The M.A. in Design at Cornell centers on a concern for the individual. Both the faculty and the students believe strongly in the power of design to nurture the human spirit and support the health and well-being of individuals and organizations. Design is art in the service of humankind, and as such, is a profession of innovation as well as accountability. Designers have a social responsibility to the people for whom they create, and with each design decision must strive to ensure the ethical, sustainable, and informed role of design in society. The M.A. program in Design has two concentrations: 1) Interior Design, which focuses on understanding and defining the expanding role of interior design as it relates to business strategy, environmental sustainability, health and well-being, advances in virtual reality, as well as the theoretical and historical issues which underpin these emerging concerns and 2) Sustainable Design Studies, which examines developing a new worldview founded on a skeptical, critical approach to reasoning, a deep sensitivity for things living, and a broad understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the human/nature relationship.