The department is committed to producing conceptual thinkers and skilled makers who are versed in the techniques and knowledge of the discipline and who are cognizant of: critical theory, history, science and progressive social values. To realize these objectives, design is taught as a critical, speculative and creative endeavor embracing both the humanities and the sciences.
Department of Interior Architecture
Advances the interior design profession through teaching, service, scholarship, and creative activities focused on the generation and application of knowledge.
Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design
Landscape Architecture prepares students for research and practice while focusing on the analysis, planning, design, and management of the natural and built environment of tropical and subtropical landscapes.