On 6/12/08, erpdesigner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd love to see a reputable university come up with a killer online MFA or > MS degree in interaction design, preferably something like Carnegie Mellon, > NYU or Stanford and something that's part time. There's other programs > online for computer engineering---why not interaction design?
I agree with Jack... 100% online will not cut it for a design degree. But at least offer part-time or night options! I mean really... a LOT of potential students are professionals who depend on their jobs to do things like, oh, support and insure families, pay rent, etc. Once you reach a certain age you've typically accreted a certain amount of responsibility and you can't just disregard that to go to school. California College of the Arts has a Design Strategy MBA that they work in an interesting way... "To offer maximum flexibility to working professionals, the program is conducted through five once-a-month, four-day weekends of instruction and interaction, with online and network study between these residencies. This schedule allows participants from all over the United States to maintain their careers while keeping in close contact with team members, faculty, and program staff." http://www.cca.edu/academics/graduate/designmba/ So while that still can be tough from a time/cost perspective, it's at least possible. Simply shutting out working professionals seems like a poor decision to me. F. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
