| Department: | Department of Design |
| Insitution: | University of Kansas |
| Lawrence, KS |
The Department of Design, housed in Chalmers Hall, prepares animators, illustrators, experience
designers, graphic designers, marketing creatives, motion designers, photographers, product designers,
UX/UI developers, and other multidisciplinary communicators to thrive as innovative practitioners, and
socially engaged leaders, in an ever-changing professional field. Design students have access to studio
spaces, computer labs, a letterpress lab, a Riso lab, a robust photography area, and digital fabrication labs. Students gain insights from lectures and workshops with world-renowned designers, collaborations with industry partners, and opportunities to participate in short-term study abroad programs and semester-long internships in the US and abroad.
Students earn a BFA in Design with programs in Animation, Illustration, Industrial Design, Visual
Communication Design, and Interaction Design. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design is a four-year, 120-
credit-hour degree program. All design students spend the first semester in general design foundation
courses and in the second semester begin taking foundation courses in their chosen major.
KU Design also offers minors in Design, Design Entrepreneurship, and Certificates in Book Arts.
Our Graduate programs offered are Design, M.A. in Interaction and User Experience Design, and M.A. in
Management and Strategy. The Master of Arts in Design is 31 credit hours of coursework, a thesis that
documents independent discovery and research, and an oral examination.