Design Degrees Online

Program Requirements
Students will be required to complete a set of five (5) core courses that provide them with a broad understanding of key aspects of the Roman Catholic tradition–scripture, history, theology, ethics and spirituality. As well, students will complete five (5) elective courses and a master’s-level research paper or project.

Course Requirements
Core Courses

Students will be required to complete the following set of five (5) core courses:

CT 601: The Books of the Church
CT 602: The History of Catholicism
CT 603: Foundations of Theology
CT 604: Catholic Moral Life and Thought
CT 605: The Prayer Life of the Church: Spirituality and Liturgy

Elective Courses
Students in the MCT program must complete five (5) elective courses.

The following is a list of possible courses that will be available:
CT 610: Catholic Sacramental Life
CT 611: Catholic Perspectives on Ecology
CT 612: Special Topics in Catholic Theology
CT 613: The Catholic Imagination in Art and Literature
CT 614: Catholicism and Education
CT 615: Catholic Social Ethics
CT 616: Gender Ethics in Roman Catholicism
CT 617: Contemporary Bioethics: Issues of Life and Death
CT 618: The Catholic Church in Canada

Other Elective Courses
This is a list of possible elective courses that will be taught by St. Jerome’s University faculty. Students in this MCT program may also choose electives from appropriate graduate-level theology courses offered at another university such as Conrad Grebel University College. The maximum number of courses that can be taken from another university is three.

Students must obtain a minimum overall average of B or 75 in all courses.
Research Paper or Project Requirements [CT 606]

Students are expected to complete a master’s-level research paper, 35-50 pages [8750-12,500 words] or complete a discipline or profession-related research project. The nature of the research project will be determined in consultation with the Director of the program.

Normally, students will begin to work on their paper or project after the completion of the 10 courses that are required in the program.

The paper/project will be evaluated by two faculty members: the supervisor and one other faculty member who teaches in the core of the program.

A conversation focusing on the research paper or project shall normally take place between the student, the supervising faculty member, the second reader, and the Graduate Program Director (or designate). This provides the student with an opportunity to present and discuss the research undertaken in the paper or project.

Students must obtain a minimum grade of B or 75 for the paper or project.

Modes of Delivery
To meet the needs of part-time students, the modes of delivery of the courses will be many. For example:

(i) courses can be taught during regular semesters but offered in the evening, e.g., one evening per week for 12 weeks, 3 hours per evening;

(ii) courses can be taught in a two-week intensive period, 4 hours per day, 5 days per week.

Check Course Registration and Schedule for information on upcoming courses.

As well, because the program is meeting the needs of a wide geographical area, courses will be taught off-site when feasible.

Completion of the Program
The five electives in this program can be taken in any order provided that any course prerequisites have been met. It is expected that at least one elective, and typically more, will be offered every term.

Normally, the research paper/project will be started only when the coursework is completed.

Students wishing to take two courses every term can complete their course work requirement in six consecutive terms. Students wishing to take one course every term can complete their course work requirement in ten consecutive terms. Given the students that are expected to take this MCT program, interruptions due to professional or personal commitments are anticipated.

Typically, students should be able to complete their course requirements in four years, five years when allowing for significant interruption. The research paper/project is expected to take one year to complete. Hence, there is every reason to believe that students can complete all of their degree requirements in a maximum of seven years.

Communications + Information Design

Information Design, our newest program, is just one of several Communications programs offered by Sage. In addition to this interdisciplinary, high-tech, B.S. degree, we offer a four-year bachelor’s program for women at Russell Sage College in Troy, and you can still obtain an associate’s degree at the co-educational Sage College of Albany. Additionally, we offer both graduate-level certifications and tracks within our MBA and Public Administration master’s programs.
Program Philosophy:

Communications at The Sage Colleges comprises four distinct programs: the Associate’s Degree program at the Sage College of Albany, the four-year Bachelor’s Degree program in Information Design at Sage College of Albany, the four-year Bachelor’s Degree program at Russell Sage College in Troy and the graduate track in the Master’s of Business Administration program. The associate’s program, the Information Design program and the graduate program are co-educational; the four-year program in Troy is for women. The graduate program is aimed primarily at persons without an undergraduate degree in Communications and who are already working in a profession and desire to specialize in public communications at the Master’s level.

Though some students will choose to transfer or enter the workforce upon receiving an Associate’s Degree in Communication from SCA, this program is designed primarily as the first two years of the Bachelor of Science degree in Information Design. As such, it provides you with core training in Art, Business, Graphic Design and Computer Science in addition to your Communication courses. This broad, interdisciplinary curriculum is designed to prepare you for the integrative, high-tech courses you will take in your junior and senior years at Sage.

The four-year program at Russell Sage College provides a perfect starting point or continuation for women seeking the baccalaureate degree in communications. The program builds on a solid core of journalistic writing and public speaking, and is geared to those who wish to pursue a career in public relations or other persuasive media. In addition to offering a full range of theory and skills courses, the program prides itself on its internship program, which places you in real-world settings that will allow you to hone your communications skills while making career decisions. Recent graduates are working for public relations firms, advertising agencies, television network affiliates, newspapers, magazines, non-profit service and arts organizations and radio stations.

The programs share the following goals:
To produce a broadly trained communicator, prepared to meet the career challenges of a rapidly changing work environment.
To provide state of the art technology, upon which the communications program is built, designed to provide not just computer “literacy,” but computer “fluency.”
To imbue students with a sense of responsibility toward society, based on the understanding the power of the media is immense and carries with it tremendous responsibilities.

The Whole Systems Design program helps you to become a designer and leader of deep systemic change. It emphasizes relationships between personal, community, organizational, economic, social and ecological issues. You understand these issues from a systems perspective and focus on preferred sustainable futures as a way of transcending constraints.

An M.A. in Whole Systems Design primes you to go beyond narrow problem definitions and the status quo. You approach situations in terms of their contexts, interrelationships and dynamics. Then, you imagine and create new possibilities and work with others to design integrated approaches to problem solving.

The M.A. in Whole Systems Design is one of the graduate degrees offered by the Center for Creative Change.

Maybe you’re searching for a way to find out if graduate school is what you’d like to pursue. Perhaps you have a bachelor’s or master’s degree and want to hone your leadership skills and do some serious networking. Consider a graduate-level certificate in systems thinking and design.

Chris Fontana, 1998 Whole Systems Design graduate and Global Visionaries founder, is the 2007 Antioch University Seattle Distinguished Alumnus. To view a video of Fontana’s speech to the graduating class of 2007 and hear him talk about applying what he learned at Antioch, go to the Distinguished Alumni page.

Painting continues to assert a strong presence within contemporary art. Studies in painting at Winthrop deal in depth with conceptual interests along with the development of technical skills to enable personal vision to be realized. Traditional still life and figurative painting are part of a structured program of study which examines all levels of 20th century trends and styles. Varied instruction and instructional procedures assures each student variety and diversity of faculty and student feedback.

Students enrolled in the painting program have earned many awards, some at national level. Recognition for several has come from National Liquitex Paint supplies grants and purchases. Others have been successful in regional competitions. After graduation many continue studies at the graduate level, preparing for careers in teaching or as full-time practicing artists. Painting graduates are currently teaching at colleges and universities within the region. Careers in galleries and museums are also an option for those with a background in painting.

Career opportunities

The programme prepares for employment in a broad range of careers, from a design consultancy to a production industry, or a commercial business organisation, in any of the following areas:
Industrial and Product Design
Visual Media and Graphic Design
Furniture and Interior Design
Sales, Marketing and Commercial Design
Packaging Design and Product Branding

Of all Bournemouth University students graduating in 2007, 91% are in employment or undertaking further study within 6 months of completing their studies with us(1). 75% are in graduate level employment(2).

Sources: (1) Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions 2006/7, Higher Education Statistics Agency (2) Careers Services, Bournemouth University, 2008

The MFA industrial design program is project-oriented, requiring research into design methods and technologies. Industry collaboration provides an experiential dimension. The first year of study includes major emphasis in equipment design, consumer product design and furniture design, and computer-aided design using Alias software. The second year, students develop a thesis project which includes an exhibition and written thesis report.

The master of fine arts degree program is available for students pursuing specialized study in industrial design at the graduate level for the purpose of career enhancement or redirection. The educational experience is project oriented, requiring research into design methods and technologies. Industry collaboratives provide an experiential dimension.

MA postgraduate , full and part-time modes, Maidstone, full-time study mode: 45 weeks taught, summer independent study

The MA Printmaking course aims to develop students understanding to critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in Printmaking. The course will also enable students to explore current methodologies and processes in printmaking, and to develop an analytical and critical awareness of current debates in printmaking.

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The evolving application of print and printmaking in contemporary art practice provides artists, and illustrators with the challenge of rich and diverse range of technologies, digital and traditional. Recent years have seen the rapid expansion of printmaking as an art form internationally.

Students will be encouraged to be aware of the relationship between recent theory and practice in contemporary printmaking, and to have a comprehensive understanding of the techniques applicable. They will establish a personal practice by enquiry, analysis and evaluation at advanced post graduate level, to stimulate innovation, creativity and originality in printmaking.

The course will also ensure students can respond and adapt to emerging and challenging developments and for them to identify an appropriate context for their professional and personal development.

The Printmaking department at Maidstone College offers a challenging, stimulating educational experience working in a variety of autographic, photomechanical, reprographic and digital media, in well equipped. print studios and workshops.

Students can be from a Fine Art, Illustration, and/or Design background, or graduated from a specialist Printmaking course.

Career opportunities may be in Fine Art practice, curatorial work, publishing and editioning, art education, art therapy and public art.

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Art and Design Specialization in Graphic Design
Pre-requisites
ArtGr 470 Graphic Design Studio, 3 cr.
ArtGr 372 Print Materials and Methods, 2 cr.
ArtGr 387 or ArtGr 388, History of Graphic Design, 3 cr.
ArtGr 480 or ArtGr 490I, Graphic Design Internship, 3 cr.
ArtGr 475, Advanced Typography, 3 cr.
ArtGr 476, Graphic Design Methodology, 3 cr.

Required Courses:
ArtGr 570 Graphic Design Graduate Studio, 3 cr.
ArtGr 571 Graphic Design Graduate Studio, 3 cr.
Graduate level Art History course, 3 cr.
ArtGr 590A (taken with ArtGr 481 for graduate credit) Business Practice, 3 cr.
Art 501 Seminar, 3 cr.
ArtGr 698 Current Topics in Graphic Design Seminar, 3 cr.
ArtGr 699B Research: Creative Component, 3 cr. (taken twice for 6 cr. total)
Graduate level COD studio/seminar courses (outside of Graphic Design), 6 cr.

Total 30 Credits

Career Opportunities:
The skills and knowledge you will develop while studying these courses are those that employers identify as the most important attributes they require of graduates. Your success in completing one of these degrees will confirm your achievement and support your career development into management-level positions in a range of industry sectors and roles.
Both programmes develop graduate-level learning skills that will support your future professional and personal development, including part-time study to honours level.