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Igniting Opportunity for Curious Minds in Design and Creative Technologies

Driven by critical thinking, fueled by creativity and craft, and obsessed with emerging technologies — our future-forward program is designed for the ambitious.

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B.S. in Arts and Entertainment Technologies

B.F.A. and B.A. in Design

M.F.A. in Design

M.A. in Design focused on Health

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Undergraduate

First-Year:
December 1, 2024

External Transfer:
March 1, 2025

Internal Transfer:
May 1, 2025

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M.F.A. in Design
Information regarding the 2026-2028 cohort will be available later this year.

M.F.A. in Design
International: February 18, 2025
US: April 28, 2025

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Featured Stories

SDCT's Top 10 | 2024-2025

A collage of ten photos representing highlights from the School of Design and Creative Technologies’ 2024–2025 year. Activities include a design thinking workshop with sticky notes, a crowded career fair, a speaker at a podium, a pixelated video game scene, a stage with neon text reading “A Dynamic Future,” students interacting with creative installations, a student presenting a design prototype.
May 14, 2025

This has been another year filled with impressive student work, show-stopping exhibitions, and amazing partnerships! We are excited to highlight some of the amazing accomplishments from across our SDCT community from this past academic year.

2023-2024 SDCT Top 10

2023-2024 SDCT Top 10
May 21, 2024

It has been an eventful year filled with impressive showcases and inspiring research.  From drone shows to industry partnerships, work produced in our classrooms has truly changed the world around us. We are excited to share SDCT’s Top 10 for this past academic year!

Career City Limits Helps Student Land Microsoft Internship

Design student Khalil J. Davis presenting his work during the Fall 2022 Sophomore Review in the Department of Design at UT Austin
Feb. 16, 2024

In Nov. 2023, junior design student Kahlil Davis attended an information session for Microsoft during the SDCT Career City Limits Speaker Series (CCL). This summer, he’ll be working as a design intern in Redmond, WA for the technology giant.