At MIAD, advising works to support your student in both their passion and future profession! Majors Declaration Day is Thursday, November 8. At this event, your student will be able to declare their major and interact with department chairs, other students and alumni with a more intentional focus and direction.
For First-Year Experience (FYE) students, it’s time to declare. This semester, students received a Professional Preparation Plan (PPP) guidebook that can help them on their journey toward academic engagement as well as career development as an aspiring professional.
Use the guidebook as a conversation-starter to ask your student:
- What mediums do you use in class? Which do you enjoy using to demonstrate a concept?
- Have you identified your interests and skills?
- Are you researching the majors and occupations that derive from degrees offered at MIAD?
It is never too early to begin investigating majors and career opportunities. Below are videos on each academic major, as well as academic and career development tools for your examination:
Communication Design
Illustration
Industrial Design
Interior Architecture + Design
New Studio Practice: Fine Arts
Professional Preparation Plan
Careers in Art & Design
Students with questions about academic programs and/or career options may contact Director of Advising Alea Cross at aleacross@miad.edu or Assistant Director of Career Services Christina WickHeiser at christinawickheiser@miad.edu.