DESIGNDesign Minor Information Catalog

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ContentsAbout the COLLEGE OF DESIGN 2CONNECT with the College 2COLLEGE OF DESIGN Minors 3DECLARING the Design Minor 3Minor REQUIREMENTS 4POPULAR COURSES In Detail 4McNEAL HALL Campus Map 5RAPSON HALL Campus Map 5Contact Information 6

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About the COLLEGE OF DESIGN

The College of Design encompasses the full range of design disciplines and is home to seven undergradu-ate majors, 19 graduate degree programs, and 10 centers, the Goldstein Museum of Design.

The faculty, students and staff in the college seek to advance the quality and value of the natural, designed, and social environments with an emphasis on sus-tainable, socially responsible, civically engaged, user-sensitive, critical and collaborative design work.

Our Mission

Through a unique commitment to creativity and advancing technologies, the College of Design at the University of Minnesota leads, innovates and edu-cates in the full range of design fields by researching ongoing and emerging issues, exploring new knowl-edge, and addressing and solving real-world problems; all while adhering to socially responsible, sustainable, and collaborative design thinking.

Our Vision

In order to prepare our students to confront the real challenges of our time, every College of Design graduate from the University of Minnesota will:Be able to apply design thinking as a way to address issues big and small confronting the local and world communityUnderstand and be prepared for the social, environ-mental, and economic ramifications of each problem they address and every decision they make in their workNot only be able to conceive unique ideas, but be capable of implementing those ideas through action-able plans, projects, or strategies.

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The College of Design Blog is updated daily and contains categorized information and current events involving the College.

Visit at: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cdescomm/cdes_memo/

Emerging Magazine

Emerging, published each semester, is the magazine of the College of Design.

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Students interested in declaring the minor are strongly urged to meet with a design minor adviser prior to taking courses for the minor. The adviser will assist in course planning and the declaration process. It is important to speak with an adviser regard-ing course selection from the many elective courses available.

Admisions RequirementsYou must be in good academic standing with a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.

To declare the Design MinorContact the College of Design Student Services at 612-624-1717ORStop by 12 McNeal Hall to schedule an ap-pointment with a design minor adviser.

Minor RequirementsThis minor requires a minimum of 18 cred-its. All coursework must be taken on the A/F grade base and completed with a C- or better. A maximum of two courses taken for a major or another minor may be used toward the design minor.

DECLARINGthe Design Minor

Design Minor

The Design Minor is an interdisciplinary program that spotlights the design process and shows how design thinking can be used as a catalyst for exploration and research. Choosing from a selection of both lecture and studio courses, students are intro-duced to the history, theory, and practice of design across multiple design disciplines.

With the Design Minor students may com-pose their own individual program in which they will:• understand the interdisciplinary nature

of the design process• appreciate the role design plays in ev-

eryday life• experience design thinking and action• explore and expand their own design

interests• understand how to work with designers

in their chosen fieldThe design minor provides an integrated education in design where students en-hance their learning by making connections between traditional design courses and non-traditional views of design.

COLLEGE OF DESIGNMinors

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Minor REQUIREMENTS

POPULAR COURSES In Detail

Design Thinking: “Big Picture” (select one)

Course Name Credits

Arch 1701/1701H: The Designed Environment (fall term only)

3

Des 1101W/1101V: Intro-duction to Design Thinking (Arts & Humanities; Writing Intensive)

4

LA 1001: Sustainability by Design Thinking (The Envi-ronment) (spring term only)

3

LA 1401: The Designed Envi-ronment (spring term only)

3

Design Thinking: “Hands On”(select one)

Course Name Credits

Arch 1281: Design Funda-mentals I (spring term only)

4

Des 1111/1111H: Creative Problem Solving

3

Des 2101: Design and Visual Presentation (spring term only)

3

GDes 1315: The Graphic Studio

4

GDes 3312: Color and Form in Surface Design

3

LA 1301: Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing (Arts & Humani-ties)

3

ME 2011: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (fall term only)

4

PDes 3170/5170: Toy Prod-uct Design (spring term only)

4

Refer to Undergraduate Catalog for a list of approved courses: http://www.catalogs.umn.edu

Des 1101W/1101V:Introduction to Design ThinkingThis course is an introduction to the theories and pro-cesses that underpin design thinking and practice. Stu-dents investigate the interactions between humans and their natural, social, and designed environments where purposeful design helps determine the quality of those interactions, the practice of the design professions, and the power of design in culture.

Des 1111/1111H:Creative Problem SolvingThis course presents classic and new techniques through student activities, research, papers, projects, and exams. The use and mastery of creativity is the goal for this class and this semester. Assignments, lectures, dis-cussions, and projects all will focus on this development of creative skills. This is the course that is the center of student activities at the University; it is the one course that deals most directly with creativity and creation. It is not directly about artistic creation; creativity is needed in all fields including business, engineering, medicine, and sociology. The nature of a student’s university experi-ence, particularly as a first year student, is a unique and different cognitive experience. Students must learn to think logically, utilize their critical thinking skills, explore ideas and to combine, integrate, and re-invent the way they think.

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Courses specific to the Design Minor are primarily housed at McNeal Hall on the St. Paul Campus, as well as Rapson Hall on the East Bank of the Minneapolis Campus.

McNEAL HALL Campus Map

RAPSON HALL Campus Map

1985 Buford AvenueSt. Paul, MN 55108

89 Church Street SEMinneapolis, MN 55455

Location Information

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Contact Information

St. Paul Offices

Address 32 McNeal Hall 1985 Buford Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108

Phone 612-626-9068Fax 612-625-1922

Minneapolis Offices

Address 101 Rapson Hall 89 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone 612-626-9068Fax 612-625-7525

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