Design, Arts, and Media Summer Institutes
Discovering Architecture
For two stimulating weeks, students can come live on Drexel's campus and explore the fields of architecture and interior design. Students will choose an area of study and collaborate in cross-disciplinary teams, as well as gain an understanding of each program and the ways they inform each other to further enhance their projects. Drexel's professional full-time faculty of architecture and interior design teach the summer programs in studios and labs used by our very own students with coursework drawn from our undergraduate curriculum.
The program includes sketching, drawing, evolving design theories and concepts, designing, and model making along with professional guest lectures to produce a project that can be added to a portfolio. Field trips provide an insider's look at professional design firms to see firsthand the types of projects they work on and how they work in partnership with other disciplines to create built environments. Students will visit significant buildings and cultural centers in Philadelphia as well as visit a construction site to experience a project in development. Best of all, they will get to know Drexel and the Westphal College experience. The university will provide an application fee waiver to any summer attendee that applies to Drexel.
| Dates | July 7–July 20, 2024 |
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| Format | Residential and commuter (within 10-mile radius) |
| Cost | Commuter: $2,750 Residential: $3,475 |
| Eligibility | Rising high school juniors and seniors that are at least 16 years old (15-year-olds are possible with recommendation letter from a faculty member) |
| Deadline | Rolling, but this program fills very quickly; suggested application deadline is April 5, 2024; waitlist available. The deadline for final payments/forms is May 1, 2024. |
| More Info | For more information, visit Westphal Pre-College Programs. |
Discovering Fashion Design
Discover Fashion Design at Drexel with this one-week program open to high school students. This program will introduce you to a carefully curated curriculum consisting of lectures, demonstrations, studio work, guest speakers, and field trips to the local design communities within Philadelphia. You will develop an understanding of the creative process through lectures and hands-on studio classes. The classes focus on innovative projects to expand your portfolio with fashion illustration, technical sketching, draping, print design, natural silk dyeing, and digital applications for machine knitting and CLO 3D design. Lectures and field trips focus on sustainable approaches to fashion design. This one-week residential opportunity will immerse you in the fashion world while offering you an actual preview of our studio fashion design courses.
| Dates | July 14–July 20, 2024 |
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| Format | Residential, in-person |
| Cost | $2,250 |
| Eligibility | We welcome high school students who have completed their sophomore year by July and are at least 16 years of age before the program starts. We encourage anyone excited about design to apply, limiting the program to 18 students. |
| Deadline | Rolling, but this program fills very quickly. The deadline for final payments/forms is June 21, 2024. |
| More Info | For more information, visit Westphal Summer Programs |
Exploring Graphic Design
An exceptional one-week program in graphic design taught by award-winning faculty, and open to high school students interested in learning about the creative world of visual communications. Through hands-on, studio-based instruction, students will work on projects that explore design process, participate in critiques and discussions and create portfolio-ready work. These offerings will be supplemented by virtual studio tours and online field trips, speakers and other activities designed to give students an introduction to the design experience and to get a sense of career opportunities in graphic design.
| Dates | July 7–July 13, 2024 |
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| Format | Residential, in-person |
| Cost | $2,250 |
| Eligibility | We welcome motivated high school students who are at least 16 years of age and who have completed their sophomore or junior years of high school by the start of the program. |
| Deadline | Rolling admission; enrollment is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis |
| More Info | For more information and to apply, visit Westphal Summer Programs. |