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Graduates of the MA Degree Program

MA graduates have completed a design or creative project along with supporting graduate level coursework emphasizing computer-aided design and animation, design communication, facility design and management, or historic preservation. Career opportunities are found in:

design firms
computer graphic enterprises
retail establishments
corporate institutions
consultancy

Graduates use their skills in analyses and design of commercial, institutional, corporate and health care facilities, as well as residential settings. They collaborate with related design professionals providing solutions to social and environmental problems.

Graduates of the MS and PhD Degree Programs

MS and PhD graduates have completed research culminating in a thesis or dissertation with appropriate graduate level coursework. Curricular emphasis is in Environment and Behavior Studies and includes environmental gerontology, facility design and management, social and cultural bases of design, rural environments, and environmental design education. These graduates pursue academic and professional careers integrating environmental design theory with their research skills. Some MS and many PhD graduates obtain positions in teaching, research, and administration at colleges or universities.

Career opportunities for master's and PhD graduates include leadership positions in design and consulting practices in industry, government and education; and academic and administrative positions in higher education and research.

The MA degree leads to career opportunities in design firms, computer graphic enterprises, retail establishments, corporate institutions and consultancy. Graduates contribute their skill to design of commercial, institutional, corporate and health care facilities, as well as residential settings. They collaborate with related design professionals providing solutions to social and environmental problems.

Graduates of the MS and PhD degree programs pursue academic and professional careers integrating environmental design theory with their research skills.