Design (DSGN)

DSGN10
College of Architecture Smart Start

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Architecture

Description: Orientation course based on strategies and skills to encourage and support academic success.

Course details
Credit Hours:0
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Grading Option:Pass No Pass
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:0

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DSGN101
Introduction to Design

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Architecture

Description: Introduction to architecture, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture and related design fields; the forces that shape these fields and the processes of production they rely upon.

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:2

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DSGN110
Design Thinking

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Architecture

Description: Introduction to an approach to problems employing a user-focused, iterative, team-based process. Through experiential labs, lectures, workshops, and class discussions students practice design thinking to promote innovation in a wide variety of disciplines.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 262; DSGN 111

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR
ACE Outcomes: ACE 7 Arts
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 7 Arts

DSGN111
Design Making

Prerequisites: DSGN 110

Description: Builds upon the skills acquired in Design Thinking by focusing on formal and spatial constructs. Integrates craft and compositional principles into the design process. Introduces multiple techniques for communicating ideas through physical and digital modeling, orthographic projection, freehand drawing, and other forms of graphic representation.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:4

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DSGN120
Design Drawing

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the College of Architecture

Description: Introduction to the fundamental practice and exploration of observational, projective and speculative drawing for design through a variety of media and drawing techniques.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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DSGN123
Computer Applications in Design

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Architecture

Description: Application of computer technology to the design disciplines. Enabling the effective use of computer technology to produce measured drawings and digital models to aid the investigation, visualization, and communication of design.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 327

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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DSGN140
History of Design

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Architecture

Description: Thematic exploration of the history and theory of design as it relates to political, economic, and societal shifts.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
ACE Outcomes: ACE 5 Humanities

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 5 Humanities

DSGN192
Selected Topics in Design

Description: Group investigation of a topic in design.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-3

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DSGN410
Design Studio: Collaborate

Prerequisites: ARCH 311; or IDES 311; or LARC 311

Description: Collaborative design research approach to complex problems. Various studios utilize multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or trans-disciplinary teams to explore issues across range of project types.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 411, ARCH 411H

Course details
Credit Hours:5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:5

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DSGN421
CNC RouterCrosslisted with DSGN 521

Description: Learn basic operations, software, and procedures to safely and effectively use the CoA Precix CNC router to produce precise objects and services using various materials.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 417, ARCH 617, ARCH 817, IDES 417, IDES 817, LARC 417

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Pass No Pass
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:1

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DSGN422
MetalsCrosslisted with DSGN 522

Description: Introduction to the ARCH Metals Shop, equipment, and techniques for processing various metals.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 417, ARCH 617, ARCH 817, IDES 417, IDES 817, LARC 417

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Pass No Pass
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:1

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DSGN423
PlasticsCrosslisted with DSGN 523

Description: Introduction to common processes, procedures, and knowledge of a range of plastics used in design industries.

This course is a prerequisite for: ARCH 417, ARCH 617, ARCH 817, IDES 417, IDES 817, LARC 417

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Pass No Pass
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:1

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DSGN492
Selected Topics in DesignCrosslisted with DSGN 592, DSGN 892

Description: Group investigation of a topic in design.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

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