Overview

Focused on sustainable and responsible solutions for real-world communities, this Community Centered Design program at The University of Vermont places equal emphasis on theory, critical thinking, reflection, creativity, empathy, and working effectively with others, including community members and professionals in different fields. Students customize their education by picking a concentration in Applied Design or Relational Design. Upon graduation, Community Centered Design graduates are design-process experts ready to create a better tomorrow—a resilient and responsible tomorrow—together with local and global communities.

Key Features

The Community Centered Design major builds students' design skills grounded in theory and critical thinking to create solutions that contribute to community resilience and positive change. This applied major teaches and empowers students to understand complex issues and develop, communicate, and implement ideas to design for a better tomorrow.

Students learn creative collaboration and design processes for visual communication, material products and landscapes, policy, systems, and/or experiences that meet the needs or solve problems faced by a person, group, organization, or community.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design Innovation

Digital Illustration

Drafting & Design in SketchUp

Green Building Energy Systems

Doc. Film for Social Change

Design + Cultural Entrepreneurs

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-12-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Official secondary school transcript sent directly to Admissions by your high school

Official translation of transcripts if not already in English

First quarter grades or mid-year grades if available

One letter of recommendation is required

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Home contents and baggage
Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

44646 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 44646 USD per year during 48 months.
National

44646 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 44646 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

16606 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16606 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Burlington

1269 - 1888 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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