Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

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Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

Program

Our vision

Curriculum →

Mission →

Community

Who we celebrate

Faculty →

Chair →

Staff →

Students →

Work

We strive for

Recent Work →

Ventures →

News →

FAQs →

Apply Now →

Search

Mission

Mission

Mission

Designers today are thinkers, makers, and entrepreneurs. This program prepares you to conceive original work, develop it to the highest standard, and launch it into the world with confidence.

Designers today are thinkers, makers, and entrepreneurs. This program prepares you to conceive original work, develop it to the highest standard, and launch it into the world with confidence.

Designers today are thinkers, makers, and entrepreneurs. This program prepares you to conceive original work, develop it to the highest standard, and launch it into the world with confidence.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Events

Public programs, exhibitions, and thesis presentations.

Public programs, exhibitions, and thesis presentations.

Public programs, exhibitions, and thesis presentations.

SVA MFA Design Forum 2026

SVA MFA Design Forum 2026

310 East 22nd St
New York, NY 10010

310 East 22nd St
New York, NY 10010

Curriculum

Curriculum

Curriculum

You'll build skills, develop your venture, and launch with confidence.

You'll build skills, develop your venture, and launch with confidence.

You'll build skills, develop your venture, and launch with confidence.

1

Launch

Launch

Launch

Presentation & Market

Presentation & Market

Pitch Development Legal & IP Foundations Business Viability Launch & Marketing

Pitch Development Legal & IP Foundations Business Viability Launch & Marketing

Presentation & Market

Presentation & Market

2

Refine

Refine

Refine

Production & Strategy

Production & Strategy

Video & Media Production Brand Development Experiential Design

Video & Media Production Brand Development Experiential Design

Production & Strategy

Production & Strategy

3

Explore

Explore

Explore

Foundation & Discovery

Foundation & Discovery

Find your voice. Typography Branding & Strategy Guest Lectures AI Prototyping & Making

Find your voice. Typography Branding & Strategy Guest Lectures AI Prototyping & Making

Foundation & Discovery

Foundation & Discovery

4

Develop

Develop

Develop

Research & Iteration

Research & Iteration

User Experience Design Design Thinking Creative writing

User Experience Design Design Thinking Creative writing

Research & Iteration

Research & Iteration

Where Are They Now

Where Are They Now

Where Are They Now

Design Leaders & Founders
Working at Pentagram, Google, IDEO, Apple.

Design Leaders & Founders
Working at Pentagram, Google, IDEO, Apple.

Design Leaders & Founders
Working at Pentagram, Google, IDEO, Apple.

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 29

Founder Design Agency

Forbes 30 Under 30

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 17

Founder & CEO of Sway

$1M Funding

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 9

Founder

$1M Funding

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 7

Head of Design at Notion

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 4

Other guy

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 4

Design Person

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 4

Design Person

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 4

Design Person

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 29

Founder Design Agency

Forbes 30 Under 30

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 17

Founder & CEO of Sway

$1M Funding

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 9

Founder

$1M Funding

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 7

Head of Design at Notion

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 29

Founder Design Agency

Forbes 30 Under 30

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 17

Founder & CEO of Sway

$1M Funding

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 9

Founder

$1M Funding

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 7

Head of Design at Notion

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 4

Other guy

Randy J. Hunt

- Class of 4

Design Person

Latest News

Latest News

Latest News

Access to working studios, guest critics, and the city's design community.

Access to working studios, guest critics, and the city's design community.

Access to working studios, guest critics, and the city's design community.

Newsletter

Newsletter

Newsletter

310 East 22nd St - 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

310 East 22nd St - 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

310 East 22nd St - 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu