Undergraduate Degrees & Minors

Iowa State’s College of Design is one of the most comprehensive design institutions in the US, offering ten undergraduate majors:

• Architecture (BArch)
• Art & Design (BA)
• Biological / Pre-Medical Illustration (BA) offered jointly with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Community & Regional Planning (BS)
• Graphic Design (BFA)
• Industrial Design (BID)
• Integrated Studio Arts (BFA)
• Interdisciplinary Design (BDes) – second major only
• Interior Design (BFA)
• Landscape Architecture (BLA)

Iowa State University also offers a fashion major, Apparel, Merchandising and Design, through the College of Human Sciences, that works well as a second major with our programs.

Unsure which one College of Design major is best for you? Enroll as a Design – Undeclared major.

All undergraduate students (except those interested in Community and Regional Planning or Biological & Pre-Medical Illustration) entering the College of Design enroll in the Core Design Program, a first-year foundation curriculum preparing you for application to any of the professional degree programs.

College of Design Undergraduate Minors

• Critical Studies in Design
• Design Studies
• Digital Media
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Geographic Information Science (GISC)
• Illustration
• Preservation & Cultural Heritage
• Textile Design
• Urban Studies