平面设计硕士

平面设计硕士课程帮助充满激情的学生朝着更深入的学科知识和更有针对性的，个性化的设计实践方向发展。学生对当代和新兴设计问题的探究为该计划的毕业生做好了领导职位的准备，这些职位既可以发展专业又可以促进学科发展。成功完成MGD学位也使毕业生有资格在大学任教并攻读设计博士学位。MGD II计划面向在平面设计方面获得BFA或同等学历并在视觉传达，交互设计和相关设计领域中实践过的申请人。集成的研究生工作室，研讨会和讲习班向学生介绍了针对当前和新兴实践的历史，设计（和相关）理论以及研究方法。学生以几种方式围绕沟通和互动
The Masters of Graphic Design program helps move the passionate student toward a deeper knowledge of the discipline and more purposeful, individually driven design practices. Student inquiry into contemporary and emergent design issues prepares graduates of the program for leadership positions that both evolve the profession and advance the discipline. Successful completion of the MGD degree also qualifies graduates to teach at the university level and to pursue a PhD in Design. The MGD II program targets applicants who have earned a BFA or equivalent in graphic design and are practiced in visual communication, interaction design, and related design fields. Integrated graduate studios, seminars, and workshops expose students to histories, design (and related) theories, and research methods that point to current and emerging practices. Students investigate questions individually and collaboratively around the design of communication and interaction in several ways: through making (visualizations, visual diagrams, and functioning prototypes, for instance), assigned and independent reading and research, discussion and critique, and writing. Students also enroll in at least one elective offered in the college, university, or our affiliate universities, Duke University and UNC, Chapel Hill.