The College of Design offers a unique educational experience to students studying architecture, art and design, graphic design, industrial design and landscape architecture or pursuing doctoral study in Ph.D. in Design. Education centers around the studio, where students maintain their own workspace, establish disciplined work habits, discuss their work and collaborate with others. Students also have the opportunity to spend a semester or more at the Prague Institute in Europe.
Students benefit from close relationships with faculty in small college community while drawing on the resources of a large university. And they give back. Citizens across North Carolina are touched by research and extension efforts, ranging from design workshops for 4-H students to downtown enhancement strategies and conceptual plans for public parks.
The College of Design retains strong traditions since its founding in 1948. At its core in the early years was an uncompromising belief that comprehensive design would produce a healthy environment, an improved society and a better life for all.
The College of Design offers the following degrees:
The School of Architecture at NC State has, from its inception in 1948, been a force for globally-informed innovation in design. Today, we live in a world of profound challenges, pushing the practice of architecture towards fundamental change. Our intent in the School is to lead the search for new ways an architectural education can be a strong, positive force in the creation of healthy and sustainable buildings and communities.
Our students and faculty are developing the knowledge and skills to address complex contemporary issues regarding:
Every day in our studios and in our seminars we are pushing the boundaries framing the meaning of Good Design. We seek to know what it means to be an effective, responsible architect in the context of the contemporary world, and we intend for our work to take us there.
To become an architect, students much earn an accredited, professional degree in Architecture. This is either the B.Arch. or the M.Arch.
At NC State, the undergraduate architecture education is comprised of two parts: the four-year Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (BEDA), followed by the one-year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch).
Students have the option of following the BED-A with a two-year Masters of Architecture (M.Arch.) There are benefits to both the B.Arch. or the M.Arch. path. A detailed explanation of architecture degrees is provided here: http://www.archcareers.org/degreeprogram.html
The Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (BED-A) degree is a four-year, pre-professional degree that stresses the education of the individual and serves as the foundation for advanced study in the discipline.
To become a licensed architect in North Carolina and other states, the BEDA graduate must apply to and complete an additional fifth year of study in a Bachelor of Architecture program or a two-year Master of Architecture program. Both of these accredited professional degree programs are offered at the NC State College of Design. The remaining requirements for licensure are a period of professional training and a passing score on the Architectural Registration Examination. Curriculum
Only students currently enrolled in an undergraduate architecture program within an accredited school of architecture may apply for lateral transfer. All other students, including students in architectural technology programs, must apply to enter the first-year class, although some credit may be awarded for coursework; this is determined on a case-by-case basis.
To become an architect, students must earn an accredited, professional degree in Architecture. This is either the B.Arch. or the M.Arch.
At NC State, the undergraduate architecture education is comprised of two parts: the four-year Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (BEDA), followed by the one-year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch).
Students have the option of following the BED-A with a two-year Masters of Architecture (M.Arch.) There are benefits to both the B.Arch. or the M.Arch. path. A detailed explanation of architecture degrees is provided here: ArchCareers.org Types of Degrees
The Bachelor of Architecture program (the “fifth year”) prepares students for professional practice in architecture. An understanding of the basic principles of architecture and the precedents that have influenced those principles is emphasized. The program encourages the student to identify, test, and explore ideas that will aid in developing a sound intellectual framework for professional work.
The Bachelor of Architecture as a first degree is fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). It satisfies the educational requirements for licensing and certification by the various states and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
The Bachelor of Architecture curriculum is a one-year (two semester) program of 30 credit hours which builds upon a four-year pre-professional curriculum such as the NC State College of Design's Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (BEDA) degree. The first semester architecture studio is faculty-directed and typically involves the design of a building in depth. The second semester studio consists of a student-initiated final project which has been identified, researched, and programmed the previous semester with general parameters set by the faculty. Required and elective professional seminars in practice, history and theory, architectural technologies, urbanism, energy studies and environmental systems complement the studio.
For students with a four-year, pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture (BEDA degree or equivalent). Two semester of full-time study. Minimum 30 credit hours.
The Master of Architecture degree prepares students to assume responsible roles in the profession of architecture. The majority of recent graduates have chosen to enter private architectural practice, undertaking the rich professional challenges it offers. Generally, within the profession, this degree is considered as the terminal degree.
Please read the 2012-2013 Architecture Graduate Handbook for a general overview of the program. 2011-2012 Architecture Graduate Handbook 2010-2011 Architecture Graduate Handbook
The School of Architecture offers three Tracks to the Master of Architecture degree: Track One, Track Two and Track Three
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARC 5__ | Architecture Graduate Design Studios | 24 credits |
| ARC ___ | Architecture Graduate Electives | 15 credits |
| ___ ___ | Architecture/College/Study Area Graduate Electives | 9 credits |
| Total Credit Hours | 42 credits |
For students with a four-year undergraduate degree in architecture (BEDA degree or equivalent). Generally completed in two years of full-time study. Minimum 48 credit hours.
| Course Number | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARC 503 | Advanced Architecture Design Studio | 6 credits |
| ARC 598 | Final Project Studio | 6 credits |
| ARC 697 | Final Project Research | 3 credits |
| ARC ___ | Architecture Graduate Electives | 6 credits |
| ___ ___ | Concentration/Study Area Electives | 9 credits |
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Total Credit Hours
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30 credits |
For students with a five-year NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree. Normally requires three semesters in residence. Minimum 30 credit hours.
For students with undergraduate or advanced degrees in fields other than architecture. This track normally requires three semesters of preparatory work before entering the final two-year program of graduate study. Accredited by NAAB. Minimum 96 credit hours.
For information on applying for the Master of Architecture program, please visit the graduate admissions page of this website.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
Simon Atkinson
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Laura Battaglia
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Susan Cannon
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Matthew Griffith
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Davin Hong
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Dr. Margret Kentgens-Craig
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Donald Kranbuel
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Hunt McKinnon
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Jessica Johnson Moore
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Epi Pazienza
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Sara Queen
2010-2011 Teaching Fellow in Architecture
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Katrina Stoll
2010-2011 Teaching Fellow in Architecture
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Bob Thomas
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Ellen Weinstein
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In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.
Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
The NC State University School of Architecture offers the following NAAB accredited degree programs:
Next Accreditation Visit for All Programs: 2012
The 2009 NAAB Conditions for Accreditation are found on the School of Architecture website at this location: NAAB 2009 Conditions for Accreditation
The 2010 NAAB Procedures for Accreditation (Working Draft) can be found on the School of Architeccture website at this location: NAAB 2010 Procedures for Accreditation
The following websites will provide assistance to students, parents and others seeking to develop an understanding of the larger context for architecture education and the career pathways available to graduates of accredited degree programs: http://www.ARCHCareers.org
The Emerging Professional's Companion is a online resource developed by the AIA and NCARB primarily for use by interns in gaining IDP credit. The Companion can also be used by educators, young architects, AIA components, and firms in a variety of ways to enhance or create new learning opportunities. The link to the web-based version is: http://www.epcompanion.org/
Additional resources can be found at:
The 2011 APR and the VTR from the 2006 Accreditation Visit can be found here:
2011 APR | 2006 VTR
The Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) is a practice-based examination founded on education enhanced by experience. A candidate's performance on the ARE is not based on education alone, it examines a combination of factors above and beyond the granting of a degree. Those reviewing these pass rates must remember that many jurisdictions require a minimum of three years of monitored practical experience prior to sitting for the ARE. Since the overall pass rates are significantly influenced by volume, the number of candidates sitting for the ARE during the year have been identified. The Architectural Registration Exam Pass Results for graduates from NC State can be found through this portal: http://www.ncarb.org/ARE/ARE-Pass-Rates/Pass-Rates-by-School.aspx
An artist-designer is a creative practitioner and image-maker who brings form to emotions and ideas. There is, however, a difference between a traditional artist and an artist-designer: the artist-designer's visual message does not have to be personal, as they work for another, giving form to expressions or ideas of their client. In short, the artist-designer is a visual translator.
Areas of study include basic and advanced instruction in weaving, knitting, screen printing, dyeing, fabric manipulation, stitching, sculptural textiles, and textiles for the body. We believe in learning through making by hand.
The Fibers and Surface Design program emphasizes and requires hand making of cloth in a studio setting. All students learn art and design vocabulary, textile techniques, material explorations, digital technologies, fine craftsmanship, design process, and idea development through repeated acts of making and evaluating textile artifacts. All courses include use of color and pattern, and reference textile history and contemporary art and design examples. The program encourages breadth of experience, experimentation, questioning, individual initiative, craftsmanship, knowledge of hand processes, and the search for an individual career direction—finding a unique creative voice with confidence and professionalism.
The Bachelor of Art + Design (Fibers & Surface Design) is a four-year, studio-based, interdisciplinary undergraduate education. This educational experience integrates design thinking and the traditional arts with the design disciplines and current technologies to create aesthetic yet functional objects, experiences and environments. Students are encouraged to consider multicultural models in their conceptual investigations to formulate inclusive and innovative solutions to contemporary global issues.
The Fiber Design path focuses on a range of explorations, both functional and non-functional. They include: hand and digital weaving surface design, fabric design, hand and digital printing, hand and digital embellishment, construction, sculpture and installations. Student focus may range from the design of fabrics for hand production to the production of one-of-a kind art objects.
This Master of Art + Design (Fibers and Surface Design) educates professional artist/designers with both artistic and technical proficiency, combining digital technologies with traditional hand processes in the conception and hand production textiles. Focus is on professional level accomplishment for practicing artists, production craftspeople, or textile designers in a wide range of areas of exploration, both functional and non-functional: weaving (hand and digital), surface design, fabric design, printing (hand and digital), embellishment (hand and digital), construction, sculpture, and installation. The individual student focus may range from the design of fabrics for hand production to the production of one–of–a–kind art objects. The context for fibers and surface design work is broad and could include clothing, costume, home or personal accessories, art objects, installations, or textiles for interiors/exteriors.
Simultaneous development and research in technical, theoretical, historical, and artistic aspects of the chosen textile medium will be required. The course work will blend and balance theory, hand production concepts, and experimental fine art approaches.
Please read the Graduate Handbook for a general overview of the program.
Art + Design offers three tracks to the Master of Art + Design degree. Download the tracks separately here: Track 1 | animation / fibers, Track 2 | animation / fibers, and Track 3 | animation / fibers.
Download the three tracks for each concentration here: animation / fibers
For information on applying for the Master of Art + Design program, please visit the graduate admissions page of this website.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
The Anni Albers Scholars Program (Bachelor of Art + Design and Bachelor of Science Dual Degree), a collaboration between the NC State University world-renowned colleges of Textiles and Design, provides students with exemplary preparation in both design and in textile technology. This collaboration provides an unparalleled undergraduate education combining professional skills in design with extensive technological knowledge. Students completing the Anni Albers Program will earn two undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Science in Textile Technology and Bachelor of Art and Design. The program is named for a designer who exemplifies the ideals and goals to which the program aspires: textile designer and artist Anni Albers.
Anni Albers was educated in the Weaving Workshop at the Bauhaus and later immigrated to the United States and designed at Black Mountain School in North Carolina. She has provided generations of American textile designers and fiber artists a philosophical framework and standard of excellence against which to measure progress and achievement.
The curriculum includes one set of courses to fulfill the General Education Requirements, arranged to meet the specified choices in both curricula. For students who begin the Albers program as a Freshman or Sophomore, the degree requires five (5) academic years to complete. For students who transfer in later, the time required to complete the program varies and must be assessed on an individual basis.
Visit the Anni Albers Scholars web site for additional information on the program. http://www.ncsu.edu/www/ncsu/design/sod5/anni_albers/
The Department of Art + Design's New Media and Animation Program leverages an array of technology to create images, animation, and interactive projects. To address the needs of contemporary artists and designers, we offer students a foundation for working with a range of digital tools, an awareness of formal relationships, and strategies for generating and refining design solutions.
Students in the program synthesize traditional and digital skills. In addition, they are able to embrace the role of "conceptual translator" who is able to design for clients while creating self-motivated works. A unifying thread throughout the program is visual storytelling. As a result, we manipulate images, motion, time, and user interaction to convey meaning and create experiences. While there are many ways to apply the knowledge gained in the program, coursework is designed for those who are interested in sequential art, digital illustration, digital modeling, digital photography, compositing, motion graphics, and multimedia interactive projects.
The Bachelor of Art + Design is a four-year, studio-based, interdisciplinary undergraduate education. This educational experience integrates design thinking and the traditional arts with the design disciplines and current technologies to create aesthetic yet functional objects, experiences and environments. Students are encouraged to consider multicultural models in their conceptual investigations to formulate inclusive and innovative solutions to contemporary global issues.
The New Media and Animation path focuses on interaction design, 2D and 3D animation and visualization. Students study a wide variety of tools and techniques as they address new design challenges of the 21st century.
The Master of Art + Design (Animation) educates artists/designers skilled in drawing, time-based imaging, interactive media and digital imaging to use the computer effectively in synthesizing and augmenting these skill sets. The demand for animators is increasing as media becomes more interactive and as mobile devices are empowered to deliver rich media. The animation concentration provides an intensive level of experience, instruction, and immersion in digital 3-D animation, video and graphics. Emphasis is placed on the combination of digital processes with traditional hand processes in the conception and production of digital images, interactive experiences and animated products. A wide range of development and presentation formats are open for exploration. Students in this program are exposed to state of the art software, equipment and resources within the Advanced Media Lab.
Please read the Graduate Handbook for a general overview of the program.
Art + Design offers three tracks to the Master of Art + Design degree. Download the tracks separately here: Track 1 | animation / fibers, Track 2 | animation / fibers, and Track 3 | animation / fibers.
Download the three tracks for each concentration here: animation / fibers
For information on applying for the Master of Art + Design program, please visit the graduate admissions page of this website.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
Michael Bissinger
mrbissin@ncsu.edu
Amanda Robertson
amanda_robertson@ncsu.edu
Traci Temple
traci_temple@ncsu.edu
Design Studies is a non-studio, liberal arts program that provides an interdisciplinary orientation to the history and theory of the design disciplines, material culture and design thinking. Design Studies focuses on the properties of objects and environments as reflections of the social, historical, technological and physical contexts in which they are produced. It also presents the developmental role of design in shaping human values and experiences.
Undergraduate students unfamiliar with the breath of design and may eventually want to enter a professional degree program will be introduced to the range of career options in the fields of design. Individuals preparing for a graduate education in design theory and criticism, museum practice, business management, entrepreneurship or marketing in design may choose from courses suited to their unique objectives. Others wanting a more general education will develop an understanding of design and its relationship to the broader culture. Design studies offers three options: Design Studies, Design Studies with a Business Administration Concentration, and Design Studies with a Non-Profit Concentration.
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Design Studies is a non-studio, liberal arts program that provides an interdisciplinary orientation to the history and theory of the design disciplines, material culture and design thinking. Design Studies focuses on the properties of objects and environments as reflections of the social, historical, technological and physical contexts in which they are produced. It presents the formative role of design in shaping human values and experiences. This major is for students whose interests and talents in design are more general, cross-disciplinary, and span the five disciplines offered in the College of Design.
Design Studies is not a transitional program from which to transfer into one of the studio-based degree programs in the College of Design. Design Studies students who wish to change majors will need to apply for competing seats in the freshmen class of a studio-based program and are subject to the select admissions process that requirements a portfolio review.
The curriculum offers three paths:
Includes Design Foundations, 30 hours of Advised Design Elections in three units, Application, Theory and History and an International Experience.
Includes 15 hours of Business Administration courses equivalent to a minor taught by the College of Management. 15 hours of Advised Design Elections in the three units: Application, Theory and History and an International Experience.
Includes 15 hours of Non-Profit courses equivalent to a minor in Non-Profit Studies taught by the College of Humanities and Social Science. 15 hours of Advised Design Elections in the three units: Application, Theory and History and an International Experience.
Graphic Designers create books, websites, magazines, film titles, catalogs, typefaces, signage systems, television graphics, posters and postcards. From complex identity programs to single logos, graphic designers give a face and a "visual voice" to retail and cultural enterprises, to entertainment, manufacturing and service industries, governmental and political interests.
Simply put, graphic designers give meaningful visual form to content in all media: from print to screen; business cards to billboards; computer interfaces to movies screens. But the most critical skill graphic designers offer is their unique ability to communicate specific messages through the artful manipulation of typography and images, systems and structures. Their work promotes, educates, directs, informs, exposes, clarifies, beautifies and delights.
The Graphic Design department at the College of Design is nationally recognized for the quality of its program, the contributions of its faculty and the capabilities of its graduates. Students begin study in the discipline in the freshman year, and matriculate through a series of core, topic, and focus studios. The unique “in-residence” classroom structure grounds an open culture of exchange that fosters creative responses to a range of topical design issues.
The work of the faculty and students in the Graphic Design department has been featured nationally in journals such as Visible Language, Design Issues, AIGA Journal and Loop (American Institute of Graphic Arts), and Statements (American Center for Design), as well as in Emigré, Print, Metropolis, and I.D. magazines. Internationally their writing and design has been represented in publications from Switzerland (Novum Gebrauchgraphik) to England (Visual Communication and Eye Magazine) to Russia (KAK). Faculty are frequently invited to lecture and present work at professional and educational design conferences. Students in the Department consistently win national merit scholarships as well as recognition for their work from institutions such as the American Center for Design and AIGA.
The department, college and university extend numerous classroom and extra-curricular opportunities that help students become progressively responsible for their work, which culminates in coursework that anticipates professional practice. Graduates hold positions in design offices large and small, in-house creative offices in public institutions and private corporations within North Carolina and across the nation. Many teach graphic design in the United States and abroad.
The Bachelor of Graphic Design program includes the study of visual, theoretical, historical, and technical aspects of the discipline. The curriculum provides comprehensive experiences in the analysis of communication problems, the development of creative solutions to those problems, and the implementation and evaluation of those solutions.
Required support courses in typography explore the role of words and language in graphic communication, while courses in imaging provide students with experiences in a range of photographic, videographic, and motion graphic media. Instruction in computer software programs is fully integrated in graphic design studios and support courses and is not taught as a separate activity. In their studios, graphic design majors prepare for careers in the field through the execution of demonstration projects of varying complexity and scale. In the last studio, graduating students prepare their portfolios for job searches and demonstrate their expertise in a senior project.
The Master of Graphic Design program is a two-year, full-time course of advanced study in the field. The program places primary importance on the ability of students to be critical agents, to seek problems and to pose questions. Faculty evaluate graduate students on their ability to define individual investigations and to support their decision-making with an independent program of reading and research; an ability to critically evaluate and articulate discoveries; and an ability to synthesize ideas through the creation of design projects.
The main thrust of our graduate program is to provide a research dimension. Students contribute to the understanding of graphic design through investigations into its history, theory, criticism and methodology, as well as its practice. Graduate students come from a variety of academic and professional practice backgrounds. The department accepts students who have an undergraduate degree in graphic design or comparable professional practice experience, as well as those with degrees in other disciplines who see a connection between their previous study and graphic design.
The Department of Graphic Design offers a 48 credit-hour program of study leading to the degree, Master of Graphic Design. Because of the intensive nature of our program, part-time enrollment is not possible. Our innovative program is structured around three topical frameworks. These critical content frameworks examine different contexts for understanding and making graphic design:
These topics are presented and discussed in seminar courses; projects are developed and produced in corresponding studios. Students are expected to respond to short faculty assignments, followed by more extensive individual projects that arise from seminar issues. In the final semester of study, candidates complete an extensive, semester-long research project undertaken with the advice and guidance of a three-member faculty committee.
Seminars include readings in cognitive and social psychology, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, social and cultural theory, and media studies. Students write about and discuss emerging research and critical frameworks in design. The co-requisite studio allows students to apply seminar information in faculty- and student-driven studio investigations.
The Master of Graphic Design is accredited as a terminal degree program by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. US News and World Report has ranked it among the top seven graphic design programs nationally and second among public universities. It is a two-year, full-time course of advanced study that places primary importance on the ability of students to be critical agents and to pose researchable questions.
For information on applying for the Master of Graphic Design program, please visit the graduate admissions page of this website.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
Kathleen Meaney
ktmeaney@ncsu.edu
Matthew Peterson
mopeters@ncsu.edu
The Bachelor of Graphic Design and Master of Graphic Design programs in Department of Graphic Design at NC State University are fully accredited as the professional bachelor's degree and terminal masters degree, respectively, by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design in affiliation with the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The recently established PhD in Design/Information Design concentration received plan approval from NASAD and will be considered for full accreditation approval once it has graduated its first class.
The National Association of Schools of Art and Design is composed of schools and individuals representing the highest traditions and aims in the education of artists and designers. These members have proven, by the fact of their membership and activity in the organization, their deep interest in fostering high standards for art and design education. Through its annual meetings, NASAD provides a national forum for discussion of the broadest considerations involving the education of the artist and designer. NASAD is the only accrediting agency covering the whole field of art and design recognized by the US Department of Education. The American Institute of Graphic Arts is the professional association representing more than 17,000 graphic design professionals in the United States. AIGA is an affiliate member of NASAD and participates in the definition of standards and publishing of briefing papers on graphic design education.
To receive accreditation, programs in the Department of Graphic Design underwent a "single discipline review" by a team of NASAD visitors in February, 2001 and received the full support of the NASAD accreditation commission in October of 2001. The Self-Study prepared for this review is on file in the Department of Graphic Design office in Brooks Hall. The next periodic review of department programs will be in the 2005-2006 academic year.
Industrial Design is concerned with all the human aspects of machine-made products and their relationship to people and the environment. The designer is responsible for these products and their impact on society and nature. The designer accounts for the product's human factors engineering, safety, form, color, maintenance and cost. Industrial design deals with consumer products as well as industrial products. In order to achieve these ends, designers must be involved in four major design and research activities: human behavior, the human-machine interface, the environment, and the product itself.
Areas of design investigation include furniture, housewares, appliances, transportation, tools, equipment, medical and electronic instruments, human interface, and recreational support equipment.
Industrial design is concerned with all human aspects of machine-made products and their relationship to the environment. The industrial designer is responsible for human factors engineering, safety, shape, color, texture, maintenance, and cost. Industrial designers deal with consumer, as well as industrial, products. In order to achieve these ends, designers must be involved in four major design and research areas: human behavior, human-machine relationships, the environment, and the product itself. Furniture manufacturing, apparel technology, and textile technology are minors offered through collaborations with the Industrial Engineering Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center and the College of Textiles, respectively.
Areas of design investigation in the Bachelor of Industrial Design include furniture, housewares, appliances, transportation, tools, farm equipment, medical instruments, electronics, human-computer interfaces, and recreational support equipment.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Industrial Design program have career opportunities in three general types of practice: corporate design offices in manufacturing companies, independent consulting offices, and governmental agencies.
The Master of Industrial Design at NC State University is unique in that it offers a graduate design degree to both those with and without undergraduate degrees in Design. Several consequences result, one being an eclectic mixture of students within the studio setting, establishing a rich environment conducive to the exchange of accumulated knowledge and experiences. Another is an intensive first year curriculum carefully planned to give those with non-design backgrounds a solid foundation in formal principles of design. These courses are essential to properly prepare the student to undertake more involved studies. Specific placement is based upon one's skills on entry into the program.
During graduate studies, it is important to recognize that it is only through self-motivation and hard work that progress is achieved. It is the responsibility of the student to seek and take advantage of all the opportunities within the academic institution, as the primary responsibility of the faculty is that of catalyst, navigator and mentor.
In order to accommodate the wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds, the Master of Industrial Design program offers two “TRACKS” of graduate study. These are: a two-year, “TRACK TWO” degree path for candidates reaching the program with a prior bachelors degree in Industrial Design (totaling 48-credits); and a three-year “TRACK THREE” degree path for change-of-career students without a prior bachelors degree in Industrial Design (totaling 78-credits, of which 30 first year credits are to be pursued via preparatory coursework at an undergraduate senior level in our Industrial Design program).
TRACK II is a 48-hour graduate degree path for a candidate with a four-year undergraduate degree in Industrial Design (or comparable, directly-related design field).
Year One, Fall
ID 500 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series: Human Centered Design (6 cr/hrs)
ID 511 Industrial Design Materials and Processes I (3 cr/hrs)
ID 582 Design Methods Seminar (3 cr/hrs)
Elective (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 15
ID 500 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series: Extension and Engagement (6 cr/hrs)
ID 512 Industrial Design Materials and Processes II (3 cr/hrs)
ID 582 Design Practices Seminar (3 cr/hrs)
Electives (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 15
ID 500 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series: Product Innovation (6 cr/hrs)
ID 581 Final Project Preparation in Industrial Design (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 9
ID 588 Final Project Studio in Industrial Design (6 cr/hrs)
ID 582 Special Topics in Industrial Design (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 9
Total Degree Hours Required: 48
An extended degree path, TRACK III is a 78-hour program for candidates with an undergraduate degree in a non-design area. TRACK III students observe two sets of requirements while pursuing their studies: (1) A minimum of 30 hours in undergraduate courses before moving into graduate level coursework; and (2) following, a minimum of 48 hours of graduate-level courses (see TRACK II degree path above).
Year One, Fall (preparatory undergraduate coursework)
ID 400 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series (6 cr/hrs)
ID 255 Contemporary Manufacturing Processes I (3 cr/hrs)
ID 318/318L Ideation I w/ Lab (3 cr/hrs)
Elective (3 cr/hrs; undergraduate level)
Total Hours: 15 (non-graduate credit hours)
ID 400 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series (6 cr/hrs)
ID 315 Digital Product Modeling (3 cr/hrs)
ID 418/418L Ideation II w/ Lab (3 cr/hrs)
Elective (3 cr/hrs; undergraduate level)
Total Hours: 15 (non-graduate credit hours)
ID 500 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series (6 cr/hrs)
ID 511 Industrial Design Materials and Processes I (3 cr/hrs)
ID 582 Design Methods Seminar (3 cr/hrs)
Elective (3 credit hours)
Total Hours: 15
ID 500 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series (6 cr/hrs)
ID 512 Industrial Design Materials and Processes II (3 cr/hrs)
ID 582 Design Practices Seminar (3 cr/hrs)
Electives (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 15
ID 500 Advanced Industrial Design Studio Series (6 cr/hrs)
ID 581 Final Project Preparation in Industrial Design (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 9
ID 588 Final Project Studio in Industrial Design (6 cr/hrs)
ID 582 Special Topics in Industrial Design (3 cr/hrs)
Total Hours: 9
Minimum Undergraduate-level Credit Hours Required: 30
Minimum Graduate-level Credit Hours Required: 48
Total Degree Hours Required: 78
Note: Year Two and Three of TRACK THREE parallel those courses outlined in Year One and Two of the TRACK TWO degree path. Ultimately, both TRACK TWO and TRACK THREE students must have a minimum of 48 hours of graduate credits to graduate with the MID degree.
For information on applying for the Master of Industrial Design program, please visit the graduate admissions page of this website. For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
Spencer Barnes
srbarnes3@ncsu.edu
Sean Hilliard
mshilliard@gmail.com
Michael Haggans
jmhaggan@ncsu.edu
Banks Talley
banks.talley@gmail.com
Landscape architects shape and protect the physical environment in which we live, work and play. Landscape architects design and plan campuses, residential communities, golf courses, neighborhood and national parks, roadways, bike and pedestrian trails, urban plazas, and are engaged in large scale environmental planning. They work in private consulting firms, city and regional planning departments, land trusts, state and federal agencies, and for others who are responsible for the design, management and protection of our environment.
The Department of Landscape Architecture prepares students to practice in a diverse and growing design profession that combines art, science, engineering and technology. The graduate degree program in landscape architecture focus on fostering a commitment to excellence and on developing the skills necessary to deal creatively and responsibly with the natural and human forces that inevitably shape the land. The Department seeks to educate individuals with strong perspectives in both design and landscape planning, capable of working at a range of scales and with a variety of project types, from reshaping urban environments to conserving natural and cultural resources.
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program stresses the development of a student's intellectual capacity through the medium of a comprehensive design education. The program offers an integrated, broad based education in the discipline of Landscape Architecture. It emphasizes interdisciplinary design work, national and international experience, and ecologically sound community based design and planning. Students develop the ability to think, visualize, analyze, and synthesize ideas using information and skills from diverse fields of study.
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program will be phased out beginning Fall 2011. No new students will be accepted into the program. If you are interested in pursuing landscape architecture at the College of Design, please view our Master of Landscape Architecture program.
Master's students in the Landscape Architecture Department are enrolled in either the First Professional Degree Program or the Advanced Studies Program. First Professional Degree Program students do not have an undergraduate professional degree in landscape architecture, whereas students in the Advanced Studies Program have an undergraduate professional degree in landscape architecture. Both programs are designed to allow students flexibility in their graduate studies, however the first professional degree program is structured to ensure that students are exposed to the range and depth of information that is central to the profession of landscape architecture.
The program is structured so that the student must take an introductory sequence of required courses. When the student moves into the advanced stages of the program, her or his curriculum is established with the advice of the student's Graduate Committee Chair and the Graduate Program Director.
Please read the Landscape Architecture Graduate Handbook for a general overview of the program.
For information on applying for the Master of Landscape Architecture program, please visit the graduate admissions page of this website.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
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The Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) is a specialized agency that accredits educational programs leading to first professional degrees at the bachelor’s or master’s level in landscape architecture in the United States and its territories. The College of Design at NC State University offers two first professional accredited degrees in landscape architecture, the The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) and the Master of Landscape. Both degree programs under went their periodic reaccreditation reviews in 2009 and 2010, respectively with each receiving reaccreditation for 6 years, the maximum time given by the LAAB. Please see the BLA and MLA Self Evaluation reports prepared by the Department and submitted to LAAB, and the respective Reports of the LAAB Visiting Team.
The mission of the Ph.D. in Design program at the NC State University College of Design is to advance knowledge in design through research and scholarship.
This mission is built on the recognition of fertile common ground between the design disciplines and on the need for specificity and depth within them. The PhD program, therefore, values a broad range of research interests that aim to improve the human condition.
The application deadline for Fall 2013 admission is January 5, 2013.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
2003 graduate - Dr. Jianxin Hu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Design, College of Design, NC State University.
2003 graduate - Dr. Umut Toker, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic State University.
2004 graduate - Dr. Zeynep Toker, Faculty of Urban Studies and Planning, California State University at Northridge.
2004 graduate - Dr. Celen Pasalar, Associate Dean of Research and Extension, Extension Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Downtown Design Studio, College of Design, NC State University.
2004 graduate - Dr. Cynthia Van Der Wiele, Sustainable Communities Development Director, Chatham County, North Carolina.
2005 graduate - Dr. Aydin Ozdemir, Instructor of Landscape Architecture, Ankara University, Turkey.
2005 graduate - Dr. Claudia Rebola Winegarden, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
2005 graduate - Dr. Dennis Puhalla, Professor of Design at the University of Cincinnati.
2006 graduate - Dr. Evrim Demir Mishchenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
2006 graduate - Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, visiting faculty in the graduate departments of Urban Design and Urban Planning in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
2007 graduate - Dr. Ryan Hargrove, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky.
2007 graduate - Dr. Orçun Kepez, PhD. Instructor. Interior and Environmental Design, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2008 graduate - Dr. Magdy Ma, Project Manager, "i-do 2009" (The International Design Opportunity) School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2008 graduate - Dr. Mohammed Zakiul Islam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2009 graduate - Dr. Andrew Payne, Instructor in Architecture, Savannah College of Art and Design.
2009 graduate - Dr. Hyejung Chang, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico.
Following are the titles of dissertations by College of Design Ph.D. candidates:
Exploring the integration of sustainability and green building themes within formal architectural education
by Traci Rose Rider
Supporting intergenerational interaction: affordance of urban public space
by Michael R. Layne
Understanding change in place: spatial knowledge acquired by visually impaired users through the change in footpath materials
by Andrew Phillip Payne
Mapping the web of landscape aesthetics: a critical study of theoretical perspectives in light of environmental sustainability
by Hyejung Chang
A semiotic phenomenology of visual rhetoric: communication and perception of attributes of cultural sustainability in the visual environment of public housing
by Magdy Ma
Neighborhood design: associations between suburban neighborhood morphology and children's outdoor, out-of-school, physical activities
by Kristin Thorleifsdottir
Children and urban neighborhoods: relationships between outdoor activities of children and neighborhood physical characteristics in Dhaka, Bangladesh
by Mohammed Zakiul Islam
The relationships between objective and subjective evaluations of the urban environment: Space Syntax, cognitve maps, and urban legibility
by Yixiang Long
Creating creativity in the design studio: assessing the impact of metacognitive skill development on creative abilities
by Ryan Anthony Hargrove
Effect of space on health and well-being: an environmental assessment for home-like long term care settings
by Orcun Kepez.
A photometric characterization methodology for daylighting fixtures
by K. Daryl Carrington.
Physical environmental influences on the physical activity behavior of independent older adults living in continuing care retirement communities
by Arleen A. Humphrey.
Children's friendship with place: an exploration of environmental child friendliness of children's environments in cities
by Sudeshna Chatterjee.
The influences of site design on physical activity and social interaction in residential planned unit developments
by Evrim Demir.
An exploratory study of interpersonal distances and perceived spaciousness and crowding in four shopping malls across two cultures
by Aydin Ozdemir.
Color as cognitive artifact: a means of communication -- language and message
by Dennis M. Puhalla
Visualizing communication structures of nonverbal information for online learning environments
by Claudia R. Winegarden
An assessment of understanding universal design through online visual resources and role-playing simulation exercises
by Marcelo Pinto Guimaraes
Residents' attachment to new urbanist versus conventional suburban developments
by Mine Hatun Hashas
Women's spatial needs in housing: accommodating gender ideologies, use patterns, and privacy
by Zeynep Toker
Understanding the adoption of sustainable natural resource management practices and the role of ecological design within the milieu of chronic conflict and political instability: a case study of smallholder households in Nimba County, Liberia
by Cynthia Fay Van Der Wiele
Understanding children's environments: the effect of outdoor physical environments on children's activities and quality of life within Al-Wihdat Palestinian refugee camp and environs in Amman, Jordan
by Eyyad Al-Khalaileh
Space for innovation: effects of space on innovation processes in basic science and research settings
by Umut Toker
The design and assessment of advanced daylighting systems integrated with typical interior layouts in multi-story office buildings
by Jianxin Hu
The effects of spatial layouts on students' interactions in middle schools: multiple case analysis
by Celen Pasalar
Without knowledge of the global context, a designer in the 21st century may have an incomplete perspective when tacking design problems. That's why the College of Design emphasizes the value of study abroad as part and parcel of a solid design education.
Created five years ago by the College of Design, the Prague Institute is the only foreign study facility owned and operated by the North Carolina University System. With a focus on sustainability and community engagement, learners at the Institute become intimately connected to Prague, the oldest most intact Medieval city in Europe.
Design instructors also lead a program in Ghana, with an emphasis on learning how people actually live day-to-day and working with them to develop design solutions that enhance their lives.
The Prague Institute offers the opportunity for any student to study for a summer, semester or year in Prague through a variety of design studios and general education courses. Special programs are offered at times through several NC State University colleges and departments.
Located in the medieval center of Prague, the Institute is convenient to art galleries, book shops, art supply stores as well as an outdoor fruit and vegetable market, cafes, and restaurants.
Students commute about 20 minutes from their residence, a small hotel (pension) located on a hill overlooking the city via subway or tram. It is located in Vinohrady a popular section of Prague with a grocery store, markets and restaurants nearby. In warmer weather, there is a yard and outdoor sitting area. Breakfast is included and each room has a refrigerator and kettle. The Institute is equipped with 3 kitchens, so cooking and meal preparation happens there.
An information session will be held on August 22 at 12:30 p.m. in Burns Auditorium for students interested in study abroad opportunities in the Czech Republic.
Please contact the Student Affairs Office for detailed course information at 919.515.8306
Since 1997, design students have participated in the only studio art experience hosted by a U.S. college in one of Africa's greatest cultural centers: Ghana. The Art and Design International Program abroad offers an empirical experience by requiring students to investigate the motifs, symbols and markings of a foreign country.
Students collect data by means of drawing, painting, photography, collecting artifacts, and oral and written documentation. As part of an international educational initiative in Ghana, design students study at the College of Art at the University of Science and Technology located in the center of Kumasi, Ghana's most industrious city. An NC State companion program, the Ghana Summer Study Abroad in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences, sends students from other disciplines to study the culture, language and history of the Ghanaian society at the University of Ghana at Legon near Accra.
The NC State-Ghana initiative was formalized in 1994, and is meant to promote global understanding among students and faculty from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. Since the educational alliance began, professors from Ghana have served as visiting professors at NC State; an NC State professor went to Ghana as a Fulbright Scholar; and students at the College of Veterinary Medicine completed their epidemiology rotation in Ghana. NC State students also have the opportunity to study in Ghana for a semester or an entire school year.
Textile artisans in Ghana Students in the design studio program visit artistic and cultural sites: villages that specialize in printing, wood carving and crafts; the National Museum; workshops with tie-dye and batik artists; and galleries and artists' markets in the city of Accra. Ghanaian artists are esteemed for their crafting of ancient terra cotta work, bronze, Kente cloth, tie-dying and batik, leather and straw products, traditional gold jewelry, Krobo beads and wood carvings of Ahwai-Ashanti.
The group also tours sites used to hold Africans captive during the Atlantic slave trade, including the Elmina Castle. One reason for selecting Ghana as a study site is its historical importance to Americans. Ghana and the west coast of African, known as the Gold Coast, was the principal source of slaves for the New World.
All students entering the College of Design enroll in a multi-disciplinary "first year" curriculum that encourages entering freshmen to think critically about and act creatively across the academic majors of the College of Design by engaging the world around them.
Introduces students to the heart of design education. Here students learn to use the design process, establish disciplined work habits, discuss their work and collaborate with others. This forms the foundation of all subsequent design work in the College and design professions.
Examines the fundamental concepts and language of design thinking especially those processes, methods, philosophies, theories and special topics, such as making choices in a consensus driven organization or in a collaborative venture.
Presents an interdisciplinary survey that analyzes the impact of Culture on the ideas, stye and expressions of art and design.
Presents fundamental concepts and language of design thinking especially as it evolves over many centuries and in various settings.
Surveys modes of thinking including the discovery, application, integration and the sharing of knowledge as it evolves from the direct application of design thought in the various design disciplines of the College of Design.
Explores the impact of culture on the ideas, styles and expressions of art and graphic design, architecture, industrial design, film and new media since 1900. Coursework and presentations examine contested ways of seeing and thinking and, ultimately, creating what is basic and necessary in our current and recent human experience. Visual and narrative references from a variety of sources will be used to place the things people create -- their material culture -- within a frame of significance, utility and public need.
Investigates design action and the relationships between design and other systems, chiefly the natural and built environment, society and culture, and technology and economics. Case studies by affiliate faculty and a review of recent proejcts and special initiatives by the designers, architects, and principal investigators in the specialties of Universal Design, Natural Learning and Museum Practice introduce students to the negotiations that take places among the decision-makers, manufacturers, and civic and community patrons in understanding the nature and implications of crafting meaningful solutions to current challenges and public needs.
First Year Studio I provide College of Design freshmen with a comprehensive introduction to foundational design concepts and methods representative of creative thought and activity across design and artistic disciplines. An integral component to the larger interdisciplinary curricular framework that is a “First Year Experience,” this 4-credit Fall semester course encourages entering freshmen to think critically about and act creatively through design and art, and the world around them, as they secure a skillful level of craftsmanship in the development and making of all studio-based work.
First Year Studio II is a continuation of the comprehensive introduction to foundational design concepts and methods representative of creative thought and activity across design and artistic disciplines, started in First Year Studio I. Spring Semester is an integral component to the larger interdisciplinary curricular framework that is a “First Year Experience”. In this second semester studio, the students will further exercise their design thinking abilities, and improving their skills, methods and knowledge of design practice through assignments related to more focused and smaller scale than the first semester. The students will have a larger scope of context understanding and a practice designing small projects. Students will reaffirm a personal commitment to the development of design thinking and skills, and recognition that DESIGN is a life-based creative endeavor.
The College of Design offers three minors. In-depth information is available at the registration and records advising central web site. Click on a minor below to find out more information at Registration and Records.
Two multiple-major programs are available at the College of Design.
A collaboration between the College of Design and the College of Textiles, the Anni Albers Scholars Program provides students with exemplary preparation in apparel design using the latest in textiles technology. This program, unique nationally, greatly improves a graduate's innovative vision and job prospects by combining professional skills in design with high quality technological knowledge in the field.
Students completing the Anni Albers Program earn two undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Art + Design and the Bachelor of Science in Textile Technology.
Textile designer and artist Anni Albers was educated in the Weaving Workshop at the Bauhaus and immigrated to the United States from Germany during World War Two. She brought her influential beliefs about the importance of textiles to the famed Black Mountain School in North Carolina. Her work and writings have provided generations of American textile designers and fiber artists a philosophical framework and standard of excellence.
For more information about the Anni Albers Scholars Program, contact Susan Brandeis at susan_brandeis@ncsu.edu.
The DaVinci Scholars Program is a joint program between the College of Design and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The primary purpose of the dual degree program is to provide students with a strong liberal education as a complement to their professional degree study. In some cases, however, students will also improve their employment opportunities by selecting study that directly supports their professional in design. For example, students majoring in graphic design who take a second degree that focuses on writing improve their opportunities for employment in communications. A student in architecture with a second degree in history may improve opportunities for graduate study in architectural history, preservation, or urban planning. Study of foreign language may improve opportunities for international design practice. DaVinci Scholars participate in planned interdisciplinary activities.
Students completing the DaVinci Scholars Program will earn two degrees within five or six years: a bachelor's degree in one of the six undergraduate disciplines in the College of Design and a B.A. or B.S. degree in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. DaVinci Scholars will earn their first degree in design with no adjustment in their design requirements. They will elect a second major from any of those available in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. They must meet all requirements for both degrees.
Students enrolled in any portion of the First Year Experience in the College of Design who wish to participate in the DaVinci Scholars should apply to the Associate Dean of the College of Design by March of their second semester of their first year.
For more information about the DaVinci Scholars Program, contact Hernan Marchant at hernan_marchant@ncsu.edu.