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The College
Multidisciplinary themes
The College of Design, founded in 2006, is multidisciplinary and incorporates the School of Architecture, the department of Landscape Architecture, and the Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Housing Studies, Interior Design, and Retail Merchandising programs and associated research and outreach units.
One of the college's aspirations is to be an international and national leader in multidisciplinary research. Accordingly, the college has defined three core multidisciplinary themes: