Degrees and Requirements
Design Studies
The Bachelor of Science in Design Studies program is intended to be an advanced, design focused degree. Students have the option of selecting 1 or 2 areas of concentration within design, arts & film. They are also required to complete a design studies core, and design internship.
This program will focus on the foundation of design principles, while allowing students to build upon that knowledge with an individualized focus. This program is intended to provide the groundwork for design research and theory, setting students up for advanced studies in the discipline(s) of their choosing.
Students will complete 30 credits of discipline coursework - either 30 credits in one discipline, or 15 each in two disciplines. Discipline(s) and the courses will be selected in conjunction with the academic advisor.
Possible disciplines include: Graphic Design, Interior Architecture & Design, Film, Photography*, or History of Visual Arts*.
*can only be 15 credit disciplines.
Summary of Requirements
Design Discipline(s): 1 or 2: 30 total credits
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Design Studies Business Electives. Choose from these course subjects: 9 credits
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Design Studies Core: 18 credits
DSGN1010INTRO TO DESIGN STUDIES
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course explores the responsibility of design to shape the human experience. The ubiquitous nature of design will be analyzed through a variety of past and present contexts and as both a social and cultural force. Studio practices will introduce students to visual techniques that will deepen the understanding of the impact design has on shaping the world around us.
DSGN2010DESIGN THINKING
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
Design thinking teaches various research, synthesis, and iterative design techniques which focus on human and user-centered problem solving. Students will learn how to understand and define a design problem in a framework of thinking that inspires solutions generated with informed creativity. Students will grasp various techniques for brainstorming, prototyping, and problem solving that focus the users? needs to the core of the design process.
DSGN4055CAPSTONE IN DESIGN STUDIES
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course centers on the development of a capstone project. In consultation with faculty and peers, students will create a content-driven project that demonstrates their ability to identify, research, self-author and implement within the identified problem space. The outcome can be solution oriented or a scholarly analytical work about design. The course will culminate with a final professional presentation.
GCDN1023DRAWING I (IDSN1023)
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study-workshop in the language of drawing, including practice in expression and communication in various media utilizing principles of line, tone, gesture, exaggeration and lighting. Cross-listed with IDSN1023
GCDN1060FOUNDATION DESIGN I (IDSN1060)
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
An introductory course in design process, the principles of design and their application to studio projects. This course establishes a framework form which to explore the connection between the foundations of design and complex discipline-specific design problems. Cross-listed with IDSN1060
GCDN1062FOUNDATION DESIGN II (IDSN1062)
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: GCDN1060 AND IDSN1060, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course builds upon Foundation Design I, as an introductory course in design process, the principles of design and their application to studio projects, with a focus on color theory through both two- and three-dimensional design. This course continues to establish a framework from which to explore the connection between the foundations of design and complex discipline-specific design problems. Cross-listed with IDSN1062
Design/Art History: 6 credits
ARTH1017HISTORY OF ART I: PREHISTORIC
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A survey of world art from prehistoric to late Gothic eras as well as an examination of the interaction of the social, political and economic forces that effected the production and appearance of such arts as painting, sculpture, architecture and the minor arts. Lectures, slides, discussion and field trips are utilized.
ARTH1018HISTORY OF ART II: RENAISSANCE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course will provide a survey of world art from early Renaissance to the present day. Emphasis is on cause and effect in the various historical and technological developments of art. Lecture, discussion, slides, film strips and field trips are part of the course.
ARTH2002HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A survey of the history of graphic design from the invention of writing to the twentieth century. Emphasis will be given to the evolution of graphic communication and will include the origins of printing and typography. The impact of the industry on visual communication and the development of modern graphic design will also be presented.
ARTH3020HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A survey of modern art from the 19th century to the present day. This course explores the revolutionary forms, methods and media invented by contemporary artists to continually defy our expectations of what art should be.
FILM2010INTERNATIONAL FILM HISTORY
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
In this course we analyze film style across a selection of international films from diverse regional, national and local contexts. We connect the threads of world cinema, asking students to compare and contrast a work from one time and place to any number of its geographically distant offspring. Major international films encourage us to reconsider what cinema is and how new ideas, feelings, and worlds come into being. As such, we study and analyze films from India, Canada, Sweden, Nigeria, South Korea, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, China and more. We compare and contrast styles along the way. We also explore broader questions about the usefulness of working in a globally-identifiable film style.
IDSN2032HISTORY OF ID AND ARCHITECTURE I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A survey of interiors and architecture from the ancient world through the gothic period. Emphasis is on understanding the development of our consciousness of space and the relationship between plan development, structural concepts, technology and materials.
IDSN2039HISTORY OF ID AND ARCH II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A survey of interiors and architecture from the Renaissance through the 18th century, with special emphasis on styles and furniture.
IDSN3032HISTORY OF ID AND ARCHITECTURE III
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H Survey of nineteenth and twentieth century interiors and architecture in Europe and the United States. Special emphasis is placed on designers and their contribution to contemporary American environment. Prereq: IDSN2039 recommended.
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ENGL1012or ENGL1012H