DESIGN LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY The magnitude of SCAD’s academic programs attracts students from all over the globe. With more than 300 courses developed specifically to prepare students for professional careers in the building arts, SCAD is consistently recognized as a leader in architecture, interior design, furniture design, architectural history, historic preservation and urban design. Challenges in the 21st century are the most complex in human history and solving them requires expansive and human-centric thinking. SCAD is a synergistic model for uniting diverse building arts offerings and bridging these to the university’s other disciplines to achieve groundbreaking solutions. Through offering such complementary programs as industrial design, fibers, service design and more, SCAD creates an environment reflective of today's global marketplace. These talented students leverage their comprehensive, careeroriented education to become the industry’s leading creative professionals — adept, tech-savvy innovators ready to shape the next city and the future of the built environment.
On average, more than
98%
of SCAD building arts alumni are employed, pursuing further education or both within
months of graduation 7
— Spring 2013
PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
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