NEWS: Master of Professional Studies in Design Management We are pleased to announce that the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design will begin offering a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree in Design Management in the fall of 2011. Encompassing courses in design and business management, the program will prepare design managers to lead creative teams in a variety of design industries. “The MPS Design Management program fits perfectly with its longstanding mission to provide students with highly practical training in the fields of industrial, interior, and graphic design and animation,” said SASD Director Richard Yelle.

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• News: SASD Student Wins Ad Club Award

  Melissa Matos is the recipient of an award from the Advertising Club of Connecticut for her logo for the UB Music Department. The project was completed under the direction of Prof. Gary Munch.

• News: SASD Student Earns CADC Scholarship

  Kevin Corrado is the winner of the Photography Portfolio scholarship from the Connecticut Art Director's Club.

• News: SASD Professor Receives Grant

  Professor and Graphic Design Chair, Emily Larned, is the recipient of a Mayor's Neighborhood Arts & Heritage grant for her upcoming Summer project, "A Proposal for Pleasure Beach."

• PROGRAMS: Summer at SASD

  High school student interested in design? SASD's summer program is just for you.
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• Student design awards won in 2010 by SASD students

  88

• Acres of shore-front park land surrounding SASD:

  370370

• Years since the industrial design program was founded at UB

  6060

• Student to teacher ratio in an average SASD class:

  12:112:1