Office: Art Building 120

Telephone: 408-924-4343

Email: Design@sjsu.edu

Website: www.sjsu.edu/design

Professors

David Chai
Raquel Coelho
Connie Hwang
Chang Sik Kim
John Loomis
John McClusky
Diana Seah
Randall Sexton

Associate Professors

John Clapp
Yoon Chung Han
Joshua Nelson
Virginia SanFratello, Chair

Assistant Professors

Hojeong Lee
Dana Ragouzeos
Kohar Scott
David Yee
Angela Wu

Overview

Our Department prepares students for design in the real world, not just in the abstract environment of the classrooms. The curriculum aspires to give students both conceptual and practical experience, so that once they graduate, they are armed with skills that could be adapted for the unpredictability of everyday life.

The department offers five areas of focus: Design Studies; Animation & Illustration; Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Interior Design. Each program is led by accomplished faculty members with years of professional achievements; most of whom, in addition to teaching, are currently working in their respective fields which equips them to provide students with the most updated information from the professional world.

The department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Professional Design Programs

The Department of Design offers professional programs in Animation & Illustration, Graphic, Industrial, and Interior Design. The curricula of the four programs combine the aesthetic sensitivity and technical knowledge necessary to function creatively in design, business and industry. Internships in design offices are integral to all four programs.

Admission Requirements for Animation & Illustration, Graphic, Industrial, and Interior Design

1. Meet university admission requirements; attain upper division standing by completing 60 transferable semester units or 90 transferable quarter units prior to enrollment.
2. Admission to the BFA in Animation and Illustration is determined at the time students apply for admission to the university. There is no internal transfer into this program. Students admitted to the BA Design Studies may be admitted to the BFA in Graphic or Interior Design or the BS in Industrial Design on a space available basis after successfully completing required portfolio reviews in their first two years of study.

Portfolio reviews are held each semester for the following semester. Instructions are available in the Design department office. The following courses are required as preparation for the portfolio review.

• Animation & Illustration: ANI 10 , ANI 11 , ANI 13 , ANI 21 , ANI 31 , ANI 71 , ANI 101 , ANI 111 , ANI 121 . 
• Graphic Design: ANI 11 , DSGD 63 , DSGD 83 , DSGD 99 , DSGD 100 , DSGD 104 .
• Industrial Design: DSID 21 , DSID 22 , DSID 31 , DSID 32 , DSID 32A .
• Interior Design: DSIT 5 , DSIT 10 , DSIT 29 , DSIT 33 , DSIT 34 , DSIT 83 .

Programs

• Animation & Illustration, BFA
• Design Studies, BA
• Graphic Design, BFA
• Industrial Design, BS
• Interior Design, BFA

• Graphic Design Minor
• Interaction Design Minor
• Interior Design Minor

Courses

• DSIT 83 - Visual Communication I
• DSIT 100 - Building Codes
• DSIT 101 - Architectural Systems and Materials + Adv Modeling
• DSIT 102 - Computer Graphics for Interior Architecture
• DSIT 103 - Interior Architecture Conceptual Design Studio
• DSIT 104 - Interior Architecture Space Planning Studio
• DSIT 105 - Interior Architecture Advanced Design Studio
• DSIT 106 - Architectural Project Materials
• DSIT 107 - Furniture Design
• DSIT 108 - Architectural Lighting Design
• DSIT 109 - Object Design for Interiors
• DSIT 110 - Capstone Thesis Studio
• DSIT 111 - Interior Architecture Seminar
• DSIT 112 - Professional Practice of Interior Archit
• DSIT 116 - Solar Energy Analysis
• DSIT 132 - Solar Home Design
• DSIT 151 - Introduction to Urban Design
• DSIT 152 - Introduction to Urban Design Studio
• DSIT 192 - International Program Studies
• DSIT 192C - History of Interior Design