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Essay Writing Tips — Architecture, Design, and the Arts
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM until 4:00 PM
Central Daylight Time UTC -05:00
Not sure what to write for your program essay? The College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts is here to help with tips and advice on how to shape an essay for your creative degree application.
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Art
Art (Moving Image)
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Art (Studio Arts)
Art Education
Art History
Design Studies
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts
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Music — Jazz Studies
Music — Performance
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Music Education
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Theatre Design, Production, and Technology
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Earth and Environmental Sciences
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English
French and Francophone Studies
Gender and Women's Studies
Germanic Studies
Germanic Studies with a Business Minor
Global Asian Studies
History
Integrated Health Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics
Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics
Teaching of English
Teaching of French
Teaching of German
Teaching of History
Teaching of Mathematics
Teaching of Spanish
Undecided – Focus on Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Nursing (BSN) — Urbana
Nursing (RN-BSN Online Program)
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