Graduate Course Descriptions

The following directory lists the graduate courses which the University expects to offer, although the University in no way guarantees that all such courses will be offered in any given academic year, and reserves the right to alter the list if conditions warrant. Click on the links below for a list of courses in that subject area. You may then click “View Classes” to see scheduled classes for individual courses.

5020. Design Thinking

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Exploration of the nature of design thinking about how a process that employs immersion, empathy, ideation, definition, prototyping and testing can lead to innovative discovery. We will explore the ways in which diversity of culture, experience and thought lead to innovation while examining the value of a human based design process on the growth and direction of culture and society at large and how can we as designers participate in driving that process.

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