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Mar 24, 2026
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Undergraduate Record 2025-2026
Design - Minor
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 Return to: School of Architecture: Minor Programs
The Design Minor is a distinctive, interdisciplinary minor program that will equip students with foundational skills in spatial and visual thinking, and the material practices of designers from multiple disciplines. The curriculum is grounded in the disciplinary practices of the four departments in the School of Architecture (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban & Environmental Planning, and Architectural History), while incorporating expertise from numerous allied disciplines and fields of study. The main objective is to serve a wide population of undergraduate students throughout the University who are interested in complementing their current course of study with the methodologies of Design Thinking, spatial and material practices, and the strategies of creative problem-solving.
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Program Requirements
The curriculum for the Design Minor is a 15-Credit course of study with no required capstone or research-based thesis. Acceptance into the minor requires a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. Required Core Courses
Introductory, lecture-based course. Design Selectives
Design Selectives (2 courses/6 credits) Hands-on/design-based coursework. Each year the faculty advisor will identify additional courses that qualify as Design Selectives. Below is a preliminary list of Design Selective courses. Domain Electives
Seminar and/or lecture-based courses that present critical perspectives on a range of design disciplines. Each year the faculty advisor will identify additional courses that qualify as Domain Electives. Below is a preliminary list of courses. (2 courses/6 credits). |
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