Degree Details

In the Master of Arts program in Exhibition and Experience Design, you will learn to create environmental experiences that inform, entertain, and inspire. 

In this program,  you will learn:

• exhibition and experience design planning
• presentation
• concept development
• audience research
• theory
• evaluation methods
• experiential graphic design
• lighting and model making for museums, retail, corporate, nonprofit, and public interior and exterior venues.

You will also learn how to incorporate interactive and audiovisual elements into small- and large-scale designs. You will also participate in a variety of master classes and workshops in emerging technologies and integration, prototyping methods, project management, entrepreneurship, international business development, and professional practices in the exhibition and experiential design industry.

You may elect to intern at an approved exhibition venue, such as design firms, design and production facilities, retail sites, or museums. Past internship sites include Derse, American Museum of Natural History, Group Delphi, kate spade, Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership, Local Projects, ESI Design, and Liberty Science Center.

The two-part degree requirement is research-based. You must conceive and prove in writing an original, theory-based argument. This applied research must then be executed via practical design. Both the written thesis and the capstone project are critiqued by industry leaders.

The ideal candidate has an undergraduate degree in a related discipline, proficiency in a range of design software, and experience in designing environments. Applicants should demonstrate a passion for learning and a determination to enter this multidimensional profession.

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