Curriculum

The secondary major in Interdisciplinary Design requires a minimum of 27 semester credits. Students seeking a secondary major in Interdisciplinary Design must complete:

Anchor Courses (15-18 credits total)

• DES 150X: Introduction to Innovation and Design, 3 cr.
• DES 230: Design Thinking (meets university social science requirement), 3 cr.
• DES 241: Interdisciplinary Foundation Studio I, 3 cr.
• DES 340: Interdisciplinary Foundation Studio III, 3 cr.
• DES 495: Launchpad, 3-6 cr.

Other Required Courses (9-10 credits total)

For majors outside the College of Design

• 3 credits in a design history course (meets university humanities requirement for non-design students)
• 3 credits in Communications; choose from SPCM 212, ENGL 302, ENGL 309, ENGL 314
  (already required in many Ivy College of Business and College of Engineering majors)

For College of Design majors

• DSN S 183: Design in Context, 3 cr.
• DSN S 102: Design Studio I, 4 cr.
• 3 credits in Communications; choose from SPCM 212, ENGL 302, ENGL 309, ENGL 314 (meets university humanities requirement for some design majors)

Elective (3 credits total)

• DES 250: Design Intersections, 3 cr. in a design special topic
  (meets university international perspectives requirement for non-design students)
  OR
• Approved elective(s) from a College of Design department, 3 cr.
  (please consult with academic advisor to choose an approved elective that enhances depth of knowledge in first major)