research assistantships outlining areas in which they feel competent to serve as a teaching or research assistant and inexpensive copies of samples of work that will not be returned (international students who wish to be considered for a teaching assistantship and whose first language is not English are required to pass the Test of Spoken English [TSE], the SPEAK test, or have a score of 24 or higher on the iBT TOFEL in the speaking section.
The TSE is administered by TOEFL/TSE Services, (PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA) and can be taken in your home country (or US). Ask to have the score sent directly to the MSD Program at the above address.
The SPEAK test is the local version of the TSE, authorized by Educational Testing Services (ETS) and administered on campus through the American English and Culture Program (AECP) at ASU. It is an oral proficiency exam.
An 8.5″ x 11″ portfolio documenting papers and imaginative projects that support the intended concentration and demonstrate drawing, rendering, graphic and modeling skills.

The portfolio is returned after final admission procedures, provided sufficient prepaid postage is enclosed, or if the materials are claimed in person within one year of submission. Unclaimed portfolios are retained for only one year.

The MSD Program assumes no liability for lost or damaged materials. IMPORTANT NOTE: Items 1 to 4 above must be sent to the MSD Program address. DO NOT send these materials to the Graduate College. If these materials are sent to any other area other than the MSD Program, they will not be reviewed and your application will be denied.

C. Application Deadlines

Primary consideration is given to completed applications received by the deadline. Applications for assistantships and scholarships normally are considered at the same time, but positions will not be filled until July.

The Graduate College and the MSD Program must receive all materials by January 15 to be considered for the following fall semester. Please note that the MSD program only accepts fall admission.

D. Selection Procedures and Notifications

The faculty evaluates the applications and supporting materials and recommends to the Graduate College whether the applicant should be granted regular or provisional admission or if admission should be denied. If admission is provisional, the Graduate College specifies in its letter of admission the provisions to be met to gain regular status. The MSD Program informs successful applicants of the procedures for enrollment.

E. Foreign Language Requirements

None.

F. Thesis or Applied Project

For students choosing the thesis option, six semester hours of DSC 599 Thesis apply toward the thesis. Guidelines in the Format Manual must be followed. For students choosing the applied project option, six hours of DSC 593 Applied Project apply.

You can find more information about the Thesis/Dissertation at the Graduate College Web site.

G. Final Examinations

An oral examination in defense of the thesis or applied project is required for all students in the MSD Program. Graduation Deadlines and Procedures can be found on the Graduate College Web site.

MA Design for Textile Futures

The 21st century marks the beginning of a new textile revolution, and we believe it is smart, invisible, sustainable, ethical and poetic. Smart? The emergence of intelligent technologies such as conductive textiles, sensory fabrics, wearable computing, biomaterials, nanotechnology demand greater collaboration between science and design to transform textile design processes and products. Invisible? New fibers and finishings create textiles with invisible built-innovative functionality such as vitamin-enhanced fabrics, anti-stress fibre, solar-reactive yarns and composite materials. Sustainable? Increasing demands to consider sustainability necessitate more responsible approaches to textile design. Issues of production, waste and post-consumption drastically change potential design processes and outputs. Ethical? Demographics, globalisation, changing consumption patterns that impact on markets can be challenged by design. Poetic? Human need for inspiring aesthetics and comforting material persists. The aesthetic and emotional qualities of cloth and craft become even more relevant in a high-tech, high speed consumer culture.

The world of textiles needs dynamic designers who can propose and realise intelligent, responsible innovations with strategic thought, leadership and personal vision. We provide a think-tank in which to cultivate ideas, reflect on individual practice, and challenge boundaries of textile design. Students investigate issues affecting the textile design discipline in the short, medium and long-term future. Practice-led, the course initiates and encourages design innovation. Joint lecture programmes and projects with other Masters courses such as Industrial Design, Creative Practice for the Narrative Environment and Design: Ceramics, Furniture or Jewellery (by Project) foster a creative and challenging multidisciplinary environment, nourishing experimental and innovative hybrid design practices. We support textile designers with the potential to shift existing design boundaries, re-shape how we live and create the textiles of tomorrow.

Application Code: 0656
Degree Received: Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
Academic Department: Computer Imaging and Architectural Engineering Technology
Description:

This program is designed to provide graduates with basic knowledge and skills for entry-level positions in the interior design discipline. The program consists of a core graphics sequence with additional courses in appropriate technical areas. Computer applications are integrated throughout the four semesters with a strong component in 2D and 3D computer graphics. The faculty consists of a certified interior designer as well as licensed architects and engineers.

A laptop computer is required for students entering the interior design program. The College will provide a list of appropriate laptops and wireless modem cards in April to all students who have been accepted to attend Alfred State College.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:

Required: Math A (algebra)
Features & Facilities:
Focuses on design technology and application
Electronic presentation and computer modeling
Focuses on space planning, furniture, and finishes selection
Focuses on ADA and other applicable codes
Graduation Requirements:

A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0 which is equivalent to a “C” average.

Master of Science in Product-Service-System Design

The Programme

The Master of Science (Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale) in Design in Product/Service System starts from the experience of the MEDes programme – Master of Science of European Design. This is a European network formed by six of the best Design universities in Europe, including the Politecnico (http://www.master-of-european-design.org).

Design is about everyday life and culture. Each designer has a very strong need for knowing and understanding different realities, therefore to travel and learn by experience. Moreover, design is internationally recognized as an Italian phenomenon, indivisibly linked to the success of the Made in Italy around the world.

The Politecnico di Milano has always supported this system, contributing to the birth and consolidation of the design discipline through extraordinary figures who have studied and/or taught there, including Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Lodovico Magistretti, Marco Zanuso, and Tomas Maldonado.

By establishing a M.Sc. course in Product-Service-Systems Design, the School of Design of Politecnico di Milano, first of its kind in Italy both historically and for number of students, intends to offer the international design community a university training course in the English language.
The course aims at training a figure capable of exploring design solutions and forms of innovation guided by constantly renewed design through the creative coordination of product, communication, points of visibility, and services.
Beginning with a solid theoretic-scientific based training process, what will be analyzed are the relationships and interactions among the components of products, communication, interiors, and services within a more general design of the system product, as well as the capability of intervening on a planning basis in these frameworks.
A main training objective is therefore to offer a wide set of design tools, capable of providing the appropriate skills for the creative management of products, services, events, and communication strategies in integrated form. Logistics, aspects of strategic design and project management, knowledge of the overall production chain of the system, communication and media are disciplines that integrate the skills of designers within a complete professional profile.
The study course concludes with a final synthesis laboratory, a work placement, and a discussion of the degree thesis.

The course offers places to a maximum of 60 eligible students and is open to Italian and foreign students holding a bachelor’s degree certificate (Bachelor of Art, Bachelor of Design or equivalent) or a relevant postgraduate work experience in fields connected to the world of design.
During the course all tuition, examinations and subject materials will be in English. Students will need a good understanding of the English language in order to benefit from the course of study. Therefore, the IELTS or TOEFL examination must be passed in order to be accepted onto the course.

Tuition Fees

Regular fees are based on family income and range from 794.00 € to 3,270.00 €. International applicants who have qualified for a scholarship will be reimbursed, except for the enrolment fee of 144.00 €.

Contacts

Reference Professor: Luisa Collina. For further information about admission, requirements, scholarships and selection please contact rele@polimi.it Ph:+39.02.2399.7216/7261

Other info

Students who have been admitted to the Master of Science above and have had excellent results in their studies (i.e. belong to the top 10% of their class) have the requisites to apply for the Alta Scuola Politecnica (http://www.asp-poli.it), the School for Talents founded by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino.

B.S. in Graphic Design
Mission

Graphic design communicates visually. It has the power to persuade, to inform, and to educate. The Mission of the Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design is to empower students to become effective visual communicators, through a liberal arts education. Through research, analysis, organization, and presentation skills students will inform audiences using various forms of visual media.
Educational Objectives
The profession of Graphic Design is one that is in constant flux. Our aim is to maintain a discipline, which is up-to-date in both technological and artistic innovations within the profession.
To encourage the creation of aesthetic, and effective, design solutions. Students may choose to work not only in print based media, but also on screen-based designs, which incorporate motion and sound. Emphasis is placed on communication skills, work ethics, and motivation.
To create works that are both ethically sound, and culturally aware, in turn, having a positive impact on their society and community. From record labels to road signs, film titles to beer bottles, textbooks to website, students are capable of creating a diversity of professional-level designed materials.
Upon Graduation, to be competitive in numerous career opportunity options: design firms, advertising agencies, web-site developers, publishing companies, print houses, television studios, or the pursuit of independent design work.
Learning Outcomes
Promote specialist studies relevant to progression pathways for employment.
Provide knowledge and relevant skills as the toolkit for career progression.
Nurture students’ ability in a specialist art and design discipline.
Enable students to develop personal qualities, linked to generic skills, for successful performance in the working life.
Promote a stimulating, supportive, and creative, learning environment in which students can maximize their potential as individuals.
Involve professional bodies and employers in the delivery of the programs, in order to maintain currency.
Offer learning experiences which foster independence of thought, and which encourage analytical and imaginative enquiry.
Nurture the designers’ obligation to their social and moral responsibilities.

The Graphic Design Program prepares accomplished graphic designers with critical minds to evaluate their own work.

The curriculum provides a comprehensive education in offering a range of theoretical, and practical, courses tackling various design experiences.

After having explored the visual principles of form, image, color, and typography, the students choose to either specialize in print or digital media.

The use of multilingual typography in layouts is studied, in depth, throughout the Program. Students develop custom Arabic typefaces for various applications in class.

During the Senior Year, emphasis is placed on the design approaches in the final project, a challenging, self-defined experience that will help students define their professional interests. Conceptual thinking in creating visual systems, and information design, is the main focus of the final project. Students are required to complete an internship class which allows them to work for credits in a design studio of their choice, depending on their specific area of interest.

Graphic Design, a multi-facetted discipline, offers wide opportunities in working for advertising agencies, design studios, publishing houses, television production houses, or as freelancers designing web-sites, typefaces, animated sequences, interface systems, packaging, identities, posters and exhibitions.

The GradDipDes is a professional programme in Digital Media Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture or Landscape Architecture. It is ideal for students and practitioners who hold a first degree in a professional design discipline and wish to add a further professional qualification. Study is closely integrated with the BDes and BDes (Hons).

Completion of the GradDipDes carries the same professional recognition as the BDes, or BDes (Hons), and can lead to professional practice and to MDes or other postgraduate-level studies.
Duration:

2 years (4 trimesters) full-time
Entry requirement:

A BDes in Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture or a BArch. Applicants with a 4 (or more)-year design degree in another area, and other design graduates with substantial professional experience, will each be considered on merit.

Associate Professor Daniel Brown, Deputy Head of School
Phone: 0-4-463 6129
Fax: 0-4-463 6204
Email: daniel.brown@vuw.ac.nz

Introduction

In 2009, after extensive research, international benchmarking and curriculum development, the College of Creative Arts is introducing revised design degrees in the form of a new Bachelor of Design (Honours) degree and a revised Bachelor of Design degree. These:
Restructure the first year of the programme to enable students to enrol in design discipline-related papers that will encourage exploration of both familiar and unfamiliar disciplines to assist in making well-informed decisions as to the major they wish to pursue. You will still be asked to nominate a major area of study when you first apply for admission to the programme but this may be changed at any time prior to commencement of study in Part II.

Will provide those completing the new Bachelor of Design Honours degree with a qualification at Level 8 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and thus the potential to complete a Masters degree in one further year of study.

Will provide an option to complete a Bachelor of Design degree (at Level 7 on the National Qualifications Framework), that is less research intensive with opportunity to enrol in a wider range of 200- and 300-Level electives.

Include a new joint major in fashion design and business in the Bachelor of Design incorporating papers from one of the Bachelor of Business Studies majors offered in Wellington.

Include a new major in Integrated Design at the Auckland campus that combines and integrates visual communication design, industrial/product design and system design. This will be available from 2010.