Design Minor

Design Literacy

DES101 is required of all students.

Select one additional course to satisfy this core:

• ART101 or ART103
• DES220 or DES240

Note that ART101, ART103, DES220, and DES240 may be pre-requisites of courses in the Design Disciplines core.

• DES-101 Design Thinking in Society (3 cr.)
• ART-101 Two-Dimensional Design Foundations (4 cr.)
• ART-103 Three-Dimensional Design Foundations (4 cr.)
• DES-220 Introduction to 2D Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
• DES-240 Basics of Visual Communication (3 cr.)

Design History

Select two courses total to satisfy this core.

Students may use ARTH223 or ARTH224, not both.

• ARTH-223 Survey of Art - Ancient Through Medieval (3 cr.)
• ARTH-224 Survey of Art-Renaissance Through 20th Century (3 cr.)
• ARTH-319 History of Design (3 cr.)
• ARTH-333 History of Interiors and Furnishings (3 cr.)
• ARTH-340 History of Interactive Media (3 cr.)
• ARTH-341 History of Film (3 cr.)
• AEC-191 The Built Environment (3 cr.)

Design Interdisciplinary

Select two courses total to satisfy this core.

• DES-150 Introduction to Sustainable Design and Development (3 cr.)
• DES-200 Design Concepts and Problems (3 cr.)
• DES-324 Color Seminar (3 cr.)
• DES-361 Transmedia Studio (3 cr.)

Design Disciplines

Select two courses total to satisfy this core.

Additional DES-XXX or GDD-XXX courses may be applied to the minor; however, enrolling in those course(s) will require satisfying pre-requisites or obtaining instructor permission.

• DES-114 Interior Design Communication Tools (3 cr.)
• DES-176 Introduction to Visual Narrative (3 cr.)
• DES-210 Typography I: Letterform (3 cr.)
• DES-220 Introduction to 2D Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
• DES-231 Industrial Design: Product Form and Visualization (3 cr.)
• DES-240 Basics of Visual Communication (3 cr.)