Color & Materials Design
The Color and Materials Design program is the only accredited graduate-level CMF program worldwide, attracting designers globally from the fields of product, transportation, fashion, interior, user experience, textile, and animation design, as well as fine art, crafts, architecture, engineering, and the natural and social sciences.
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The program curriculum encourages a mindset where forward-thinking color, material, and finish strategies are framed to connect functional and emotional meaning to products, environments, and experiences.
Color & Materials Design Program offers 2 types of Degrees
2-year Full-time MFA
Upon graduation, students in the MFA Color & Materials Design program will be able to:
- Apply advanced knowledge of the properties, taxonomies, and applications of color, materials, and finishes with the intent to solve design problems with a broad range of industries.
- Undertake independent research and demonstrate competency in its analysis and interpretation appropriate to the line of inquiry.
- Utilize advanced research, ideation, prototyping, and testing of materials, leading to the idea generation of relevant material concepts regarding function, human connection, technological advancement, and sustainability.
- Interpret, translate, and anticipate trends and their potential to impact the behaviors of diverse consumers, communities, and cultures.
- Develop a contextual understanding of relevant factors that inform innovation and evidence of original thought, that results in creativity and the generation of unique ideas.
- Understand material attributes in the context of attributes, manufacturing process, and their aesthetic and functional potential.
2-year Part-time MA
Upon graduation, students in the MA Color & Materials Design program will be able to:
- Undertake independent research and demonstrate competency in its analysis and interpretation appropriate to the line of inquiry.
- Utilize advanced research, ideation, prototyping, and testing of materials, leading to the idea generation of relevant material concepts regarding function, human connection, technological advancement, and sustainability.
- Interpret, translate, and anticipate trends and their potential to impact the behaviors of diverse consumers, communities, and cultures.
- Develop a contextual understanding of relevant factors that inform innovation and evidence of original thought, that results in creativity and the generation of unique ideas.
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With our extensive industry connections spanning over a century, we ensure that the active learning our students engage in aligns with industry needs, preparing them for careers.
Cutting-Edge Spaces for Creative Minds
Enjoy unlimited access to industry-standard facilities that prepare you for real-world production.
Graduates of the program operate in both tangible and virtual environments, pushing forward color, material, and finish concepts through in-depth research and trend forecasting, practical experimentation and prototyping, advanced digital technologies, and visual and verbal storytelling.
*Note: This information was gathered using Lightcast Labor Market Analytics and includes the median salary for the lifetime of a career in these specific professions. CCS alumni outcomes may vary.
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