MFA Design
- MFA Design - Costume
- MFA Lighting Design
- MFA Scenic Design
- MFA Sound Design
Please apply through the UC San Diego application portal.
Design applicants must upload a small representative portfolio of sketches, drawings, photographs, color reproductions with your application.
Your design portfolio is the most important part of your application to the Design program. It is a measure of your ability to communicate design ideas through visual and aural material, to work with space, color, sound, and form, and the use of research materials. It should document the growth of your work over time, and should include your own work from the last few years. Please do not include examples of work you assisted on, UNLESS the work shown is actually your own.
Consider the following when uploading your design portfolio:
All design students are encouraged to apply early. Once your application materials have been received and reviewed, you will be contacted by email or phone to set up an interview appointment with the faculty.
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