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MFA, Integrated Design

Director, Ed Gold

The level of knowledge and technological skill demanded of designers has taken a quantum leap forward in recent years. Although some universities offer graduate degrees in graphic design, computer graphics, information architecture, or video production, none focuses on the integration of these media, their similarities and their differences. The MFA in Integrated Design is built on the premise that designers in the 21st century must be fluent in the language and concepts of multiple media--not only print, but also motion/video, hypermedia, and Web-based technologies. American businesses and institutions have begun to recognize that, in an increasingly competitive world, design--more often than not-makes the difference between those messages that communicate and those that are ignored.

Students in the Integrated Design program will develop problem-solving skills for conceptualizing design solutions to communication problems; design skills that will make those solutions visually attractive and effective; and production skills that will allow them to physically realize those solutions. The MFA integrates print, video, and digital media, a combination unique in the state of Maryland. Students in the MFA Integrated Design program take the following courses:

Course Requirements:

Integrated Design [48 credits]
View and print Requirements as a PDF document

  • Integrated Design Elective (3 credits)
    • One PBDS or other relevant course approved by your advisor
  • Exit:
    • Approved portfolio

Admissions and Application

Students are admitted once a year. The application deadline is February 1 for the following fall.

Admission Requirements

  1. A baccalaureate degree
  2. 3.0 overall GPA
  3. 3.25 GPA in any MFA required courses already completed at the University of Baltimore

Application Materials

  1. Cover letter explaining why you want to enter the program
  2. An appropriate design portfolio that shows off your work

Send these materials directly to:

MFA/Integrated Design Admissions
School of Communications Design
University of Baltimore
1420 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Graduate Application

Submit an electronic application for Graduate Admission to the University's Office of Graduate Admissions: go to Apply to UB at www.ubalt.edu/admissions. Also required are a statement of personal interest [which can be the same as the "cover letter," above], TWO letters of recommendation, and official copies of transcripts. Forms for the statement and recommendations, as well as other optional forms, can be downloaded; go to www.ubalt.edu/admissions; click Download Forms. Send the statement of personal interest, two letters of recommendation* and official copies of transcripts to:

Office of Graduate Admissions
University of Baltimore
1420 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

* Current students and alumni of the M.A. in Publications Design do not need to submit letters of recommendation.

Students will be admitted once a year.
The application deadline for Fall admission is February 1.

Please note that it is important that all application materials be received by the application deadline.

For more information about the University of Baltimore's MFA in Integrated Design, contact:

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