Academics
Our academic programs empower creative practitioners, artists, and designers who strive to build a world that is brighter, more inclusive, relentlessly innovative, and ecologically resilient.
Undergraduate programs
The School of Art, Design and Architecture offers the expansive creative programming and state-of-the-art facilities you might find at a massive institution, but with the deeply personalized, studio-led learning experience of an elite art academy. We offer over 8 distinctive undergraduate programs, alongside specialized minors and advanced certificates, with pathways that seamlessly blend hands-on traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge digital innovation.
Degree Level
Our multidimensional academic programs liberate creators from conventional boundaries, allowing you to view and shape the world from diverse perspectives. Here, you aren’t confined to a single medium; you can cross-pollinate ideas across disciplines, immersing yourself in multiple creative domains that fuel your unique artistic vision. The benefits of this creative and academic freedom are limitless.
Areas of Study
Mission & Values
We are and will be a university where design and social research drive approaches to studying issues of our time, such as democracy, urbanization, technological change, economic empowerment, sustainability, migration, and globalization.
