Create or study?
In architecture, design and film, most of your time goes into studio work and producing projects; art history is an academic degree that studies works of art in their context.
Field of Study / Art and Design
Art and Design Degrees: Create, Design and Interpret
Compare creative degrees by the balance of studio and theory, the kind of work you produce, how much your portfolio matters and the path into the field.
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Three questions that sharpen the differences
How much does a portfolio matter?
In many studio programs a portfolio already affects admission, and it remains your professional calling card after you graduate.
How long and how intense?
Architecture is usually a long degree with intensive project deadlines; design and film also demand many studio hours alongside coursework.
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Choose by type of interest
These are not official tracks, but a way to identify degrees that address similar questions.
Space and building
For those who want to design buildings, cities and the spaces people live in.
Visual communication and media
Design, storytelling and image, from branding and screens to film.
Visual culture and theory
Reading works of art in their historical, social and intellectual context.
All programs on the map
4 Degrees in Art and Design
Open any degree to explore its core subjects, program structure, quantitative load, and career directions.
Usually 3 years
Art History
Painting, sculpture, architecture and photography: reading works of art in the context of the culture, period and ideas that produced them.
MathematicsEnglish
What will you study, and where can it lead? →Usually 5 years
Architecture
Space, materials and the city: combining creativity and technical thinking to design buildings and environments that work for people.
MathematicsEnglish
What will you study, and where can it lead? →Usually 4 years
Visual Communication Design
Turning ideas into images and experiences: designing messages, products and interfaces that communicate clearly and originally.
MathematicsEnglish
What will you study, and where can it lead? →Usually 3–4 years
Film and Television
Story, image and sound: learning to create, analyze and produce work for the screen at every stage of production.
MathematicsEnglish
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