About the course

The MFA Design program is an open site for investigation, hands-on making, and speculative design thinking. You?ll explore new frontiers of design with cutting-edge tools and traditional craft-based techniques. With a focus on graphic design, industrial design, and interaction design, you?ll create working prototypes and models that use materials in new ways. This three-year course of study is ideal for students who want to shift careers into a design discipline, where applicants often hold an undergraduate degree in an unrelated or peripheral field.

　　Our students have many unique opportunities to connect the critical design culture they experience in our graduate program to the needs of Bay Area companies. Alumni successfully find work in the tech industry for companies including Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Google, and IDEO. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: US$180,540

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	San Francisco
Fall (August), 2025	San Francisco

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for California College of the Arts

CCA international graduate applicants must achieve a minimum score of 100 on the iBT or 600 on the PBT.

　　CCA accepts a minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.5 or higher.

　　You?ll need to submit three components that are common to all CCA graduate applications:

　　Resume/curriculum vitae

　　Unofficial college transcripts

　　Two letters of recommendation

　　Resume or curriculum vitae

　　Proof of English proficiency

　　

English language requirements

　　7.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0

　　

Application deadline:

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