Experience Architecture - Michigan State University

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Experience Architecture (XA) is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary major in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University. Students studying XA are forward-thinkers and are interested in gaining advanced skills in architecting or designing experiences for people in digital and physical environments. Our program gives students exposure to aspects of maneuvering and creating web sites or apps such as designing, coding, writing and digital rhetoric. Due to this well-rounded nature of the major, XA students are prepared for a number of careers or graduate programs.

Erin Campbell,
2019 XA Student of the Year

Ashton Keys,
2018 XA Student of the Year

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Student View: An Evening of Afrofuturism at the MSU Museum

Aditi Gonuguntala is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University majoring in Experience Architecture with a minor in Graphic Design. She also is a Communications Intern in the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Impact and University Communications and Marketing. In this Student View, she writes about the Speculative Futures: Afrofuturism and the Art of Stacey Robinson event hosted by the MSU Museum.

March 4, 2026

A young woman stands outdoors at a busy plaza, smiling slightly at the camera, with colorful red-and-blue Expo 2025 signage and a large cartoon-style mascot sculpture behind her as visitors walk through the space.

Scholarship Opens the Door to Global Internship for MSU Student

For Jasmine Chow, a junior at Michigan State University double majoring in Psychology and Experience Architecture, a scholarship didn’t just help cover expenses — it made an international, career-shaping experience possible. A recipient of the Jacob C. Tiedt Scholarship for Internships Abroad, Chow used the award to help fund a Summer 2025 internship in Osaka, Japan, where she worked for a small company specializing in skin care and natural wellness products made from yuzu.

March 2, 2026

College of Arts & Letters Student Named to Statewide Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force

Alex Guo, a third-year undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, is among 23 students chosen from nearly 100 applicants from across the state to serve on the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which will develop and implement recommendations to improve voter education and engagement among young people on college and university campuses in Michigan. Guo is double majoring in Humanities-Prelaw and Experience Architecture and has minors in Business and

January 28, 2026

iOS Design Lab Is One-of-a-Kind with Support from Apple

A one-of-a-kind collaboration with Apple Inc. is providing valuable experience to some Michigan State University students who are designing and developing apps as part of MSU’s iOS Design Lab.

Student Shines as Gymnast & Young Professional

Between interning and travelling abroad, classes, and being a Big Ten student athlete, senior Experience Architecture major Anna Gamelo has plenty to show for her time at MSU.
Gamelo, who has consistently been on the Dean’s List the last four years …

Design & the Parameters of Possibility

The latest episode of the Liberal Arts Endeavor Podcast, titled Design and the Parameters of Possibility, is out. Dean Christopher P. Long spoke with Zachary Kaiser, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Experience Architecture, about how design has the potential to shape the world that we live, work, teach, and even eat in.

Students Learn About Accessibility in Silicon Valley

A study away program took 14 Michigan State University students, 13 of whom were from the College of Arts & Letters, to Silicon Valley where they visited large tech companies, networked with alumni, and tested accessibility in both digital and physical spaces.