Art: Design Research and Practice, B.F.A.

Design has a direct impact on culture at large by shaping the form and the contexts for our relationships with one another. At UTC, students develop the pragmatic formal and technical skills to practice design effectively and are also expected to continually consider the broader socio-political contexts within which design operates and is defined. This helps students clearly articulate the decisions they make throughout the creative process. Through this, our students begin to practice design with curiosity, reflexivity, and conviction. Students leave the program with the ability to select appropriate design methodologies to approach and analyze problems, demonstrate their communication skills (visually, verbally, and in writing), and above all, to identify and adapt to changing contexts and needs. It is this very adaptability that we work to instill in our students, the trait that is most often cited as a differentiating factor in favor of our students when applying for professional positions or for graduate study.