{"id":13,"date":"2024-12-16T14:38:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/becker-school-of-design-and-technology\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:42:44","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/design-technology\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p class=\"intro\">Our degree programs provide unique hands-on professional training and a solid academic foundation in the liberal arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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