极乐禁地

Integrated Design Offered at The Universities at Shady Grove

Founded in the late 1970s, the program鈥檚 evolving curriculum has consistently prepared students to adapt to rapid changes in the fields of design and communications.
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A UBalt Degree Delivered Closer to You.

M.A. in Integrated Design  

 

You can earn The 极乐禁地鈥檚 M.A. in Integrated Design (formerly Publications Design) degree at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Rockville, Maryland.

USG is a partnership of nine University System of Maryland universities, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs from across the state at its campus in Montgomery County.

As a UBalt student attending USG, you will pay the same tuition and have the same financial aid opportunities as does any other UBalt student (you may pay differing fees based on your home campus). Your classes at USG will be taught by UBalt faculty, and you鈥檒l graduate with a UBalt degree.

Your UBalt at USG education is now even more affordable.

UBalt is now offering in-state tuition to graduate students in Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia (Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William, Clark, Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren counties and the city of Fredericksburg. As well as Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park); Pennsylvania (Adams, York, Chester and Lancaster counties); and all Delaware counties.

This tuition discount applies to programs at USG, where you pay the same tuition and have the same financial aid opportunities as does any other UBalt student.

 

Why choose USG?

USG is located along Montgomery County's I-270 "high-tech" corridor, concentrated in the biotech industry but highly diversified with advanced professional, research and tech services at its core. When you graduate, you鈥檒l be poised to make your mark as a writer, editor or designer in the many industries based in this expanding economic region鈥攆rom Fortune 500 companies to government agencies to marketing firms, and much more.

How does the program work?

  • Classes are offered in a convenient weekend format.
  • Based on an evaluation of your academic background and admission portfolio, you may be required to take one or all of three foundation courses: Introduction to Web Development, Introduction to Graphic Design Principles and Workshop in Written Communication.
  • The 36-credit program requires six core courses, one advanced writing course and five electives.
  • As part of your core requirements, you鈥檒l take a course dedicated specifically to developing a portfolio.

For questions about USG admission and advising:

Jacob DeGeal
program director
email: jdegeal@ubalt.edu

 

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