Design, Minor

The Design Minor is a six-credit program available to undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering, Wharton and the School of Nursing. This minor introduces students to a broad range of design disciplines and methodologies with the ability to take multiple classes in one area of study.

Core Studio Requirements1
Art, Design and Digital Culture 1
Integrative Design Studio Requirements2
Select two of the following:
Art of the web: Interactive Concepts for Art & Design
Introduction to Design
Graphic Design I: Creative Technologies
Environmental Animation
Graphic Design II
Projection as a Tool for Expression and Communication in the Public Space
Pixel to Print
Cultures of Making
Biological Design
Functions for Form and Material
Information Design and Visualization
Interfacing Cultures: Designing for Mobile, Web and Public Media
User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Design
Artificial Intelligence in Art: Redefining Creativity in the 21st Century
Design Tools and Technologies
History & Theory Requirements1
Select one of the following:
Design 21: Design After the Digital
OR - 1 Seminar in Design (DSGN 3000-3999), such as:
Contemporary Theories of Design
Language of Design
Futures for All: Reimagining social equality through art and technology
Feminist Technoscience: Art, Technology, & Gender
Care as Revolution: Socially Engaged Art and Design
MATTERS: Connecting Arts + Design to Materials, and Materials to Labor + Land
OR - 1 Seminar in Fine Arts (FNAR 3000-FNAR 3999), such as:
Critical Issues in Art
The Chinese Body and Spatial Consumption in Chinatown
Across Forms: Art and Writing
Public Art and Issues of Spatial Production
Mystics & Visionaries: Arts and Other Ways of Knowing
Is This Really Happening? Performance and Contemporary Political Horizons
OR -
Theory I: Geometry in Architecture
Visual Culture through the Computer's Eye
Engineering Ethics
People and Design
Eye, Mind, and Image
Design Elective2
Select two FNAR or DSGN course
Total Course Units6
1

Course fulfills a College of Arts and Sciences sector requirement (Sector IV: Humanities and Social Sciences).


The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2024 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.