Requirements: Mix of academic and professional experience in both design and/or a relevant field of art, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, social sciences, public policy, and/or community/economic development; Graduate degree in design or a relevant social field(s); Experience working collaboratively with people of diverse disciplines, races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, nationalities, ages, and abilities; Valued, but not required: Professional experience working on social problems at local, national and/or international levels in design for social impact, social innovation, community engagement or a relevant field; College-level teaching experience. The MASD curriculum is built around a set of core competencies with corresponding learning outcomes, each with elements of theory, practice and reflection: theory: students are exposed to theoretical frameworks & definitions through a combination of readings, critical discussion, writing and critique; practice: students are exposed to a variety of contexts and design challenges in order to put theory and models into practice in and outside of the classroom, as well as through a self-directed capstone project; reflection: students critically reflect on the work of others, of their peers, and of themselves in order to develop their own unique voice, perspective and practice in social design.