SCAD Announces New Master of Business Innovation in Design Management Degree Program
Monday, September 18th, 2023
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to announce the creation of the Master of Business Innovation (MBI) in Design Management degree within the prestigious De Sole School of Business Innovation, now offered for the 2023-2024 academic year. The new SCAD MBI in design management is the only program of its kind at any university in the United States.
This new MBI graduate program exemplifies SCAD’s innovative approach to curriculum and academic offerings, serving the university's mission to prepare students at an elite level for successful, creative professions. This pioneering MBI in design management empowers creative professionals with the business principles that will enhance their careers, creating leaders who will solve business challenges with research and design intelligence.
Led by expert faculty from dynamic leadership positions at the world’s most admired brands, SCAD’s MBI in design management program offers a comprehensive curriculum of 18 specialized courses. Students explore vital practices including business plan development, technology transfer, and building alliances with partners and suppliers. Financial, legal, and human-centered strategies are woven into every facet of the curriculum. By uniting data-based business strategies with design thinking and individual creative specialization, SCAD MBI students will be prepared to lead an established company or to launch their own brand.
Additionally, SCAD’s MBI in design management students have the opportunity to collaborate with the world’s leading companies through SCADpro, the university’s innovation and design studio. At the newly formed Deloitte Foundry at SCAD, students gain experience that will mirror their pivotal careers in the professional world. SCADpro projects “Our MBI in design management is truly a one-of-a-kind program that will prepare the next generation of business leaders with creative thinking and business authority to realize visionary transformation,” said Victor Ermoli, Dean of the De Sole School of Business Innovation. “We are equipping our graduates with strategic and innovative business knowledge to execute, succeed, and create an impact at the C-suite level.” lead to expanded opportunities for pioneering research, design thinking and business solutions and ultimately, exclusive recruitment opportunities for students.
SCAD’s top-ranked design management program is part of the De Sole School of Business Innovation. The De Sole School of Business Innovation prepares the next generation of creative leaders to pioneer emerging markets and navigate the rapidly changing business landscape through in-depth industry knowledge, design thinking, research, and collaboration. With curriculum focused on the fundamentals of business design and economics, quantitative insights, global supply chain management, lifecycle marketing, brand acceleration, social analytics, and more, the school's premier degree programs empower students to become forward-thinking subject-matter experts who will thrive in their future creative careers. Other elite programs within School of Business Innovation include: advertising and branding, business of beauty and fragrance, social strategy management, luxury brand management, and service design.
For more information about SCAD’s Master of Business Innovation in Design Management degree and the De Sole School of Business Innovation, please visit scad.edu.