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Last updated on Mar 11, 2021

Program Requirements (2-Year)

First Year / Fall (15 units)

DESGN 6600 Form Studio

DESGN 6630 Topic Studio 1: GD, ID, or IxD

DESGN-6660 Design Research

Design in Context: DESGN 6690, DESGN 6720, DESGN 6870, DESGN 6080, or DESGN 6110

First Year / Spring (15 units)

DESGN-6780 Business of Design

DESGN-6750 Topic Studio 2: Mashup

Design in Context: DESGN 6690, DESGN 6720, DESGN 6870, DESGN 6080, or DESGN 6110

DESGN 6700 Design Elective

Second Year / Fall (15 units)

DESGN-6810 Thesis Studio: 1

Design in Context: DESGN 6690, DESGN 6720, DESGN 6870, DESGN 6080, or DESGN 6110

DESGN 6700 Design Elective

DESGN 6700 Design Elective

Second Year / Spring (15 units)

DESGN-6840 Thesis Studio: 2

DESGN-6910 Design in Context: Thesis

DESGN-6940 Thesis Making/ Exhibition/Book Making

DESGN 6700 Design Elective

Program Requirements (3-Year)

The following courses are to be completed prior to starting the two-year program.


Industrial Design Track

Year Zero / Fall (15 units)

DESGN-6000 The Studio 1: ID

DESGN-6080 Design in Context: Contemporary Design Practice 1

DESGN 6130 ID FDN: Model Making or DESGN 6360 Foundations: Motion Studio

DESGN-6120 Digital Modeling

Year Zero / Spring (15 units)

DESGN-6030 The Studio 2: ID

DESGN-6110 Design in Context: Contemporary Design Practice 2

DESGN-6270 Materials and Manufacturing

DESGN-6360 Expanded Tools

Interaction Design Track

Year Zero / Fall (15 units)

DESGN-6010 The Studio 1: IxD

DESGN-6080 Design in Context: Contemporary Design Practice 1

DESGN 6120 Foundations:Digital Modeling and Build

DESGN 6210 Foundations: Creative Code or DESGN 6360 Foundations: Motion Studio

Year Zero / Spring (15 units)​

DESGN-6040 The Studio 2: IxD

DESGN-6110 Design in Context: Contemporary Design Practice 2

DESGN-6250 Digital Electronics

DESGN-6360 Expanded Tools

Graphic Design Track

Year Zero / Fall (15 units)

DESGN-6020 The Studio 1: GD

DESGN-6080 Design in Context: Contemporary Design Practice 1

DESGN-6190 Typography 1 or DESGN-6360 Foundations: Motion Studio

DESGN-6210 Scripting Graphics

Year Zero / Spring (15 units)​

DESGN-6050 The Studio 2: GD

DESGN-6110 Design in Context: Contemporary Design Practice 2

DESGN 6330 Typography 2 or DESGN 6360 Foundations: Interactive

DESGN 6360 Foundations: Typography and Publication

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