The selection of a concentration is directly related to the student's primary area of investigation. Often, a student with an undergraduate degree in one of the concentrations will select that concentration for their graduate study. However, that need not always be the case. It is possible for a student to select a concentration other than that indicated by the undergraduate degree if the student's research interest warrants it.
To view the curriculum requirements for each concentration, please click on the title of each concentration for a PDF version of the curriculum checksheet.
Concentration: Arts/Media/Engineering
The MSD with a concentration in Arts/Media/Engineering is meant for individuals who wish to be at the forefront of design and development in those overlapping areas among arts, media, and engineering. The concentration provides the opportunity to span the breath of experimental media, from the more creative aspects to that part which is more quantitative, and everything in between. The concentration prepares a student for work with companies at the leading edge of media development. Area of concentration available: Design and Experimental Media.
Concentration: Healthcare and Healing Environments
The concentration in Healthcare and Healing Environments is focused on factors that impact the design and planning of healthcare facilities and healing environments, especially the integration of evidence based design, sustainable science, and best practices benchmarks with planning healthcare facilities. This multidisciplinary program integrates the principles of medical and clinical innovations, business administration, interior architecture, human health services, communication studies, architecture, and behavioral and engineering sciences. Students in this program will be mentored by local healthcare design consultants, teaming with nursing students, working directly with real clients, and corresponding with forward-thinking healthcare research centers.
For more information, contact Jamil.AlShraiky@asu.edu. An extended application deadline is expected to be approved for this concentration.
For more information about the Healthcare Design Initiative, see the website at design.asu.edu/hdi.
Concentration: Industrial Design
The MSD with a concentration in Industrial Design is meant for individuals interested in advanced studies in human factors, history, theory, criticism and methodology, design processes, and technology. This concentration develops an understanding of contemporary industrial design issues through specialized research and design skills. It also prepares the graduate student for a career in industrial design education. Areas of concentration available: Human Factors or Methodology, Theory, and Criticism.
Concentration: Interaction Design
Interaction design is about people: how people connect through products and services. And the Interaction Design concentration focuses on the study of principles, tools, complexities, and change that prepare students for endeavors such as creating effective physical and virtual shopping, creating effective information retrieval systems, and numerous such human-spatial interactions. Design principles would instruct students about the means of creating dynamic, expressive, and communicative forms.
Concentration: Interior Design
The MSD with a concentration in Interior Design is meant for individuals interested in advanced studies in facilities planning and management, history, theory, criticism and methodology, and human factors. This concentration develops an understanding of contemporary interior design issues through specialized research and design skills. It also prepares the graduate student for a career in interior design education. Areas of concentration available: Facilities Planning and Management or Methodology, Theory, and Criticism.
Concentration: New Product Innovation
This MSD concentration has been developed to teach graduate students about the role of design and innovation in the process of new product development within the context of a quickly evolving global economy. Innovation has been singled out as the key core skill that corporations will need to maintain sustainable competitive advantage. This project-based research program will provide students with the advanced knowledge necessary to succeed in the world of new product design and development.
Concentration: Visual Communication Design
The MSD with a concentration in Visual Communication Design is meant for individuals interested in advanced studies in visual language, history, theory, criticism and methodology, design processes, and technology. This concentration develops an understanding of contemporary graphic design issues through specialized research and design skills. It also prepares the graduate student for a career in graphic design education. Area of concentration available: Methodology, Theory, and Criticism.
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