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Our graduates have been successful across a broad range of design professions. We are excited to announce the launch of our MFA program and we are accepting students for Fall 2009. To us, design is the activity that merges the latest in technology with social, cultural, and economic factors to create the things we use everyday. Our teaching program presents students with the many options available in design professions through experimentation in several areas of design with focused development in a specific track selected by the student.

The Department of Design at UC Davis offers four "emphasis areas":

Exhibition Design

Including exhibition development, signage and environmental graphic design.

Interior Architecture

incorporates interior design, furniture, and lighting design.

Textiles and Fashion

merges fashion design with a study of textile technology.

Visual Communication

including graphic and multimedia design.

All areas of study incorporate the history and theory of design as well as an exploration of social and environmental issues related to design. Students will be introduced to "hands on" and computing skills in all course work. The department has dedicated studios and computer labs where projects can be constructed in a very collaborative environment. Creativity, development of thoughtfully developed ideas, and the ability to communicate design concepts are the talents and skills that are encouraged in the UC Davis Department of Design

As you look at this website, we hope you will be excited by the potential to learn and create. If you have questions, we hope you will contact our Advising Office for answers.

The UC Davis Department of Design transitioned to the College of Letters and Science, Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies in September of 2005.