The College for Creative Studies (CCS) has a Communication Design BFA (CD BFA) that features an interdisciplinary curriculum that covers coding, video capture, audio, photography, and interaction, motion, and graphic design. This STEM-designated program also allows students to add the Business concentration or a minor in Product Design; Illustration; Advertising Design: Digital; Entertainment Arts; or Creative Entrepreneurship.
Students in the CD BFA program at CCA will complete 84 credits in studio; 42 to 43 credits in liberal arts; and projects that allow students to develop advanced skills in creating books, movie title sequences, packaging, way-finding systems, exhibition spaces, websites, magazines, brand identities, mobile apps, and user experiences.
Other program features include access to state-of-the-art studios, labs, and production facilities; internships at places such as Foote Cone & Belding, Reebok, Microsoft, Urban Outfitters, Chrysler, Whirlpool, Quicksilver, and FUSE; and semester- or year-long study abroad programs Paris, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and Austria.
The Communication Design BFA program at College for Creative Studies culminates with a design project and the completion of a professional portfolio. With one of the highest employment rates in the country, graduates work in industries such as advertising, industrial design, publishing, public relations, retail, marketing, entertainment, manufacturing, museums, government, and education.
College for Creative Studies alumni have been hired at companies and creative agencies such as IDEO, Wieden + Kennedy, Razorfish, Google, Adidas, Microsoft, General Motors, Apple, Meta, Adobe, Nike, Rivian, Ford Motor Co., Mercedes Benz, Whirlpool, Converse, Nokia, Buzzfeed, eBay, Carhartt, Lego, Moosejaw, and Herman Miller.
Some CCS alumni have gone on to launch their own design studios in places such as Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, and The Netherlands.
Founded in 1906 as the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, College for Creative Studies is a private, nonprofit institution that serves approximately 1,495 students. The school provides more than 50 art and design programs leading to a degree, minor, or certificate. College for Creative Studies is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).