The MFA in Experience Design is a transdisciplinary distance learning degree that brings together design research, accessibility, technology, leadership, and innovation for people-driven design. The xdMFA has been designed so people from a wide range of disciplines can develop the expertise necessary for the highest levels of design research and practice for the diverse human experience. The program mixes online, virtual, and in-person learning experiences for those who seek life-transforming learning on a flexible schedule.
Application Deadlines: June 1 (for Fall semester start), December 1 (for Spring semester start)
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Design is All Around
No matter where you are, the xdMFA is within reach. Online and virtual classes make learning portable and each semester, the xdMFA cohort visits a different location in the United States to research and design in context for a long weekend. Students in the program visit places like Zion National Park, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Chicago, San Francisco, and even our own hometown of Oxford, Ohio.
People don't interact with design in studios. So we take the studio to where people and design intersect to examine topics like wellness, transportation, sustainability, commerce, and healthy communities.
People-Driven
Partner with people to discover unarticulated needs and co-create culturally relevant outcomes.
Research-Intensive
Learn and apply design research methods to design, develop, deploy and test innovations.
Experience-Centered
Integrate service, interaction, and communication design processes to enhance accessibility and engage the senses.
Detailed Design
Create multi-sensory design prototypes and plans with a high degree of formal and functional detail.