The department of Art & Design at Millersville University offers a new degree, a Bachelor of Design (B. Des.), and a new major in Interactive and Graphic Design. This degree and major aim to provide students credentials that more accurately reflect their educational experiences as they have evolved in our existing interactive and graphic design curriculum. Ultimately the new degree will more clearly communicate to employers, what is offered within the program and what professional skills are being acquired by our graduates.
The new identity of our Interactive and Graphic Design curriculum with the B.DES. degree clearly identifies the program with 21st century design education. The courses being offered at Millersville University include experience design, kinetic design, web design, basic coding, interactive design, and traditional graphic design. The B. Des. better reflects pervasive academic research interests, professional field demands, and the recommendation standards from both the American Institute of Graphic Artists (the professional organization for design) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD, the accrediting body for Art and Design). Furthermore, it provides a structural reinforcement of current University and PASSHE goals.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
By keeping the discipline current and offering a B. Des. in Interactive & Graphic Design the students will have the skills that most employers are now seeking within the design industry.
Design
Interactive Design
Graphic Design
Web Design
User Experience Design
Interaction Design
Digital Publication Design
Illustration
The B. Des. degree has become prevalent around the globe over the last several years, and American colleges and universities are beginning to use the designation to more accurately reflect the learning content and subsequent skills of graduates. NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design) approves and recognizes this degree and will evaluate the program under this new title as a “professional degree.†With the proposed course structure, this program meets the “professional degree†standards of rigor and content for the B. Des. degree as articulated in the curricular guidelines of our accrediting agency.
Interactive & Graphic Design as a discipline has radically changed and has opened up more opportunities for students to learn and design with new technology. By keeping current with technological demands placed on the discipline, graduates with these skills will support an educated workforce that is prepared to contribute to Pennsylvania’s economic vitality and supporting the ability for the commonwealth to compete globally.
Expected June, November 2025
Start date
January 2025
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
McComsey Hall, Suite 234,
43 E. Frederick Street,
MILLERSVILLE,
Pennsylvania,
17551, United States
To be considered for admission to Millersville University, one must be a graduate of an approved secondary school or hold a General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency diploma. Traditional students applying directly from high school must have completed a college preparatory curriculum. Generally, the student’s academic program should include four units of academic English; three units or more of academic mathematics, minimally including algebra I, algebra II and geometry; three units or more of academic science, including two or more units of laboratory science, biology and chemistry with lab and any other inquiry-based lab or technical science; and three or more units of academic social science coursework. Foreign language coursework at the secondary level is recommended but not required for admission consideration.
English Language Requirements
TOEFL iBT: 70; TOEFL pBT: 70; TOEFL ITP: 527; IELTS Academic: 6.0 overall band, no sub score lower than 5; Cambridge English Qualifications: 169; STEP-EIKEN: 2A; iTEP Academic: 4; PTE Academic: 50; Duolingo English Test: 105; Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): 700; SAT (March 2016 or later): 500 & up on evidence-based reading & writing section; ACT: 21 & up on the English section; ELS: Level 112; Burlington VTest: B2.1; Skills for English: B2 (Pass); Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE): B2; Oxford ELLT - English Language Level Test: 6
Millersville University has a rolling deadline. However, we do recommend students to apply at least two months prior to the beginning of the start of a semester to ensure enough time for immigration processing at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas. With this in mind, we suggest the following advisory deadlines: Fall - June 1; Spring - November 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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