MFA in Interaction Design

For International Student Only: The School of Visual Arts strongly recommends that international academic records be evaluated by one of the following approved external evaluation agencies 1.SpanTran: Course-by-course evaluations for college transcripts. 2.Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): Course-by-course evaluations for college transcripts. 3.World Education Services (WES): Course-by-course evaluations for college transcripts.

Bachelor's Certificate

Applicants must submit official transcripts from each college or university they’ve attended. In order to be considered official, transcripts must come directly from the institution(s).

Applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation from instructors or practicing professionals. Note: The School of Visual Arts does not provide letter of recommendation forms.

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio of work that demonstrates a point of view about interaction design. Interaction design portfolios are likely visual but need not be, as we look for a broad range of references as parallel influences to the field. Portfolios must include at least five projects. You might consider: 1. Design work that demonstrates visual literacy, craft, process and the corresponding product/service 2. Usability and social science research that emphasizes the concept, and findings 3.Strategy and writing projects that communicate audience, challenge, and outcomes 4.Coding projects that show samples, processes, and outcome 5.Project management accomplishments that make clear the responsibilities, challenges, and problems solved

Applicants must submit a Résumé, which should include professional experience as well as related activities such as research, awards and exhibitions. Please keep your Résumé to two pages or less.

Personal written statement: We want to know how critical and creating thinking shapes your design work and other pursuits. Please answer the following questions in 500-700 words: 1. Tell us about someone you look up to and why. The person can be a designer, a friend, a relative, someone in your neighborhood — anyone who inspires you and your creative practice. 2. Imagine it is 20 years from the present moment. Describe your life — what kind of work are you engaging in, what are your home and community like, in what ways have you shaped the field of interaction design and how has the field of interaction design shaped your life? 3. MFA Interaction Design offers modest, merit-based scholarships. Please indicate in your essay if you would like to be considered for a merit-based departmental award. Please submit this as a PDF document.

TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo

Personal video introduction: We want to know who you are and why you are choosing to apply to the MFA ixD program. We invited you to share your unique personality with us in your video. Record a video introduction answering the following: 1. What excites you about the field of interaction design at this moment in your life? 2.What does interaction design mean to you? 3. We invite you to share your unique personality with us in your video. a) video must be submitted as a URL b) 90 seconds maximum c)Please add the URL of the video to your written statement.