该文科学位为学生提供了广泛接触该学科的机会。除了通过核心课程获得基础之外，该课程还使学生能够利用学院内部或外部的选修课来量身定制学习。设计系为学生提供专业的实践和进阶的设计工作的准备，重点是对空间，体验和产品的创新，以人为本的协作方法。对设计的研究鼓励创造性地解决问题，并提供清晰表达视觉思想所必需的技能。每年进行一次有竞争力的档案袋审查，以鉴定其工作达到了达到室内设计和工业设计初级和高级课程所需能力的学生。通过学习要求后，选定的学生将被正式录取进入BFA和BS课程。该学士课程向所有学生开放。
This liberal arts degree provides the opportunity for the student to gain a broad exposure to the discipline. In addition to receiving a foundation through the core courses, the curriculum enables students to tailor their studies with electives from inside or outside of the college.<br><br>Students interested in the BA program in Design should apply as early in their academic career as possible, but no later than 60 units.<br>The Department of Design prepares students for professional practice and advanced work in design with emphasis on innovative, human-centered, and collaborative approaches to spaces, experiences and products. The study of design encourages creative problem solving and provides the skills necessary to express creative ideas with clarity. A competitive portfolio review is held each year to identify students whose work has reached a level of competence necessary to advance to junior- and senior-level courses in Interior Design and Industrial Design. After passing portfolio requirements, selected students are officially admitted to the B.F.A. and B.S. programs. The B.A. is a highly customizable program that is open to all students and does not require a portfolio for admission to the major. The graduate Human Experience Design Interactions program is an interdisciplinary program with competitive admissions criteria. This liberal arts degree provides the opportunity for the student to gain a broad exposure to the discipline. In addition to receiving a foundation through the core courses, the curriculum enables students to tailor their studies with electives from inside or outside of the college.