The College
Founded in 1848 as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women
Became Moore College of Art & Design in 1989 *
Educating women for careers in art and design for over 160 years
Campus Location
20th Street and The Parkway in Philadelphia in the heart of the City’s Parkway Museums District.
Academic Programs:
BFA Program for women
Co-educational Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Art Education
Co-educational MFA and MA
Summer Art & Design Institute: Intensive Pre-College Program for high-school women
Other Programs:
Young Artists Workshop
Continuing Education offering Certificate Programs
Teachers Summer Institute
BFA Majors – Nine majors leading to a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree
Art Education
Art History
Curatorial Studies
Fashion Design
Fine Arts (with a 2D or 3D emphasis)
Graphic Design
Illustration
Interior Design
Photography & Digital Arts
Textile Design**
Post-Baccalaureate Program
Post-Bacc Certificate in Art Education
Graduate Programs
MA in Art Education with Emphasis in Special Populations
MFA in Interior Design
MFA in Studio Art
The Locks Career Center
Life-long resource for students and alumnae in their professional pursuits throughout their career
AICAD
Moore is a member of Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. (AICAD) is a non-profit consortium of 36 leading art schools in the U.S. It was founded in 1991 by a group of 25 presidents who felt a need for the similarly structured art schools to come together so as to mutually develop their schools and programs.
Accreditation
Moore College of Art & Design is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA formerly known as FIDER).
* Founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as The Philadelphia School of Design for Women. The School underwent several name changes over time, and in 1932 became Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry, renamed for benefactor Joseph Moore who made a bequest of $3 million. In 1989 the College took its current name Moore College of Art & Design.
** The Textile Design major will be deactivated starting with the 2009/10 academic year. All students currently enrolled in the major as seniors must complete the degree requirements in the 2011/12 academic year. Textile Design courses and a Textile Design minor support the Fashion Design and Fine Arts majors.
