M.A.in Integrated Design Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2023 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Read the course descriptions.
This 36-credit program requires the following:
Foundation Courses
You may be required to take one or all of these courses based on an evaluation of your academic background and portfolio. DESN 501 Introduction to Web Development and DESN 502 Introduction to Graphic Design Principles cannot be counted toward the 36 credits required for the degree; DESN 503 Workshop in Written Communication can count under certain circumstances toward the credits required for the degree.
- DESN 501 Introduction to Web Development
- DESN 502 Introduction to Graphic Design Principles
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DESN 503 Workshop in Written Communication
Required Courses (18 credits)
- DESN 610 Visual & Verbal Rhetoric
- DESN 612 Creative Methodologies
- DESN 615 Typography I
(This course should be taken within the first 9 credits of study; students who demonstrate advanced typography skills will be required to substitute DESN 645 Typography II.) - DESN 660 Web Development
(If you test out of this course, you must take an advanced hypermedia course.) - DESN 735 Portfolio
(To be eligible for enrollment in this course, you must have completed all other requirements for graduation.) - DESN 740 Seminar in Publications Design
(To be eligible for enrollment in this course, you must have completed all other requirements for graduation.)
Advanced Writing Course (3 credits)
Choose one.
- DESN 603 Editorial Style
- DESN 604 Writing for the Marketplace
- DESN 605 Public & Private Languages
- DESN 611 The Craft of Popularization
- DESN 691 Art of the Interview
- DESN 692 Writing for Digital Environments
Free Electives (15 credits)
Choose five DESN courses. You can also choose interaction design and information architecture courses, management courses or illustration, photography, graphic design or production courses offered for graduate credit at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
as of fall 2023