The truly cross-disciplinary design for sustainability program, open to all creative fields of study, develops students into committed leaders and passionate agents of change for economic prosperity, ecological health and social equality. To solve real-world problems, SCAD students work with a wide range of clients, from corporations and governments to nongovernmental and community organizations.
A sustainable future
Design for sustainability infuses social and environmental science methodologies into design disciplines, seeking to educate and advocate the economic benefits of sustainable practices. The program embraces sustainability as an integrative framework by:- Synthesizing the strengths of various design disciplines;
- Dealing with 2-D and 3-D design as well as system and service design, communication and education, business models and social innovation;
- Focusing on holistically addressing personal, local and global challenges to the human condition in the 21st century.
Design for sustainability is offered in Savannah.
Designing solutions
The ability to change the traditional development process, adapting it to current and future needs while applying sustainability practices, is at the heart of this graduate program. Conventional practices of creating short-lived products and environments, overusing nonrenewable resources, and producing materials that require toxic processes are being recognized as unnecessarily harmful methods of design.
Guided by that notion, SCAD's design for sustainability program is equipping future leaders in various fields with the knowledge and tools to design solutions integrating the "triple bottom line" of sustainability-environment, economy and socio-cultural issues-in the development process. Students examine the interconnectedness between business and environment and between human beings and nature, becoming experts in all aspects of sustainability.
The design for sustainability program introduces students to a wide range of real-world challenges and experiences through various collaborative projects, from designing a more inviting sustainable city transportation system to creating a process of salvaging materials for other uses from buildings set to be demolished.
Upon graduating, design for sustainability students have a competitive advantage, possessing the knowledge, skills and abilities to direct and integrate sustainable practices in multiple creative fields. SCAD alumni are empowered to become professional sustainability consultants as well as sustainability leaders in corporations and other organizations.
Guided by that notion, SCAD's design for sustainability program is equipping future leaders in various fields with the knowledge and tools to design solutions integrating the "triple bottom line" of sustainability-environment, economy and socio-cultural issues-in the development process. Students examine the interconnectedness between business and environment and between human beings and nature, becoming experts in all aspects of sustainability.
The design for sustainability program introduces students to a wide range of real-world challenges and experiences through various collaborative projects, from designing a more inviting sustainable city transportation system to creating a process of salvaging materials for other uses from buildings set to be demolished.
Upon graduating, design for sustainability students have a competitive advantage, possessing the knowledge, skills and abilities to direct and integrate sustainable practices in multiple creative fields. SCAD alumni are empowered to become professional sustainability consultants as well as sustainability leaders in corporations and other organizations.
