Design Studies (Design History) ,BA
Design Historian, Design history
The B.A. in design studies, with a concentration in design history is currently closed. Students can pursue historical and theoretical studies in design through the B.A. in design studies, with a concentration in design studies.
The Bachelor of Arts in design studies is a four-year, non-studio program of study in design. It is a highly flexible program of study, much like a liberal arts degree, where students select design and design-related courses offered in the institute and throughout the university. Students acquire a breadth of design knowledge via courses taken from three categories: general design, design history and communication for design. It provides a design education, both general and specific, to students who seek opportunities in the broader design sector or in graduate education.
Students may undertake the B.A. in design studies with a focus area in digital culture which emphasizes the ways in which our digitally-mediated environments are changing our experience and evolving our culture or in one of two specific concentrations: design studies, which allows students to discover the myriad possibilities of design as a subject area as well as the flexibility that it provides for further exploration, or design management, which offers a selection of courses in management and human communication that complement design.
- College/school:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First required math course: MAT 114 - College Mathematics
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Although a specific career path is not the principal intention of the B.A. in design studies, recent graduates of the program have become involved in sales and marketing in the design sector, or have gone on to graduate studies in architecture and planning. Other possible career paths include journalism and education.
Dean, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
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480-965-4495
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