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Welcome to the Graduate Program in Design

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Master of Arts (MA), Master of Design (MDes)

The Graduate Program in Design is distinguished by its emphasis on design research through practice and its interdisciplinary approach to graphic design. Our degrees are built around the introduction and application of design research methods: In the first term we emphasize disciplinary inquiry that can be used to expand the possibilities of how we think about visual communication, and in the second term we emphasize human-centred methods that attempt to address many of the vexing issues facing society today. Our students learn rigorous processes that question, analyze, and interpret the role of design in contemporary culture and society.

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Dialogues with accomplished national and international visitors

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Shital Desai

Research Interests

Human Centred Design, Designing for Humanity, Systems Design,\ Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Ageing and Technology, Health and Wellbeing, Designing for children, Planetary Health

David Gelb

Research Interests

Ethical Interfaces, Culturally Relevant Design, Interaction Design

Angela D Norwood

Research Interests

Information Design, Visual Communication

Wendy S Wong

Research Interests

Chinese comic art history and Chinese graphic design history

Rupsha Mutsuddi’s research is at the intersection of design, health management in everyday life, and accessibility. For her thesis, she is using a human-centered approach to understand daily rituals in everyday activities for persons living with dementia and their care partners.

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The Graduate Program in Design at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Student Program Assistant to learn more.

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