320 Newbury Street • Boston MA 02115
what the bac has to offer
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• Students join a highly diverse student body that makes up an open and inclusive community, inspiring creativity and collaboration across design disciplines.
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• 91% of our degree program classes have fewer than 20 students.
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• 86% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
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• The BAC is a fully accredited nonprofit college with more than 125 years of experience educating design professionals.
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• Our faculty of more than 300 experienced, practicing professionals and our deep ties to Boston’s design community provide students with the connections to succeed in their fields. • Students conclude their studies with a practical degree project to explore an idea that has personal significance and larger value to the community. • Our urban campus in the heart of downtown Boston is surrounded by inspiring architecture, museums, performance venues, and colleges and universities. • With one in three Bostonians between the ages of 20 and 34, Boston is one of the youngest and most innovative cities in the country.
Contact Contactadmissions. admissionsCall at 617.585.0123 617.585.0123ororvisit visitususonline onlineatatthe-bac.edu/inquire the-bac.edu/inquire
bachelor of design studies “I love that I can learn about Boston’s history or urban design and then walk out of the building and see it in play.” — Anya Wilczynski, Bachelor of Design Studies student
the path to your degree bachelor of design studies
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Our policy of open
sequence
admission makes an exceptional education
The Bachelor of Design Studies is a 4-year undergraduate degree that gives students the opportunity to explore design as a method for critical thinking, problem solving, and innovation. Choosing from a range of program options, students craft learning experiences that are tailored to match their education and career goals. The program equips students with a foundation of skills across the design disciplines, preparing them for a rigorous, flexible upper-level curriculum that incorporates real-world design practice. Design Studies graduates enter the workplace in a variety of occupations, including emerging and specialized design fields.
a possibility for all
apply to the bac
students.
CityLab. A 4-day intensive to explore
semester 1
segment i
semester 2
Explore Basic Design Principles and Theories
Boston.
Scholarships are available to qualified students.
choose your concentration We offer courses in:
portfolio review
• Architectural Technology • Digital Design & Visualization
semester 3
• Design History, Theory &
semester 4
segment ii
semester 5
Strengthen Knowledge with Hands-On Technical Skills
Criticism • Historic Preservation • Sustainable Design Design Studies is a flexible program. Students are also encouraged to take courses of
semester 6
various concentrations.
portfolio review
The Highlights • Programs of study include Architectural Technology; Digital Design & Visualization; Design History, Theory & Criticism; Historic Preservation; and Sustainable Design. • Students begin their degree with a Foundation year, learning the fundamentals of design in multidisciplinary studios with students from across the BAC’s four schools.
segment iii
semester 8
Apply Your Knowledge and Skills in Your Degree Project graduation
practicum
86% of BAC grad-
• With an average class size of 8 students, students receive individual attention from passionate, experienced instructors currently working in their fields.
uates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
• The applied learning component of the curriculum helps students to connect their studies to real-word design practice. • Our location in Boston’s 19th-century Back Bay neighborhood and the BAC’s own historically significant buildings offer an immediate, tangible context for design studies.
learn how you can start your education at the bac
semester 7
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possible careers Ecological design Sustainability consulting Construction management Retail design Architectural design Preservation advocacy Project management
Our curriculum emphasizes applied learning, where students earn part of their degree by working in their field. This allows our students to learn from the inside how design happens in the real world and to have a professional impact while they are still in school.
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
the path to your degree bachelor of design studies
Our policy of open
sequence
admission makes an
The Bachelor of Design Studies is a 4-year undergraduate degree that gives students the opportunity to explore design as a method for critical thinking, problem solving, and innovation. Choosing from a range of program options, students craft learning experiences that are tailored to match their education and career goals. The program equips students with a foundation of skills across the design disciplines, preparing them for a rigorous, flexible upper-level curriculum that incorporates real-world design practice. Design Studies graduates enter the workplace in a variety of occupations, including emerging and specialized design fields.
exceptional education a possibility for all
apply to the bac
students.
CityLab. A 4-day intensive to explore
semester 1
segment i
semester 2
Explore Basic Design Principles and Theories
Boston.
Scholarships are available to qualified students.
choose your concentration We offer courses in:
portfolio review
• Architectural Technology • Digital Design & Visualization
semester 3
• Design History, Theory &
semester 4
segment ii
semester 5
Strengthen Knowledge with Hands-On Technical Skills
Criticism • Historic Preservation • Sustainable Design Design Studies is a flexible program. Students are also encouraged to take courses of
semester 6
various concentrations.
portfolio review
The Highlights • Programs of study include Architectural Technology; Digital Design & Visualization; Design History, Theory & Criticism; Historic Preservation; and Sustainable Design. • Students begin their degree with a Foundation year, learning the fundamentals of design in multidisciplinary studios with students from across the BAC’s four schools.
semester 7
segment iii
semester 8
Apply Your Knowledge and Skills in Your Degree Project graduation
• With an average class size of 8 students, students receive individual attention from passionate, experienced instructors currently working in their fields.
86% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they
• The applied learning component of the curriculum helps students to connect their studies to real-word design practice.
graduate.
• Our location in Boston’s 19th-century Back Bay neighborhood and the BAC’s own historically significant buildings offer an immediate, tangible context for design studies.
learn how you can start your education at the bac
»
practicum
possible careers Ecological design Sustainability consulting Construction management Retail design Preservation advocacy Project management
Our curriculum emphasizes applied learning, where students earn part of their degree by working in their field. This allows our students to learn from the inside how design happens in the real world and to have a professional impact while they are still in school.
»
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
320 Newbury Street • Boston MA 02115
what the bac has to offer
rd
tr ys ur wb
ne
eet
str
eet
tr ns to yls bo
T hynes
av en n ti n
g
to
951 boylston
u n h
ts et
fenway
u e
prudential center
mass pi ke
us u en av e
• Students join a highly diverse student body that makes up an open and inclusive community, inspiring creativity and collaboration across design disciplines.
320 newbury
ch ssa ma
• 91% of our degree program classes have fewer than 20 students.
charles river
eet
efo
• 86% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
her
• The BAC is a fully accredited nonprofit college with more than 125 years of experience educating design professionals.
boston common & public garden
• Our faculty of more than 300 experienced, practicing professionals and our deep ties to Boston’s design community provide students with the connections to succeed in their fields. • Students conclude their studies with a practical degree project to explore an idea that has personal significance and larger value to the community. • Our urban campus in the heart of downtown Boston is surrounded by inspiring architecture, museums, performance venues, and colleges and universities. • With one in three Bostonians between the ages of 20 and 34, Boston is one of the youngest and most innovative cities in the country.
Contact Contactadmissions. admissionsCall at 617.585.0123 617.585.0123ororvisit visitususonline onlineatatthe-bac.edu/inquire the-bac.edu/inquire
bachelor of design studies “I love that I can learn about Boston’s history or urban design and then walk out of the building and see it in play.” — Anya Wilczynski, Bachelor of Design Studies student