艺术与设计理学学士学位课程提供严格但灵活的学习计划，学生可以学习艺术与设计的基本原理，并在各种可能性中追求一个集中的领域。该课程牢固地扎根于麻省理工学院的“精神与手法”（man and et）。它提供了严格的概念基础以及强大的实践技能，可应用于各种设计领域。在工作室中，通过批判性思维，实验，表现和物理生产技术，向学生介绍从概念到完成的设计过程。基于工作室的学习辅以研讨会和讲座主题，这些主题将设计置于不同的历史，文化，社会和技术环境中。艺术和设计被教导为上下文相关的，超出了要设计的人工制品的狭窄要求，并且作
The Bachelor of Science in Art and Design (BSAD) provides undergraduates with a cohesive program of study that exposes them to cross-disciplinary fields in art and design. It provides a rigorous conceptual foundation along with strong practical skills that can be applied across diverse design domains. Students will be introduced to the design process, from concept to completion, through contextual critical thinking, experimentation, representation, and physical production techniques, critique, iteration, and reflection. The objective is to prepare students to pursue diverse career paths from product design to visual communication to information design to 2D and 3D art practices and more. Study in this program will enable students to take advantage of emerging opportunities in industry and academia.<br><br>The requirements for the BSAD curriculum begin with two introductory subjects taken in sequence, 4.021 Design Studio: How to Design and 4.022 Design Studio: Introduction to Design Techniques and Technologies, intended for sophomores. A choice of a third design studio is taken in the junior year along with four additional core foundational subjects in design, art, computation, and history. The remaining four requirements are selected from a list of interdisciplinary subject offerings grouped around the following themes: objects, information, and art and experience. A thesis preparation subject is required and a thesis is presented in the senior year.