The Faculty of Architecture and Design at CITYU started with the Graphic Design program back in the year 2003, the university launching year. The faculty itself was founded in 2006 and developed during the first ten years from a few students in Graphic Design to a full-fledged faculty of more than 200 students and seven majors three of which are most popular, namely: Architecture, Interior Design and Graphic Design. The four other majors which are no less important and rather unique in Lebanon and the North are: Furniture Design, Industrial Design, Photography, and Studio Arts.