Mark Tocchet, School Dean
mtocchet@uarts.edu
(215) 717-6575

C O N T E N T S

• Introduction to the School
• School Objectives

​Introduction to the School

The School of Design combines technical skills and the exploration of new technologies with a sense of craft and working by hand, the programs compel students to explore, invent and engage the world around them. Drawing from a foundation in the history of design and contemporary professional practices, students have ample opportunities to work collaboratively and on their own. In the School of Design, students venture into new ideas and solutions, ranging from mobile web applications to the perfect piece of furniture, from novel approaches to information design to better manufacturing systems.

See, listen, reflect. Observe, think, feel. Engage, imagine, build. This is the School of Design.

School Objectives

• Build components of a shared culture within the School of Design among students and faculty
• Introduce students to issues, methods, and professional aspects of contemporary design practices, as well as the history and theory of design
• Promote essential literacy in all aspects of design principles, processes, methods, and tools, while imparting to students a common critical vocabulary for design thinking, making, and discourse
• Promote interaction between students of all design majors and encourage cross-disciplinary activity within the School

Programs

• Museum Education, MA
• Museum Exhibition Planning + Design, MFA
• Museum Studies, MA
• Product Design, MDes

• Graphic Design, BFA
• Illustration, BFA

• Advertising Practices
• Figurative Illustration
• Typography
• Web + Mobile Design

Courses

• MSEM 624 Museum Environmental Graphic Design
• MSEM 630 Exploring Education in Philadelphia Museums
• MSEM 631 Museum Learning: Theory and Practices
• MSEM 641 Museum Governance and Administrative Issues
• MSEM 642 Principles of Development and Grant-writing
• MSEM 643 Collections Management Systems
• MSEM 646 Publications, Public Relations, and Marketing
• MSEM 647 Integrated Communication Strategies
• MSEM 650 Special Topics in Museum Studies
• MSEM 690 Collaborative Exhibition-Museum Education
• MSEM 692 Collaborative Exhibition Project - Museum Studies
• MSEM 695 Museum Internship: Museum Education
• MSEM 702 Issues in Museums Seminar
• MSEM 705 Museum Visitor Experience Seminar
• MSEM 711 Museum Exhibition Design Studio
• MSEM 712 Museum Exhibition Design Studio: Third Semester
• MSEM 713 CAD: Vectorworks for Exhibit Design
• MSEM 714 Exhibition Content Development
• MSEM 720 Graduate Portfolio Development
• MSEM 779 Museum Studies Research
• MSEM 780 Thesis/Capstone Research
• MSEM 781 Thesis Development: Museum Exhibition Planning + Design
• MSEM 782 Thesis Development: Museum Education Planning + Design
• MSEM 783 Museum Studies Thesis/Capstone Development
• MSEM 784 Museum Studies Thesis/Capstone
• MSEM 785 Thesis Development: Museum Education
• MSEM 790 Museum Independent Study
• MSEM 796 Museum Studies Internship
• MSEM 797 Museum Exhibition Planning + Design Internship