Design for Sustainability Curriculum

Select Year

First Semester

Course Number DGR 601*
Course Title Graduate Communication
Credits 1
Course Number CLA 605
Course Title Design for Sustainability I
Credits 3
Course Number CLA 621
Course Title Zero-Waste Design (Materials & Processes)
Credits 3
Course Number CLA 631
Course Title Circular Economies and Design
Credits 3
Course Number DGR 613
Course Title Graduate Seminar
Credits 3
Course Number DGR 635
Course Title Design Thinking
Credits 3

Second Semester

Course Number CLA 606
Course Title Design for Sustainability II
Credits 3
Course Number CLA 612
Course Title Introduction to Earth Science
Credits 3
Course Number CLA 626
Course Title Climate Narratives
Credits 3
Course Number GRD 608
Course Title Co-Creation & Participatory Design
Credits 3
Course Number DGR 650
Course Title Final Project
Credits 3

Design for Sustainability Catalog Year 26/27

Total Credits: 30-31

*Contingent upon the English Proficiency Exam

“Additional information:
Req’d = needs to be taken in the semester it is listed.
Overall 18 Credits are required & 12 credits can be selected from the other course options
Data Driven Design is an option during the 1st summer semester, offered as a 7-week online course only, for four credits. The course code has yet to be allocated.”
* = is a required course but can be taken in any semester it is offered
** = is an elective offering

27 credits: required courses
3 credits: select one elective course

Assigned Electives – Studio or Lecture course assigned from a specific list of approved courses. Students are required to meet with their Graduate Department Chair for final confirmation of elective selection, prior to registration.

Students enrolled in Graduate Level Programs must maintain the required 3.0 cumulative GPA.