Great article on how MICA and other schools are taking on a interdisciplinary focus.

Wednesday, 8 Aug 2012
http://www.cnbc.com/id/48568520

“This fall, name-brand schools like Hopkins, Northwestern University, the University of Michigan and Parsons School of Design are launching cross-disciplinary masters programs meant to make students more competitive in a changing economy.

While colleges have always tweaked their offerings, the newest crop of programs seems particularly designed for the times: They are multidisciplinary, job focused and often influenced by private industry. They typically involve mixing creativity with management; data-crunching skills with industry-specific content and science with business and management skills.”