Priority Application Deadline
Start your application by January 15, 2022 to receive priority scholarship consideration.
Please email us at designresearch@sva.edu if you have any questions about the application process.
SVA MA Design Research
SVA MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism1 is a one-year graduate program2 
devoted to the study of design, its contexts & consequences. 
Our graduates have gone on to pursue research-related careers in publishing, education, museums, institutes, design practice, entrepreneurship, & more.3 
- Formerly known as D-Crit
- About the program
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis. All successful candidates awarded a significant scholarship!