美术系致力于培养艺术和设计领域的全球思想领袖。设计专业解决了创新教学法的需求，以探索当代设计的广阔本质及其与人文，科学和新兴技术的关系。该课程强调对设计的综合理解，将针对复杂的社会，文化和环境挑战的不同学科方法结合在一起。学生将获得当代的代表性，原型制作和制造技能，并参与产生高级研究和知识生产的理论框架。<br> <br>学生从设计专业开始时需要两个必需的核心工作室，介绍基本的设计方法，计算能力，技术制造。 ，以及对当代数字文化的研究。然后，专业学生从一系列理论和历史研讨会中进行选择，这些研讨会将结合背景
The Fine Arts department is committed to cultivating global thought leaders in the fields of Art and Design. The Major in Design addresses a need for innovative pedagogy exploring the expansive nature of contemporary design and its relationship to the humanities, the sciences, and emerging technologies. The curriculum emphasizes an integrated understanding of design that brings together different disciplinary approaches that respond to complex social, cultural, and environmental challenges. Students will acquire contemporary representation, prototyping, and fabrication skills and engage with theoretical frameworks yielding advanced research and knowledge production. Students begin the Design Major with two required core studios that introduce fundamental design methodologies, computational literacy, technological fabrication, and the study of contemporary digital culture. Majors then select from a series of theoretical and historical seminars that contextualize and expand their understanding of design practices including data-driven, speculative, and inquiry-based design. Majors also have the freedom to select from an expansive list of art and design electives that further their interdisciplinary expertise. The Design Major culminates in a year-long design project, researched design brief, public exhibition, and panel review with leading experts in the field.