BS Design Studies at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The BS Design Studies program provides the opportunity for cross-disciplinary study by pairing design thinking and design process courses with an approved minor or approved area of concentration of the student's choice. Students meet with their faculty mentor and academic advisor upon entering the program to determine a plan of study for their major. Students must participate in a minimum of three credit hours of professional field experience.

Faculty: College of Creative Arts and Media | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Visual Foundations 1, Visual Foundations 2, Design Thinking, Design Ethics and Social Responsibility, Professional Field Experience: Capstone, Social Media Strategy. Programme/major requirements total 57 credit hours.

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Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): First-Time Freshmen are admitted directly into the major. There are no additional requirements (e.g., portfolio review). Students transferring from another major within WVU or from another institution are directly admitted to the major if they are in good academic standing (2.0 overall GPA) or with departmental approval. Applicants seeking optional scholarship consideration by the Design Studies program should submit a portfolio that highlights any creative/scholarly works that show your interests and abilities. Major Code: 3719

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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