Designmatters

Reports to: Requirements: 21 credits

Students enrolled the Designmatters Track will graduate with a Minor in Design for Social Innovation.

H+S Requirements (9 credits):
Humanities & Sciences Electives (2) – Terms 5-8
HENT-212 Designing Social Enterprise – Term 8

Studio Requirements (6 credits):
ILL-369 Smart Image: Social Impact – Term 4
ILL-387 Illustration Journalism – Term 6

Designmatters Requirements (6 credits):
TDS-TBD: Designmatters Real-World TDS* -- Terms 6-8

*Must take at least 2 DM Real-World TDS to graduate with Minor. Studios with prescribed DM project (i.e. IXD-410 Advanced Interaction Design Studio) may apply.

Reports to: Requirements: 21 credits

H+S Requirements (9 credits):
HSOC-210: Branding Strategies – Term 2
HSOC-283: Sustainable Building Practices – Term 5
HSOC-TBD: Intro to Social Innovation Design (or other DM H+S) – Term 1-3

Studio Requirements (6 credits):
ENV-254: Sustainability Studio – 5th Term
ENV-310: Topic Studio Elective or ENV-XXX ENV Studio Elective – 7th Term

Designmatters Requirements (6 credits):
TDS-TBD: Designmatters Real-World TDS
TDS-TBD: Designmatters Real-World TDS

*Must take at least 2 DM Real-World TDS to graduate with Minor.

Reports to: Requirements: 18 credits

H+S Requirements (6 credits):
Humanities & Sciences Electives (2) – Terms 5-8
Choose any two from a list of 15 to 20 H&S classes appropriate for Designmatters.

Studio Requirements (6 credits):
ART-204 Art: Structure and Systems – Term 3
ART: Social Practice 1 – Terms 2-4

Designmatters Requirements (6 credits):
TDS-TBD: Designmatters Real-World TDS -- Terms 6-8
ART-243: Socially Engaged Art (sponsored project) – Terms 6-8

Senior Projects
In addition, one of the two solo Senior Project presentations must be based around a project originating in the work done in Designmatters.

Reports to: Requirements: 21 credits

H+S Requirements (9 credits):
HSOC-100: Art of Research - Term 2
HSOC-TBD: Designmatters H+S Electives (2) – Terms 3-6

Studio Requirements (6 credits):
GPRT-202: Communication Design 3: Narrative & Scale – Term 3
GPRT-252: Communication Design 4: Identity Systems – Term 4

Designmatters Requirements (6 credits):
TDS-TBD: Designmatters Real-World TDS* - Terms 5-8

*Must take at least 2 DM Real-World TDS to graduate with Minor. Studios with prescribed DM project (i.e. Mediatecture or Testlab Berlin) may apply.

Reports to: Requirements: 18 credits

H+S Requirements (6 credits)
Humanities + Sciences Electives (2) - Terms 5-8
Choose any two courses from a list of 15-20 classes appropriate for Designmatters

Studio Requirements (6 credits)
PHOT-254 Fine Art Photography - Term 4
Choose 1 course from: - Terms 5-8

• PHOT- 319 Portrait + Identity
• PHOT-316 Editorial Photography
• PHOT-318 From Still to Motion
• PHOT-308 Documentary Photography
• PHOT-361 Entrepreneurial Strategies

Designmatters Requirements (6 credits)
TDS-TBD: Designmatters TDS - Terms 5-8
PHOT-421 Video + Multi-Media

Reports to: Requirements: 21 credits

H+S Requirements (9 credits):
HSCI-202: Human Factors and Design Psychology – Term 2
HSOC-101: Art of Research – Term 3
HSOC-210: Branding Strategies or Brandmatters – Term 6

Studio Requirements (6 credits):
INT-154: Viscomm Fundamentals 1 or Persuasive Sketching – Term 1
INT-201: Interaction Design 3 – Term 3

Designmatters Requirements (6 credits):
TDS-TBD: Designmatters Real-World TDS* -- Terms 5-8

*Must take at least 2 DM Real-World TDS to graduate with Minor. Studios with prescribed DM project (i.e. IXD-410 Advanced Interaction Design Studio) may apply.