Art and design

The Bachelor of Science in Art and Design (BSAD) provides undergraduates with a cohesive program of study that exposes them to cross-disciplinary fields of art and design. It provides a rigorous conceptual foundation along with strong practical skills that can be applied across diverse design domains. Students will be introduced to the design process, from concept to completion, through contextual critical thinking, experimentation, representation, and physical production techniques, critique, iteration, and reflection. The objective is to prepare students to pursue diverse career paths from product design to visual communication to information design to 2D and 3D art practices and more. Study in this program will enable students to take advantage of emerging opportunities in industry and academia. The requirements for the BSAD curriculum begin with two introductory subjects taken in sequence, 4.021 Design Studio: How to Design and 4.022 Design Studio: Introduction to Design Techniques and Technologies, intended for sophomores. A choice of a third design studio is taken in the junior or senior year along with four additional core foundational subjects in design, art, computation, and history. The remaining four requirements are selected from a list of interdisciplinary subject offerings grouped around the following themes: objects, information, and art and experience. A thesis preparation subject is taken and a thesis presented in the senior year. The requirements for a Minor in Architecture are as follows: The HASS Minor in Art, Culture and Technology is designed to explore the conjunction of art with culture, science, technology, and design, and to develop critical and production practices. The minor consists of six subjects arranged into three levels of study and chosen as follows: The Minor in Design provides undergraduates with a cohesive program of study that exposes them to the cross-disciplinary field of design . The minor...