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Imagination Can’t Wait

Don’t wait to turn your creativity into a career. Start in your first year.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

About Westphal:

Drexel's Westphal College of Media Arts & Design offers 17 undergraduate majors designed to educate and inspire the next generation of leaders in the world’s most in-demand creative fields.

Our award-winning faculty — recognized as leaders in their industries — prepare students to excel in some of the most highly competitive fields in the world. Our students craft dynamic, multidisciplinary work and graduate with career-ready portfolios that raise the bar for their peers.

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At Westphal, students benefit from:

  1. Award-Winning Programs: Westphal is ranked among the top five applied arts schools in the nation. Eight of our undergraduate programs enjoy national rankings.
  2. Experiential Learning: Small class sizes and studio-based curricula. Spend time making products, films, fashion, and virtual reality experiences—not just thinking about them.
  3. Co-op: Develop professional contacts, obtain career-building industry skills and apply your education in a professional setting for six months.
  4. Time to Shine: Take to the stage, showcase your creative work for industry professionals, submit to film festivals, or produce the annual Drexel Fashion Show.
  5. Cutting Edge Facilities: Learn and practice in our state-of-the-art labs, high-tech making facilities, recording studios and television station.
  6. A Multidisciplinary Approach: Partner with other programs at Westphal, across Drexel University, or the Philadelphia community to unlock the full potential of your creativity.
  7. A Focus on Success: 93 percent of Westphal graduates are working in their fields of study or enrolled in graduate or professional education within one year of graduation.

Our Programs:

Design & Merchandising


Drexel’s Design & Merchandising program combines creativity and business across the fashion and lifestyle industries. Students develop an appreciation for style and product quality, learn retail operations, management and buying, gain hands-on experience with event production, e-commerce and social media marketing, and leave with the business skills needed to succeed in the global marketplace.

Entertainment & Arts Management


Tremendous economic growth in media and the arts has created a need for professionals who can combine both management and leadership skills with a thorough understanding of the art, entertainment, and media sectors. Drexel’s Entertainment & Arts Management program prepares students for a variety of careers — from creative, hands-on positions to administrative and management roles in film and television, the visual and performing arts, and sports.

Film & Television


Hone the art of storytelling. Drexel’s Film & Television program equips students with the knowledge and skillset to develop their voice and succeed in the entertainment and multimedia industries. Students work with industry-standard cameras and equipment to create compelling and in-demand content — from sitcoms and films to music videos and news shows.

Photography


Develop a unique photographic vision. Leveraging both applied and theoretical teaching methods — and blending traditional processes with current digital technologies — Drexel’s Photography program provides the breadth of experience and knowledge required to succeed in today’s marketplace.

Interior Design


Explore the behavioral, technological, environmental and aesthetic aspects of interior design. Hands-on, studio-driven projects enable students to design a range of public, commercial, residential and institutional spaces. Students in Drexel’s nationally-ranked Interior Design program benefit from outstanding faculty, world-class facilities and an unmatched depth of resources.

Graphic Design


Drexel’s award-winning Graphic Design program prepares students to inform, persuade, educate and entertain through the creative use of word and image. Working on two- and three-dimensional projects, and web and motion graphics, students utilize the latest design software and emerging technologies to stay current with the industry.

Fashion Design


Drexel’s Fashion Design program covers all facets of the global fashion industry — from streetwear to couture. Through rigorous training in the principles of design and construction and with access to state-of-the-art technology, students build their own collection and prepare for careers in fashion and technical design.

Animation & Visual Effects


Drexel’s Animation & Visual Effects program provides students with the technological, story-telling and design skills needed to succeed as animators and visual effects artists in the highly competitive entertainment and design industries. Animation and visual effects production transcends blockbuster films, with practical applications in the fields of medical research, engineering, television, performing arts and so many more.

Interactive Digital Media


To truly succeed in tech and digital media, students need creativity, versatility and an interdisciplinary skillset. Drexel’s Interactive Digital Media program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the aesthetics of visual design in crafting user experience (UX), as well as the coding skills and technical knowledge to program both the front- and back-end systems that bring digital content to life.

Game Design & Production


Drexel’s Game Design & Production program combines a strong comprehension of animation and interactivity with an understanding of design and programming. Students are prepared for cutting-edge careers in the growing field of game design, which has transitioned from an entertainment source to become a mainstay of education and training in the fields of science, engineering, health and “edutainment.”

Dance


Drexel’s Dance program is designed to encourage the deep exploration of dance. The stage and studio experiences aim to hone skills as a dancer and choreographer, with concentrated paths of study in dance/movement therapy, dance in education, physical therapy, and performance.

Virtual Reality & Immersive Media


In Drexel’s Virtual Reality & Immersive Media program, students face unprecedented opportunities and challenges that broaden their creativity in the new and explosive field of immersive media. Students develop the technical and creative skills needed to create and design in immersive mediums, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and 360 degree video.

2018 Westphal Work Sampler

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