Introduction to Design Studies
Design studies is an interdisciplinary major that can lead to a wide range of occupations. This major generally appeals to students with an interest in design, but whose career interests may not involve studio work or exclusively design-focused professions. For instance, those wishing to go into advertising, business, historic presevation, journalism, publishing, education, or other liberal arts field could benefit from the design history and theory overview that a design studies education provides.
What Is Involved in a Design Studies Education?
Unlike the practical applications often covered in professional schools' graphic or multimedia design programs, design studies examines the historical, psychological, or social impact that design makes on our society. Your studies will help you to understand how design communicates ideas or makes important statements about our world. Your coursework may include a history of design or aesthetics, an overview of architecture, a history of graphic design, industrial design, or landscape architecture. Skills emphasized include critical thinking, visualizing concepts, communication, and research. While earning your degree (usually a bachelor's degree), you may be encouraged, or even required, to select a complementary, approved minor that reflects your career goals--for example, anthropology, history, communications, etc.
While the career possibilities for design studies majors are too numerous to list, common occupations include the following (listed with career projections for the 2008-2018 period and median annual salaries in May 2009):
Museum curator: 23 percent growth (much faster than average); $47,930
Marketing manager: 14 percent (faster than average; $110,030
Arts agent or manager: 13.7 percent; $61,890
Editor: 0 percent (flat); $50,800
Find out more about what a design studies major can do for you here on wł Education.
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Start down the path towards rewarding career opportunities at American InterContinental University. Learn more |
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Begin your high-tech career with training from American Institute of Technical Education. We offer information technology diploma and certificate programs that can be completed in just three months. Learn more |
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Get started on your career with an education from Harrison College. We offer more than 30 degree, certificate, and diploma programs in the fields of health sciences, veterinary technology, information technology, criminal justice, and business, in addition to our culinary arts academy. Learn more |
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Don't Miss a Day of Your Future' Grand Canyon University is offering Bachelor and Master degrees through our College of Education, Ken Blanchard College of Business, College of Nursing, and College of Liberal Arts. Classes start soon' Learn more |
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Students may search Design programs by location, subject area, and even degree type. Our interface makes it easy to research Design schools and compare different programs side by side.
Select a state in the directory below to find information about each available school in that area.
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This Design School Directory will help you find schools, colleges and universities in the USA and get the degree programs & training you need.
We make it easy to request free information and catalogs from Design Schools. Simply contact the school through the "request information" links available.
Design course curricula vary, and we suggest requesting more information from all institutions, or at least a reasonable number of them. This will allow you to compare their curricula and make the best choice for yourself.
Many of the Design universities that you can find in this school directory offer flexible online or on-campus degree programs that adapt to the most current trends and technologies in the fast-paced business world.
The institutions listed in the directory offer world-class instructors that provide high quality training. Further, these schools provide unsurpassed career counseling and opportunities for both students and learning professionals.
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