Design studies track – VCUQatar Campus
Degree: M.F.A.	Semester(s) of entry: Fall	Deadline dates: Apr 15	Test requirements: TOEFL or IELTS for international students

Interior environments – postprofessional track
Degree: M.F.A.	Semester(s) of entry: Fall	Deadline dates: Feb 1	Test requirements: None
Special requirements: Please see www.vcu.edu/arts/prospective_students/graduate_studies for details on the application process.

Interior environments – professional entry-level track
Degree: M.F.A.	Semester(s) of entry: Fall	Deadline dates: Feb 1	Test requirements: TOEFL score for international students
Special requirements: Please see www.vcu.edu/arts/prospective_students/graduate_studies for details on the application process and TOEFL score requirements.

Visual communications track
Degree: M.F.A.	Semester(s) of entry: Fall only	Deadline dates: Feb 1	Test requirements:
Special requirements: Please see www.vcu.edu/arts/prospective_students/graduate_studies for details on the application process.

The purpose of this advanced degree program in design is to prepare the individual designer to assume a leadership role in a complex and expanding profession. The course work, applied experience and research that constitute the program will enable the designer to better solve visual and spatial problems and to function more effectively as an administrator, planner and educator.

The program offers the graduate student the opportunity to use appropriate courses and resources from schools within the university, to participate in internships and research with various agencies and organizations concerned with programs of design, and to view design as an interdisciplinary profession with an essential contribution to make toward the solution of the problems of today.

For general department information, visit www.vcu.edu/arts/areas_of_study/graduate_programs.html.