Design Department

We are home to Animation and Digital Media, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design and Interactive Media, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Master's in Design programs.
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Welcome to the Design Department!

We are one of two departments that make up the School of Art & Design at UW-Stout. The School of Art & Design is proud to be the largest art and design higher education entity in the entire upper Midwest, consisting of more than 1,000 students and 65 faculty who are actively engaged in various forms of creativity and innovation.

With award-winning and nationally-recognized programs and students, our hands-on, polytechnic-infused curriculum fosters an environment for creative problem solving and self-expression. We invite you to connect online with questions or visit us in person so you can tour our fantastic facilities and meet with our wonderful faculty.

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M.F.A. Design

Combine your passions for practical problem-solving and innovative teaching.
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On the vanguard: An artificial intelligence filmmaking course emerges at UW-Stout Featured Image

On the vanguard: An artificial intelligence filmmaking course emerges at UW-Stout

AI-Assisted Film and Video Production class to open summer 2026
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Good Design is Invisible’ Featured Image

PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Good Design is Invisible’

Industrial & Product Design students combine engineer-thinking and artistic expression
Interior design program partners with Helping Hand pantry to highlight ‘essential campus resource’ Featured Image

Interior design program partners with Helping Hand pantry to highlight ‘essential campus resource’

Student design team reimagines pantry space to ensure peers have comfortable, warm experience