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MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism
Manhattan, New York City, United States
# 25QS Subject Rankings
Art and DesignMain Subject Area
Program overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Read more else entirely, the SVA MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism might just be the next step in your career trajectory. If you’re interested in improving your current practice, or in changing direction completely, feel free to email, call or drop by the department for a visit. We’re always happy to talk about our exciting curriculum, show you our lovely studio, and introduce you to faculty, alumni and students. We study design in all its manifestations, with a focus on its implications.
This means we don’t just consider designed products or buildings, but also the infrastructure that connects them, and the policy that shapes them. We try to look at what happens after a designed product is launched. We go beyond the glossy images supplied by the manufacturer to discover how things actually get used and discarded, and how they impinge upon our daily reality.
Our graduates have gone on to work at museums and institutions such as MoMA, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Vitra Design Museum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Public Policy Lab, the Glass House and Institute of Play; at publications including Metropolis, Domus, Curbed, Arch Daily, Surface, PIN-UP and Architizer; at companies such as Real Art and Facebook; and design firms like Ziba Design, Steven Holl Architects and Project Projects.
Additionally, our graduates have gone on to teach at RISD, Pratt, NYU, Rutgers, University of Lisbon and California Institute of the Arts among others; to pursue post-graduate research at the V&A Museum and Harvard University; to publish books with Thames & Hudson, MoMA, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and Princeton Architectural Press; to launch their own enterprises such as CLOG and Superscript; and to contribute to publications including Design Observer, Dezeen, New York magazine, Works that Work, Core77, Designers & Books, Disegno, Los Angeles Review of Books, Print, Abitare, Domus, The Architect’s Newspaper, Design + Culture and Wallpaper. They have also won writing awards and grants from Core 77, Design Observer, Design History Society, Frieze and AOL.
The MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism plans to expand this list still further by preparing students for future-facing careers in research, publishing, education, museums, institutes, design practice and entrepreneurship, or for continued studies in a design-related subject. In fact, the program is geared toward providing graduates with a comprehensive set of research tools and methods they can apply to any foreseeable career path.
All successful candidates will be offered a significant scholarship, bringing the tuition cost below market rate. We believe that this, plus the fact that the program runs for just nine months, makes our MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism a very appealing and viable proposition to mid-career professionals as well as recent graduates who want to deepen their knowledge of design and its consequences. Read less
Program overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Read more else entirely, the SVA MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism might just be the next step in your career trajectory. If you’re interested in improving your current practice, or in changing direction completely, feel free to email, call or drop by the department for a visit. We’re always happy to talk about our exciting curriculum, show you our lovely studio, and introduce you to faculty, alumni and students. We study design in all its manifestations, with a focus on its implications.
This means we don’t just consider designed products or buildings, but also the infrastructure that connects them, and the policy that shapes them. We try to look at what happens after a designed product is launched. We go beyond the glossy images supplied by the manufacturer to discover how things actually get used and discarded, and how they impinge upon our daily reality.
Our graduates have gone on to work at museums and institutions such as MoMA, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Vitra Design Museum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Public Policy Lab, the Glass House and Institute of Play; at publications including Metropolis, Domus, Curbed, Arch Daily, Surface, PIN-UP and Architizer; at companies such as Real Art and Facebook; and design firms like Ziba Design, Steven Holl Architects and Project Projects.
Additionally, our graduates have gone on to teach at RISD, Pratt, NYU, Rutgers, University of Lisbon and California Institute of the Arts among others; to pursue post-graduate research at the V&A Museum and Harvard University; to publish books with Thames & Hudson, MoMA, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and Princeton Architectural Press; to launch their own enterprises such as CLOG and Superscript; and to contribute to publications including Design Observer, Dezeen, New York magazine, Works that Work, Core77, Designers & Books, Disegno, Los Angeles Review of Books, Print, Abitare, Domus, The Architect’s Newspaper, Design + Culture and Wallpaper. They have also won writing awards and grants from Core 77, Design Observer, Design History Society, Frieze and AOL.
The MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism plans to expand this list still further by preparing students for future-facing careers in research, publishing, education, museums, institutes, design practice and entrepreneurship, or for continued studies in a design-related subject. In fact, the program is geared toward providing graduates with a comprehensive set of research tools and methods they can apply to any foreseeable career path.
All successful candidates will be offered a significant scholarship, bringing the tuition cost below market rate. We believe that this, plus the fact that the program runs for just nine months, makes our MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism a very appealing and viable proposition to mid-career professionals as well as recent graduates who want to deepen their knowledge of design and its consequences. Read less
Tuition Fee and Scholarships
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Subject: Art and Design
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