The requirements, reviews, and curriculum for CCA's MFA Design program are designed such that graduating students successfully achieve the following program learning outcomes:

The form language of the work reflects a level of professional competence and sophistication appropriate to the graduate level: including 2D, 3D, time-based, interactive, and/or dynamic projects, and including both professional command of this form language and also the capacity to reach beyond it in new ways, bringing new vision and insight into these fields.

The conceptual core of the work is clear, contextually appropriate, internally coherent, differentiated, and innovative.

The student demonstrates the capacity to analyze and understand the context in which her/his work operates. Research skills include information gathering, investigation, documentation, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation.

The student clearly and compellingly presents his or her design using oral, written, visual, and other means appropriate to the work.