The question to ask is not “What do you want to be?” but rather “What do you want to do?”
Mission of the Master of Science in Design
The underpinning mission of the Master of Science in Design (MSD) is focused on what you want to do rather than what you want to be. This makes the MSD significantly different from most other graduate degrees in design, which may prepare you for the challenges today’s professional world but perhaps not those of tomorrow.
The MSD achieves its mission in two significant ways. First, it is a research degree and not a practice degree. Like most research degrees, it is centered on the systematic and methodological investigation of issues important to design. Second, the MSD is interdisciplinary. It provides an educational environment that works across the many disciplines that exist in a setting such as the College of Design and Arizona State University.
Goals of the MSD
The MSD Program has four goals:
- To provide graduate education for students who have a baccalaureate degree in Industrial Design, Interior Design, Visual Communication Design, or a related design discipline.
- To provide the opportunity for the development of specialized research skills to support the professions of Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Visual Communication Design.
- To provide the opportunity for design professionals to gain the necessary research skills for academic and professional careers.
- To develop critical skills that enable the graduates of the program to contribute to the literature of design through articles, essays, and books or to participate in conferences related to their concentration.
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