Our program prepares you to become a professional designer for the 21st century, capable of tackling the current momentous changes in the field. Whether working with industry or as an entrepreneur, you will be able to create products, systems, and environments that help to innovate and improve everyday objects and situations. Pratt BID alumni are designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and corporate leaders. This diversity comes from a program of study that allows freedom to explore. In the freshman and sophomore years, students take core courses, which provide grounding in drawing, color, 3-D form, model making, and digital computer skills. At the same time, they take design studios that introduce them to critical thinking, problem solving, and environmental responsibility. A variety of studio options are open in the junior and senior years when students can take specialized studios that respond to their individual interests and skills, such as: Product design, Furniture, Tabletop and food design, Shoes and athletic gear, Exhibition design, Interdisciplinary design.