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Design Studies (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies is a non-studio based program that provides an interdisciplinary orientation to the history and theory of the design disciplines, material culture and design thinking. Design Studies focuses on the social, historical, technological and physical contexts in which design is produced. It presents the formative role of design in shaping human values and experiences.

Undergraduate students will be introduced to the breadth of the design disciplines expanding their awareness of design and the design process. Students can explore the range of career options in the fields of design through Design Studies concentrations in Non-Profits Studies, Business Administration. Individuals preparing for a graduate education in design theory and criticism, museum practice, business management, entrepreneurship or marketing in design may choose from courses suited to their unique objectives. Students who want more general education will develop an understanding of design and its intrinsic relationship to the broader culture.

Design Studies is:

  • Open to students whose interests and talents in design are more general and/or cross-disciplinary than those in the specific student-based programs
  • Broadly engaged in issues of material culture.
  • Preparatory for later advanced study in the design professions
  • A blend of aesthetic, cultural, historical, social, physical, technological, business and entrepreneurial knowledge
  • Collaborative in providing the learning and background necessary for further study in archival and cultural preservation, museum practice, conversation, collections administration, costume and theatre design, criticism, research, and arts and nonprofits management

Design Studies is not a transitional program from which to transfer into one of the studio-based degree programs in the College of Design. Design Studies students who wish to change majors will need to apply for competing seats in the freshmen class of a studio-based program and are subject to the select admissions process that requires a portfolio review.

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Plan Requirements

Writing and Speaking
楚捧勞泭101Academic Writing and Research 14
唬倏紼泭110Public Speaking3
Advanced Writing Elective3
Mathematical Sciences
紼插泭111Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry3
Humanities and World Languages
Humanities Elective3
Intermediate World Languages Electives 16
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棗娶泭兜郭泭2***
棗娶泭兜郭**泭3**
棗娶泭兜郭泭3**
棗娶泭兜郭**泭4**
棗娶泭兜郭泭4**
Departmental Requirements
嗨泭100Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes 13
插嗨捧泭281Drawing I 13
插嗨捧泭219Digital Imaging I3
嗨釦泭100Design in Culture and Context3
嗨釦泭200A Survey of Design Studies3
Select one of the following: 13
Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design
Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design
Color and Light
Art History Survey Electives 16
Design History Electives 19
插嗨捧泭418Contemporary Issues in Art and Design3
嗨釦泭481Design Studies Senior Research Seminar3
嗨釦泭483Design Studies Capstone Research Paper3
插嗨捧泭490Art and Design International Studio6
Design Studies Advised Electives
Application Unit Electives6
Theory Unit Electives6
History Unit Electives6
Application, Theory, or History Unit Elective3
General Education Program (GEP) Courses
GEP Humanities3
GEP Social Sciences6
GEP Mathematical Sciences3
GEP Natural Sciences7
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives3
GEP Health and Exercise Studies2
GEP Elective3
GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement)
GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement)
World Language Proficiency (verify requirement)
Free Electives
Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 22
Total Hours120
1

A grade of C- or higher is required.

2

Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.

Advanced Writing Electives

楚捧勞泭214Introduction to Editing3
楚捧勞泭287Explorations in Creative Writing3
楚捧勞泭288Fiction Writing3
楚捧勞泭316Introduction to News and Article Writing3
楚捧勞泭323Writing in Rhetorical Traditions3
楚捧勞泭325Spoken and Written Traditions of American English Dialects3
楚捧勞泭330Screenwriting3

Humanities Electives

Humanities HI 1
插幛釦泭275Introduction to History of South and East Africa3
插幛釦泭276Introduction to History of West Africa3
插幛釦泭372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653
插幛釦泭373African-American History Since 18653
晨插泭240Introduction to Visual Culture3
晨梆泭207Ancient Mediterranean World3
晨梆泭208The Middle Ages3
晨梆泭209From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe3
晨梆泭210Modern Europe 1815-Present3
晨梆泭214History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America3
晨梆泭215Colonial Latin America3
晨梆泭216Modern Latin America3
晨梆泭217Caribbean History3
晨梆泭221British History to 16883
晨梆泭222History of British Cultures and Societies From 16883
晨梆泭232The World from 1200 to 17503
晨梆泭233The World Since 17503
晨梆泭240Introduction to Visual Culture3
晨梆泭251American History I3
晨梆泭252American History II3
晨梆泭253Early U.S. History3
晨梆泭254Modern U.S. History3
晨梆泭263Asian Civilizations to 18003
晨梆泭264Modern Asia: 1800 to Present3
晨梆泭270Modern Middle East3
晨梆泭275Introduction to History of South and East Africa3
晨梆泭276Introduction to History of West Africa3
晨梆泭305Frauds and Mysteries of the Past3
晨梆泭307Jewish History3
晨梆泭317Cuba Today: Historical and Sociopolitical Perspectives3
晨梆泭320Religion in American History3
晨梆泭321Scientific Revolution and European Society, 1500-18003
晨梆泭324History of Common Law and Constitution3
晨梆泭332Germany and the World Wars3
晨梆泭335The World at War3
晨梆泭337Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Intelligence History3
晨梆泭338Empire, War, and Revolution in Russia3
晨梆泭340History of Agriculture3
晨梆泭345American Popular Culture3
晨梆泭346The Civil War Era in Popular Culture3
晨梆泭350American Military History3
晨梆泭351U.S. Naval History3
晨梆泭354The Rise of the American Empire3
晨梆泭360U.S. Agricultural History3
晨梆泭364History of North Carolina3
晨梆泭365The American West3
晨梆泭366Native American History3
晨梆泭370Modern Egypt3
晨梆泭371Modern Japan, 1850 to Present3
晨梆泭372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653
晨梆泭373African-American History Since 18653
晨梆泭374Visual Culture of Modern South Asia3
晨梆泭380History of Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Change3
晨梆泭381Change-makers in a Global Context3
晨梆泭385Introduction to Public History3
晨梆泭403Ancient Greek Civilization 3
晨梆泭407Islamic History to 17983
晨梆泭408Islam in the Modern World3
晨梆泭409The High Middle Ages3
晨梆泭410Italian Renaissance3
晨梆泭441Colonial and Revolutionary U.S3
晨梆泭445Early American Borderlands3
晨梆泭446Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3
晨梆泭447Women in America to 18903
晨梆泭448American Women in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭452Recent America3
晨梆泭453United States-Latin American Relations Since 18233
晨梆泭454History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present3
晨梆泭503Ancient Greek Civilization 3
晨梆泭509The High Middle Ages3
晨梆泭541Colonial and Revolutionary U.S3
晨梆泭545Early American Borderlands3
晨梆泭546Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3
晨梆泭547Women in America to 18903
晨梆泭548American Women in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭552Recent America3
晨梆泭553United States-Latin American Relations Since 18233
賊楚郭泭320Religion in American History3
賊楚郭泭407Islamic History to 17983
賊楚郭泭408Islam in the Modern World3
兜勞釦泭447Women in America to 18903
兜勞釦泭448American Women in the Twentieth Century3
兜勞釦泭547Women in America to 18903
兜勞釦泭548American Women in the Twentieth Century3
Humanities HI 2
插幛釦泭455History of the Civil Rights Movement3
插幛釦泭475History of the Republic of South Africa3
插幛釦泭476Leadership in Modern Africa3
插幛釦泭479Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
插幛釦泭555History of the Civil Rights Movement3
插幛釦泭575History of the Republic of South Africa3
插幛釦泭576Leadership in Modern Africa3
插幛釦泭579Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭455History of the Civil Rights Movement3
晨梆泭459The Early American Republic3
晨梆泭461Slavery and the American South 1607-18613
晨梆泭462Southern History since the Civil War3
晨梆泭475History of the Republic of South Africa3
晨梆泭476Leadership in Modern Africa3
晨梆泭478Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa3
晨梆泭479Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭486Science and Empire3
晨梆泭555History of the Civil Rights Movement3
晨梆泭559The Early American Republic3
晨梆泭561Slavery and the American South 1607-18613
晨梆泭562Southern History since the Civil War3
晨梆泭575History of the Republic of South Africa3
晨梆泭576Leadership in Modern Africa3
晨梆泭579Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭586Science and Empire3

Intermediate World Languages Electives

ANT/WLJA 351Contemporary Culture in Japan3
兜郭插賊泭201Intermediate Arabic I3
兜郭插賊泭202Intermediate Arabic II3
兜郭插賊泭203Intermediate Arabic Conversation I1
兜郭插賊泭204Intermediate Arabic Conversation II1
兜郭插賊泭301Advanced Intermediate Arabic I3
兜郭插賊泭318Egyptian Culture through Film3
兜郭插賊泭330Media Arabic3
兜郭插賊泭440Modern Arabic Short Story3
兜郭唬晨泭201Intermediate Chinese I3
兜郭唬晨泭202Intermediate Chinese II3
兜郭唬晨泭203Intermediate Chinese I Conversation1
兜郭唬晨泭204Intermediate Chinese II Conversation1
兜郭唬晨泭301Intermediate Chinese III3
兜郭唬晨泭302Intermediate Chinese IV3
兜郭唬晨泭351Modern Chinese Popular Culture3
兜郭唬晨泭401Advanced Chinese: Readings in Literature and Social Sciences3
兜郭唬晨泭402Advanced Chinese: Readings in Literature and Science3
兜郭幛賊泭201Intermediate French I3
兜郭幛賊泭202Intermediate French II3
兜郭幛賊泭212French: Language, Culture, and Technology3
兜郭幛賊泭301Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment3
兜郭幛賊泭302Survey of French Literature from Romanticism to the Contemporary Period3
兜郭幛賊泭306French Business Communication3
兜郭幛賊泭307Business French3
兜郭幛賊泭308Advanced Conversation: Contemporary French Cultures3
兜郭幛賊泭309French Phonetics and Pronunciation3
兜郭幛賊泭310Advanced Written Communication3
兜郭幛賊泭315French Civilization and Culture3
兜郭幛賊泭318The Heritage of French Cinema3
兜郭幛賊泭321French Cultures and Contexts3
兜郭幛賊泭401French Graduate Reading3
兜郭幛賊泭411Approaches to French Translation3
兜郭幛賊泭425Literature, Cinema and Culture of the Francophone World3
兜郭幛賊泭492Seminar in French Studies3
兜郭幛賊泭502Variety in Language: French3
兜郭幛賊泭511Approaches to French Translation3
兜郭幛賊泭516Art and Society in France3
兜郭幛賊泭521French Cultures and Contexts3
兜郭幛賊泭525Literature, Cinema and Culture of the Francophone World3
兜郭幛賊泭592Seminar in French Studies3
兜郭幛賊泭595Special Topics in French3-6
兜郭梆啦泭201Intermediate Italian I3
兜郭勞楚泭201Intermediate German I3
兜郭勞楚泭202Intermediate German II3
兜郭勞楚泭212German Language, Culture, Science, and Technology3
兜郭勞楚泭301Advanced German3
兜郭勞楚泭302German Oral and Written Expression3
兜郭勞楚泭307Business German3
兜郭勞楚泭311Introduction to German Translation3
兜郭勞楚泭315Germanic Civilization and Culture3
兜郭勞楚泭318New German Cinema and Beyond3
兜郭勞楚泭320Introduction to German Literature3
兜郭勞楚泭323Twentieth Century German Literature3
兜郭勞楚泭325German Lyric Poetry3
兜郭勞楚泭390German Studies Topics3
兜郭勞楚泭398Independent Study in German1-6
兜郭勞楚泭401German Graduate Reading3
兜郭勞楚泭420Current Issues in German-Language Media3
兜郭勞楚泭430Cultural Artifacts in the German-Speaking Countries3
兜郭勞楚泭440Green Germany: Nature and Environment in German Speaking Cultures3
兜郭勞楚泭492Senior Seminar in German Studies3
兜郭勞楚泭499Internship in Germany, Austria, or German-Speaking Switzerland1-6
兜郭勞賊泭201Intermediate Greek I3
兜郭勞賊泭202Intermediate Greek II3
兜郭晨惚泭201Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I3
兜郭晨惚泭202Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II3
兜郭晨惚泭203Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I Conversation1
兜郭晨惚泭204Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II Conversation1
兜郭晨惚泭301Twentieth Century Hindi & Urdu Fiction3
兜郭晨惚泭302Modern Hindi & Urdu Poetry3
兜郭晨惚泭401Hindi Literature and South Asian Cultural Contexts3
兜郭梆啦泭201Intermediate Italian I3
兜郭梆啦泭202Intermediate Italian II3
兜郭梆啦泭208Italy Today: Media, Culture, and Society3
兜郭梆啦泭308Italy in the Globalized World3
兜郭梆啦泭315Made in Italy: Where Heritage, Culture & Culinary History blend with Technological Innovation3
兜郭梆啦泭318Italian Society Through Cinema3
兜郭斑插泭201Intermediate Japanese I3
兜郭斑插泭202Intermediate Japanese II3
兜郭斑插泭203Intermediate Japanese Conversation1
兜郭斑插泭204Intermediate Japanese II Conversation1
兜郭斑插泭301Intermediate Japanese III3
兜郭斑插泭302Intermediate Japanese IV3
兜郭斑插泭342Classical Japanese Literature in Translation3
兜郭斑插泭344Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation3
兜郭斑插泭345Modern Japanese Literature in Translation3
兜郭斑插泭351Contemporary Culture in Japan3
兜郭斑插泭401Advanced Japanese I3
兜郭斑插泭402Advanced Japanese II3
兜郭郭插泭201Intermediate Latin I3
兜郭郭插泭202Intermediate Latin II3
兜郭捩楚泭201Intermediate Persian I3
兜郭捩楚泭202Intermediate Persian II3
兜郭捩倏泭201Intermediate Portuguese I3
兜郭捩倏泭401Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers3
兜郭賊惚泭201Intermediate Russian I3
兜郭賊惚泭202Intermediate Russian II3
兜郭賊惚泭303Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century3
兜郭賊惚泭304Russian Literature in Translation: The Twentieth Century3
兜郭賊惚泭318Russian Cinema and Society3
兜郭釦捩泭201Intermediate Spanish I3
兜郭釦捩泭202Intermediate Spanish II3
兜郭釦捩泭212Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture3
兜郭釦捩泭295Intermediate Special Topics in Spanish3
兜郭釦捩泭331Spanish Oral and Written Expression I3
兜郭釦捩泭332Spanish Oral and Written Expression II3
兜郭釦捩泭333The Sounds of Spanish3
兜郭釦捩泭335Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers3
兜郭釦捩泭336Spanish for Business3
兜郭釦捩泭337Spanish for Tourism in the Hispanic World3
兜郭釦捩泭340Introduction to Hispanic Literatures and Cultures3
兜郭釦捩泭341Literature and Culture of Spain I3
兜郭釦捩泭342Literature and Culture of Spain II3
兜郭釦捩泭343Literature and Culture of Spain III3
兜郭釦捩泭351Literature and Culture of Latin America I3
兜郭釦捩泭352Literature and Culture of Latin America II3
兜郭釦捩泭353Literature and Culture of Latin America III3
兜郭釦捩泭360Hispanic Cinema3
兜郭釦捩泭395Study Abroad Programs in Spanish3
兜郭釦捩泭399Intensive Spanish Oral Proficiency Workshop1
兜郭釦捩泭400Methods and Techniques in Spanish Translation and Interpretation3
兜郭釦捩泭401Spanish Graduate Reading3
兜郭釦捩泭402Introduction to Spanish Linguistics3
兜郭釦捩泭405Spanish-English Comparative Grammar3
兜郭釦捩泭411Topics in the Culture of Spain3
兜郭釦捩泭412Topics in the Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean3
兜郭釦捩泭413Spain and the Americas in Transatlantic Perspective3
兜郭釦捩泭492Seminar in Hispanic Studies3
兜郭釦捩泭495Advanced Study Abroad Programs in Spanish3
兜郭釦捩泭502Linguistic Structure of Spanish3
兜郭釦捩泭503Spanish Applied Linguistics3
兜郭釦捩泭504Spanish Language Change and Variation3
兜郭釦捩泭509Spanish Phonetics and Phonology3
兜郭釦捩泭512Spanish in the United States3
兜郭釦捩泭515History of Spanish Language3
兜郭釦捩泭520Survey of Hispanic Literature and Culture3
兜郭釦捩泭528Don Quixote3
兜郭釦捩泭530The Cultural Production of Spanish Democracy3
兜郭釦捩泭553The Latin American Avant-Garde3
兜郭釦捩泭554The Sixties in Latin America3
兜郭釦捩泭563The Latin American Novel3
兜郭釦捩泭592Seminar in Hispanic Studies3
兜郭釦捩泭595Special Topics in Spanish1-3

Art History Survey Electives

唬倏紼泭364History of Film to 19403
唬倏紼泭374History of Film From 19403
楚捧勞泭364History of Film to 19403
楚捧勞泭374History of Film From 19403
晨插泭202History of Art From the Renaissance Through the 20th Century3
晨插泭203History of American Art3
晨插泭298Special Topics in Art History3
晨插泭395History of Art: Study Abroad3
晨插泭410History of the Art of Photography3

Design History Electives

插嗨捧泭475Pre-Industrial World Textiles3
插嗨捧泭492Special Topics in Art + Design1-3
插嗨捧泭575Pre-Industrial World Textiles3
插賊唬泭242History of Western Architecture3
勞嗨泭203History of Graphic Design3
梆嗨泭244History of Industrial Design3
郭插賊泭444History of Landscape Architecture3

Application Unit Electives

插嗨捧泭111Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design3
插嗨捧泭112Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design3
插嗨捧泭212Photography I3
插嗨捧泭219Digital Imaging I3
插嗨捧泭272Introduction to Printing and Surface Design3
插嗨捧泭273Fibers Materials and Processes3
插嗨捧泭292Special Topics in Art + Design1-3
插嗨捧泭311Art + Design Laboratory I3
插嗨捧泭312Photography II3
插嗨捧泭386 Sculpture I3
插嗨捧泭411Art + Design Laboratory II3
插嗨捧泭414Color and Light3
插嗨捧泭419Creative Technology Studio II3
插嗨捧泭481Drawing II3
插嗨捧泭486Sculpture II3
插賊唬泭232Structures and Materials3
嗨釦泭494Design Studies Internship1-6
梆嗨泭492Special Topics in Industrial Design1-3

Theory Unit Electives

插嗨捧泭492Special Topics in Art + Design1-3
插嗨捧泭571Graduate Studio IV: Final Project Development3
嗨泭292Special Topics in Design1-3
嗨泭492Special Topics in Design1-6
嗨泭592Special Topics in Design1-6
勞嗨泭303Graphic Design Theory and Practice3
梆嗨泭240Human-Centered Design3
梆嗨泭262Professional Practice in Industrial Design3
郭插賊泭221Introduction to Environment and Behavior for Designers3
郭插賊泭542Human Use of the Urban Landscape3

History Unit Electives

History Unit
插嗨捧泭475Pre-Industrial World Textiles3
插嗨捧泭575Pre-Industrial World Textiles3
插賊唬泭241History of World Architecture3
插賊唬泭242History of Western Architecture3
插賊唬泭441History of Contemporary Architecture3
嗨泭292Special Topics in Design1-3
嗨泭492Special Topics in Design1-6
嗨泭592Special Topics in Design1-6
勞嗨泭203History of Graphic Design3
晨梆泭591Museum Studies3
梆嗨泭244History of Industrial Design3
梆嗨泭492Special Topics in Industrial Design1-3
郭插賊泭444History of Landscape Architecture3
Humanities History List 1
插幛釦泭275Introduction to History of South and East Africa3
插幛釦泭276Introduction to History of West Africa3
插幛釦泭372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653
插幛釦泭373African-American History Since 18653
晨插泭240Introduction to Visual Culture3
晨梆泭207Ancient Mediterranean World3
晨梆泭208The Middle Ages3
晨梆泭209From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe3
晨梆泭210Modern Europe 1815-Present3
晨梆泭214History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America3
晨梆泭215Colonial Latin America3
晨梆泭216Modern Latin America3
晨梆泭217Caribbean History3
晨梆泭221British History to 16883
晨梆泭222History of British Cultures and Societies From 16883
晨梆泭232The World from 1200 to 17503
晨梆泭233The World Since 17503
晨梆泭240Introduction to Visual Culture3
晨梆泭251American History I3
晨梆泭252American History II3
晨梆泭253Early U.S. History3
晨梆泭254Modern U.S. History3
晨梆泭263Asian Civilizations to 18003
晨梆泭264Modern Asia: 1800 to Present3
晨梆泭270Modern Middle East3
晨梆泭275Introduction to History of South and East Africa3
晨梆泭276Introduction to History of West Africa3
晨梆泭305Frauds and Mysteries of the Past3
晨梆泭307Jewish History3
晨梆泭317Cuba Today: Historical and Sociopolitical Perspectives3
晨梆泭320Religion in American History3
晨梆泭321Scientific Revolution and European Society, 1500-18003
晨梆泭324History of Common Law and Constitution3
晨梆泭332Germany and the World Wars3
晨梆泭335The World at War3
晨梆泭337Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Intelligence History3
晨梆泭338Empire, War, and Revolution in Russia3
晨梆泭340History of Agriculture3
晨梆泭345American Popular Culture3
晨梆泭346The Civil War Era in Popular Culture3
晨梆泭350American Military History3
晨梆泭351U.S. Naval History3
晨梆泭354The Rise of the American Empire3
晨梆泭360U.S. Agricultural History3
晨梆泭364History of North Carolina3
晨梆泭365The American West3
晨梆泭366Native American History3
晨梆泭370Modern Egypt3
晨梆泭371Modern Japan, 1850 to Present3
晨梆泭372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653
晨梆泭373African-American History Since 18653
晨梆泭374Visual Culture of Modern South Asia3
晨梆泭380History of Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Change3
晨梆泭381Change-makers in a Global Context3
晨梆泭385Introduction to Public History3
晨梆泭403Ancient Greek Civilization 3
晨梆泭407Islamic History to 17983
晨梆泭408Islam in the Modern World3
晨梆泭409The High Middle Ages3
晨梆泭410Italian Renaissance3
晨梆泭441Colonial and Revolutionary U.S3
晨梆泭445Early American Borderlands3
晨梆泭446Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3
晨梆泭447Women in America to 18903
晨梆泭448American Women in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭452Recent America3
晨梆泭453United States-Latin American Relations Since 18233
晨梆泭454History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present3
晨梆泭503Ancient Greek Civilization 3
晨梆泭509The High Middle Ages3
晨梆泭541Colonial and Revolutionary U.S3
晨梆泭545Early American Borderlands3
晨梆泭546Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3
晨梆泭547Women in America to 18903
晨梆泭548American Women in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭552Recent America3
晨梆泭553United States-Latin American Relations Since 18233
賊楚郭泭320Religion in American History3
賊楚郭泭407Islamic History to 17983
賊楚郭泭408Islam in the Modern World3
兜勞釦泭447Women in America to 18903
兜勞釦泭448American Women in the Twentieth Century3
兜勞釦泭547Women in America to 18903
兜勞釦泭548American Women in the Twentieth Century3
Humanities History List 2
插幛釦泭455History of the Civil Rights Movement3
插幛釦泭475History of the Republic of South Africa3
插幛釦泭476Leadership in Modern Africa3
插幛釦泭479Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
插幛釦泭555History of the Civil Rights Movement3
插幛釦泭575History of the Republic of South Africa3
插幛釦泭576Leadership in Modern Africa3
插幛釦泭579Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭455History of the Civil Rights Movement3
晨梆泭459The Early American Republic3
晨梆泭461Slavery and the American South 1607-18613
晨梆泭462Southern History since the Civil War3
晨梆泭475History of the Republic of South Africa3
晨梆泭476Leadership in Modern Africa3
晨梆泭478Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa3
晨梆泭479Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭486Science and Empire3
晨梆泭555History of the Civil Rights Movement3
晨梆泭559The Early American Republic3
晨梆泭561Slavery and the American South 1607-18613
晨梆泭562Southern History since the Civil War3
晨梆泭575History of the Republic of South Africa3
晨梆泭576Leadership in Modern Africa3
晨梆泭579Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭586Science and Empire3

Application, Theory, or History Unit Electives

Choose a course from the following lists:
Application Unit
Theory Unit
History Unit

Advised Electives

插嗨捧泭311Art + Design Laboratory I3
插嗨捧泭312Photography II3
插嗨捧泭384Painting I3
插嗨捧泭386 Sculpture I3
插嗨捧泭411Art + Design Laboratory II3
插嗨捧泭414Color and Light3
插嗨捧泭418Contemporary Issues in Art and Design3
插嗨捧泭419Creative Technology Studio II3
插嗨捧泭472Advanced Surface Design3
插嗨捧泭475Pre-Industrial World Textiles3
插嗨捧泭481Drawing II3
插嗨捧泭484Painting II3
插嗨捧泭486Sculpture II3
插嗨捧泭492Special Topics in Art + Design1-3
插嗨捧泭571Graduate Studio IV: Final Project Development3
插嗨捧泭575Pre-Industrial World Textiles3
插幛釦泭372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653
插幛釦泭373African-American History Since 18653
插幛釦泭455History of the Civil Rights Movement3
插幛釦泭475History of the Republic of South Africa3
插幛釦泭476Leadership in Modern Africa3
插幛釦泭479Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
插幛釦泭555History of the Civil Rights Movement3
插幛釦泭575History of the Republic of South Africa3
插幛釦泭576Leadership in Modern Africa3
插幛釦泭579Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
插捧啦泭587Cultural Resource Management3
插賊唬泭441History of Contemporary Architecture3
插賊唬泭442History of NC Architecture3
唬倏紼泭508Emerging Technologies and Society3
嗨釦泭494Design Studies Internship1-6
勞嗨泭203History of Graphic Design3
勞楚釦泭508Emerging Technologies and Society3
晨插泭410History of the Art of Photography3
晨梆泭305Frauds and Mysteries of the Past3
晨梆泭317Cuba Today: Historical and Sociopolitical Perspectives3
晨梆泭318Environmental History of Cuba: Prehistory to the Present3
晨梆泭320Religion in American History3
晨梆泭321Scientific Revolution and European Society, 1500-18003
晨梆泭322Rise of Modern Science3
晨梆泭323Science, American Style3
晨梆泭324History of Common Law and Constitution3
晨梆泭332Germany and the World Wars3
晨梆泭335The World at War3
晨梆泭337Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Intelligence History3
晨梆泭338Empire, War, and Revolution in Russia3
晨梆泭340History of Agriculture3
晨梆泭341Technology in History3
晨梆泭345American Popular Culture3
晨梆泭346The Civil War Era in Popular Culture3
晨梆泭350American Military History3
晨梆泭351U.S. Naval History3
晨梆泭354The Rise of the American Empire3
晨梆泭360U.S. Agricultural History3
晨梆泭364History of North Carolina3
晨梆泭365The American West3
晨梆泭366Native American History3
晨梆泭370Modern Egypt3
晨梆泭371Modern Japan, 1850 to Present3
晨梆泭372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653
晨梆泭373African-American History Since 18653
晨梆泭374Visual Culture of Modern South Asia3
晨梆泭380History of Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Change3
晨梆泭381Change-makers in a Global Context3
晨梆泭385Introduction to Public History3
晨梆泭390Internship in History3
晨梆泭395History: Study Abroad1-3
晨梆泭400Civilization of the Ancient Near East3
晨梆泭402Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
晨梆泭403Ancient Greek Civilization 3
晨梆泭404Rome to 337 A.D.3
晨梆泭405History and Archaeology of the Roman Empire3
晨梆泭406From Roman Empire to Middle Ages3
晨梆泭407Islamic History to 17983
晨梆泭408Islam in the Modern World3
晨梆泭409The High Middle Ages3
晨梆泭410Italian Renaissance3
晨梆泭411Trials of Faith: Religious Reformation in Early-Modern Europe3
晨梆泭412The Sexes and Society in Early-Modern Europe3
晨梆泭414From Kings to Revolution: The History of Early-Modern France3
晨梆泭415The French Revolution3
晨梆泭418Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany3
晨梆泭419Modern European Imperialism3
晨梆泭421European Intellectual History: The Eighteenth Century3
晨梆泭422European Intellectual History: The 19th Century3
晨梆泭423Women in European Enlightenment3
晨梆泭425Tudor and Stuart England3
晨梆泭42920th Century Britain3
晨梆泭430Modern France3
晨梆泭434Theory and Practice of Digital History3
晨梆泭437Topics in Central and East European History3
晨梆泭440American Environmental History3
晨梆泭441Colonial and Revolutionary U.S3
晨梆泭443U.S. Constitutional History to 18833
晨梆泭444U.S. Constitutional History Since 18703
晨梆泭445Early American Borderlands3
晨梆泭446Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3
晨梆泭447Women in America to 18903
晨梆泭448American Women in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭449U.S. Labor to 19003
晨梆泭450U.S. Labor Since 19003
晨梆泭451The Vietnam War3
晨梆泭452Recent America3
晨梆泭453United States-Latin American Relations Since 18233
晨梆泭454History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present3
晨梆泭455History of the Civil Rights Movement3
晨梆泭459The Early American Republic3
晨梆泭461Slavery and the American South 1607-18613
晨梆泭462Southern History since the Civil War3
晨梆泭463Topics in History and Memory3
晨梆泭465Oil and Crisis in the Gulf3
晨梆泭466History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict3
晨梆泭467Modern Mexico3
晨梆泭468Slavery in the Americas3
晨梆泭469Latin American Revolutions3
晨梆泭470Exploring World History3
晨梆泭471Revolutionary China3
晨梆泭472Fashion, Food, and Fun: Material Culture in Chinese History3
晨梆泭473Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-19453
晨梆泭474Modern India3
晨梆泭475History of the Republic of South Africa3
晨梆泭476Leadership in Modern Africa3
晨梆泭477Women in the Middle East3
晨梆泭478Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa3
晨梆泭479Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭481History of the Life Sciences3
晨梆泭482Darwinism in Science and Society3
晨梆泭483Science and Religion in European History3
晨梆泭484Science in European Culture3
晨梆泭485History of American Technology3
晨梆泭486Science and Empire3
晨梆泭488Family and Community History3
晨梆泭491Seminar in History3
晨梆泭495Honors Research in History I2
晨梆泭496Honors Research in History II4
晨梆泭498Independent Study in History1-6
晨梆泭499Special Topics in History1-3
晨梆泭500Civilization of the Ancient Near East3
晨梆泭502Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
晨梆泭503Ancient Greek Civilization 3
晨梆泭504Rome to 337 A.D.3
晨梆泭505History and Archaeology of the Roman Empire3
晨梆泭506From Roman Empire to Middle Ages3
晨梆泭507Islamic History to 17983
晨梆泭508Islam in the Modern World3
晨梆泭509The High Middle Ages3
晨梆泭511Trials of Faith: Religious Reformation in Early-Modern Europe3
晨梆泭512The Sexes and Society in Early-Modern Europe3
晨梆泭514From Kings to Revolution: The History of Early-Modern France3
晨梆泭515The French Revolution3
晨梆泭518Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany3
晨梆泭519Modern European Imperialism3
晨梆泭521European Intellectual History: The Eighteenth Century3
晨梆泭522European Intellectual History: The 19th Century3
晨梆泭523Women in European Enlightenment3
晨梆泭525Tudor and Stuart England3
晨梆泭530Modern France3
晨梆泭533Theory and Practice of Oral History3
晨梆泭534Theory and Practice of Digital History3
晨梆泭535Spatial History3
晨梆泭539History Of the Soviet Union and After3
晨梆泭540American Environmental History3
晨梆泭541Colonial and Revolutionary U.S3
晨梆泭543U.S. Constitutional History to 18833
晨梆泭544US Constitutional History Since 18703
晨梆泭545Early American Borderlands3
晨梆泭546Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3
晨梆泭547Women in America to 18903
晨梆泭548American Women in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭549U.S. Labor to 19003
晨梆泭550U. S. Labor Since 19003
晨梆泭551The Vietnam War3
晨梆泭552Recent America3
晨梆泭553United States-Latin American Relations Since 18233
晨梆泭554History Of U. S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present3
晨梆泭555History of the Civil Rights Movement3
晨梆泭559The Early American Republic3
晨梆泭561Slavery and the American South 1607-18613
晨梆泭562Southern History since the Civil War3
晨梆泭563Topics in History and Memory3
晨梆泭566Readings in Native American History3
晨梆泭568Slavery in the Americas3
晨梆泭569Latin American Revolutions3
晨梆泭570Exploring World History3
晨梆泭571Revolutionary China3
晨梆泭572The Rise of Modern Japan, 1850-Present3
晨梆泭573Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-19453
晨梆泭575History of the Republic of South Africa3
晨梆泭576Leadership in Modern Africa3
晨梆泭578Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa since the 19th Century3
晨梆泭579Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century3
晨梆泭581History of the Life Sciences3
晨梆泭582Darwinism in Science and Society3
晨梆泭583Science and Religion in European History3
晨梆泭584Science in European Culture3
晨梆泭585History of American Technology3
晨梆泭586Science and Empire3
晨梆泭587Cultural Resource Management3
晨梆泭588Family and Community History3
晨梆泭589Interpretation in Historic Sites and Parks3
晨梆泭591Museum Studies3
晨梆泭593Material Culture3
晨梆泭594Cultural Heritage3
晨梆泭595Special Topics in History1-6
晨梆泭596Introduction To Public History3
晨梆泭597Historiography and Historical Method3
晨梆泭598Historical Writing3
晨梆泭599Independent Study1-3
梆嗨泭240Human-Centered Design3
梆嗨泭492Special Topics in Industrial Design1-3
郭插賊泭444History of Landscape Architecture3
郭插賊泭542Human Use of the Urban Landscape3
賊楚郭泭320Religion in American History3
賊楚郭泭402Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
賊楚郭泭407Islamic History to 17983
賊楚郭泭408Islam in the Modern World3
賊楚郭泭502Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
賊楚郭泭507Islamic History to 17983
賊楚郭泭508Islam in the Modern World3
兜勞釦泭447Women in America to 18903
兜勞釦泭448American Women in the Twentieth Century3
兜勞釦泭547Women in America to 18903
兜勞釦泭548American Women in the Twentieth Century3

Semester Sequence

This is a sample.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall SemesterHours
楚捧勞泭101 Academic Writing and Research 4
紼插泭111 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry 12 3
嗨泭100 Design Inquiry I: Methods and Processes 3
Art History Survey 3
插嗨捧泭281 Drawing I 3
Hours16
Spring Semester
GEP Health and Exercise Studies 1
GEP Mathematical Sciences 3
嗨釦泭100 Design in Culture and Context 3
Art History Survey 3
唬倏紼泭110 Public Speaking 3
插嗨捧泭219 Digital Imaging I 3
Hours16
Second Year
Fall Semester
GEP Health and Exercise Studies 1
GEP Social Sciences 3
嗨釦泭200 A Survey of Design Studies 3
Advanced Writing Elective 3
History Elective 3
Intermediate World Languages Elective 3
Hours16
Spring Semester
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives 3
Design History Elective 3
Intermediate World Languages Elective 3
GEP Humanities 3
Select one of the following: 3 3
Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design
Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design
Color and Light
Hours15
Third Year
Fall Semester
Advised Design Studies Elective 2 3
GEP Natural Sciences 3
GEP Social Sciences 3
插嗨捧泭418 Contemporary Issues in Art and Design 14 3
Free Elective 2
Hours14
Spring Semester
GEP Natural Sciences 4
Design History Elective 3
Design Studies Elective 2 3
Design Studies Elective 2 3
Hours13
Summer
Select one of the following: 6
Art and Design International Studio 5
Hours6
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
嗨釦泭481 Design Studies Senior Research Seminar 3
Design History Elective 3
Design Studies Elective 2 3
Design Studies Elective 2 3
Hours12
Spring Semester
嗨釦泭483 Design Studies Capstone Research Paper 7 3
Design Studies Elective 2 3
Design Studies Elective 2 3
GEP Elective 3
Hours12
Total Hours120
1

International Experience (6 credit hours) is required. This may be a Design Studio worth 6 credit hours (when available), or two 3-credit-hour advised electives.

2

A total number of 24 credit hours of advised design studies electives are required when pursuing the Design Studies curriculum. These electives are divided into three units: Application, History and Theory. From each of these units a minimum of two courses (6 credit hours) and a maximum of three courses (9 credit hours) can be selected. 6 credit hours must be at the 300 level or higher.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities for graduates of the Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology range from independent artist-designers to corporate level art-design directors. Graduates of this department are currently working in fields such as software design, multimedia, illustration, textile design, fashion and apparel design, art and design education, photography, filmmaking, special effects-digital, set design, exhibition design, museum education, public art and entrepreneurs.

Career Titles

  • Archivist
  • Art Appraiser
  • Art Restorer
  • Art, Drama, & Music Professors
  • Commercial Designer
  • Exhibit Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • High School Teacher
  • Historic Site Administrator
  • Interior Designer
  • Librarian
  • Middle School Teacher
  • Museum Curator
  • Museum Technicians and Conservators
  • Set Illustrator

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