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Master of Design (MDes)
Students entering without any previous formal study of design or a portfolio will normally take 3 years to complete the Master of Design program. We seek to admit a large enough group of graduate students in this category to form a class which has approximately 50% of the students with design degrees and 50% from non design backgrounds such as business, engineering, the liberal arts and architecture. They begin with one year of Foundation classes that teach the fundamentals of the design methodology that ID excels in.
Those applicants who have taken undergraduate design at accredited English speaking universities are admitted directly into the two-year Master of Design program after successful review of their portfolio by the admissions committee.
MDes Online application [opens in new window]
Deadlines
Fall admission: February 15th
Spring admission: September 15th international applicants; October 15th domestic
Application to the Master of Design (MDes) program requires:
Application and fee: submit the application form along with the $75 application fee.
Prior degree: four-year bachelors degree, minimum GPA 3.0/4.0. Official transcript from institution(s) where a degree was earned is required.
Test scores: GRE required for applicants without a bachelors in design from an accredited, English-speaking university; minimum 1200/1600 and 3/6.0. GMAT may be used as substitute for GRE; minimum 600/800 and 3.0/6.0. TOEFL required for international applicants without a bachelors degree from an accredited, English-speaking university; minimum 100 (250 computer-based, 600 paper-based).
Portfolio: required for applicants with a bachelors in design; encouraged for all.
Work experience: typically 2-5 years. Include your current resume for review.
Recommendations: three letters from current and/or prior contacts.
Essay: complete a Statement of Education and Career Goals.
Interview: encouraged.
Other: applicants without a bachelors in design must complete an intensive, two-semester Foundation sequence before beginning the main program.
Estimated Expenses 2008-2009
Tuition for 9 months: *$34,020
Living Expenses, Books & Studio Supplies for 9 months: $12,444
Mandatory Health Insurance: **$850
Other student fees: **$1,004
Total cost for single graduate student: $48,318
(Accompanying spouse: $4,000)
(Each accompanying child: $2,000)
- 2008-2009 tuition for two semesters.
