Course Descriptions
Prefix & Number | Course Name | Description | SCH | Semester Offered | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | |||||
DES 388 | Introduction to Design Thinking | A preliminary foundation in the emerging practice of Human-Centered Design, the methodology driving Design Thinking. | 3 | Summer | Summer 2 |
DES 190 | 3-D Prototyping | Using rapid prototyping methods with an emphasis on products and the built environment, this course prepares students to use prototyping as a means of testing ideas iteratively. | 1 | Summer | Summer 2 |
DES 190 | Sketching for Communication | Students learn the elements of sketching to visualize concepts, document their thinking, and quickly bring alignment to teams. | 1 | Summer | Summer 2 |
DES 190 | Design Research Methods | This course grounds students in the tactics and techniques of several common primary research methodologies including contextual inquiry, intercept interviews, personal inventories, empathy modeling, and others. | 1 | Summer | Summer 2 |
Fall | |||||
DES 394 | Anthropology for Design | This course exposes students to anthropological and ethnographic tools that can attune practitioners to difference (social and cultural) and its implications. | 3 | Fall | Fall Whole |
DES 395 | Fieldwork in Design | Students conduct fieldwork as part of a collaborative research team and/or under the supervision of a project supervisor. This course will emphasize the application of design research tools as a strategic practice within complex projects. | 3 | Fall | Fall 1 |
DES 397 | Service Design | Students are equipped to improve existing health care services, create new ones and navigate the complex social, political and organizational challenges to bring them to life. | 3 | Fall | Fall 2 |
DES 190 | Graphic Communication Tools | 2D Visualization tools for print and screen. | 1 | Fall | Fall 1 |
| Intro to Design in Health | Building on the foundational design tools, this course layers the nuanced and complex considerations for designing in the health space, while digging deep in design practice and challenging legacy health notions. | 3 | Fall | Fall |
DES 394 | Healthcare Law and Policy | This course considers some of the toughest problems in current health law and policy. | 3 | Fall | Fall Whole |
DES 398 | Final Project in Design | Student-led culmination and defense of learning. Each student will design and lead their own project with the guidance of a faculty member. | 1 | Fall | Fall 2 |
Spring | |||||
DES 690 | Design in Health Studio | In this capstone project course, student teams collaborate with clients, applying their design skills to immediate challenges in the health space. | 6 | Spring | Spring Whole |
DES 190 | Storytelling for Presentation | The frameworks for good storytelling applied to professional presentation and written work. | 1 | Spring | Spring 1 |
DES 396* | The Business of Design in Health | This course equips students with acumen to navigate and succeed in the business aspects of applying and positioning design in health. | 3 | Spring | Spring 2 |
DES 381* | Core Lab - Design Futures | Students are introduced to the practical tools of strategic foresight to imagine possible futures. Emphasis is placed on understanding the language, theories, and methods of futures studies. | 3 | Spring | Spring 1 |
DES 398 | Final Project in Design | Student-led culmination and defense of learning. Each student will design and lead their own project with the guidance of a faculty member. | 2 | Spring | Spring |
DES 294 | Health Systems Design | Students will explore all aspects of complex health ecosystems, learning principles and methods to understand interconnection and design future systems that elicit new behaviors. | 2 | Spring | Spring |
*Courses are waived for DMS Students | Total Credit Hours | 40 | |||
All course descriptions for the MA in Design program can also be found here.