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The Bachelor of Design (BDes) in Graphic Design or Industrial Design offers a career-focused education complemented by the University's liberal arts curriculum. Blending hands-on skills with creative vision, our programs cultivate mastery in design craftsmanship while highlighting how skilled designers contribute to strategic innovation through design thinking.
Rooted in studio-based learning traditions, UIC Design programs evolve alongside the field's rapid advancements. Modern design practice spans from time-honored craft techniques to cutting-edge leadership in conceptual thinking. UIC Design students master core competencies through an engaging, challenging studio course sequence, explore design's historical evolution and contemporary relevance, engage in meaningful research that informs their projects, and receive mentorship to refine sophisticated implementations of their creative concepts.
First-year applicants are currently enrolled in high school or have not attended college since graduation.
English Proficiency Test Score Minimums
TOEFL iBT score: 80
IELTS Academic score: 6.5
PTE Academic score: 54
TOEFL rPT score: 60