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Nov 04, 2024
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Spring 2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Design for Social Impact, Minor
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The Design for Social Impact minor is a cross-disciplinary structure of 18 credit hours to teach the understanding of design theory, research and practice for implementing social change. Along with graphic design courses focused on design thinking, collaboration, methods, and making; the minor will direct students towards addressing the social challenges of climate change, human rights, health and healthcare, public policy, and social enterprise. The minor intends to empower students as a catalytic role in communities through projects focused on cultivating empathetic and positive social impact solutions from ideation to implementation.
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Required Art/Design Courses
(4 courses)
Engagement Courses
(choose 2 courses)**
- CCS 3030 - Intersections of Race, Gender, and Culture
- CCS 3710 - Gender, Race & Culture in Community-Based Practice
- CRJU 2100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- ECON 2000 - Introduction to Economics
- ECON 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ENVS 1010 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
- ENVS 3010 - Environmental Problems
- ENVS 4020 - Environmental Impact Statements
- ETHN 1010 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- ETHN 2010 - Ethnicity and Social Movements
- ETHN 3030 - Race, Representation, and Culture
- ESHP 2040 - Entrepreneurship: The Introduction
- ESHP 3040 - Entrepreneurship - The Idea
- FN 2070 - Introduction to Human Nutrition
- FN 2120 - Food: Preparation, Availability, and Resources
- FN 3260 - Food and Culture
- GERO 1010 - Aging, the Individual and Society
- GERO 3010 - Diversity in the Experience of Aging
- GERO 3250 - Applied Social Gerontology
- HP 2150 - Health & Wellness
- HP 2160 - Introduction to Community and Worksite Health Promotion
- PACS 2000 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
- PHIL 2240 - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- PHIL 2320 - Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 2450 - Philosophy of Feminism
- POLS 3020 - American Domestic Public Policy
- POLS 3360 - Environmental Politics and Policies
- POLS 3410 - Public Opinion and Voter Behavior
- PSYC 3070 - Human Sexuality
- PUBH 2100 - Introduction to Community Health
- PUBH 3010 - International Health
- PUBH 3200 - Introduction to Public Health
- PUBH 4250 - Policies in Health Care
- SOC 2020 - Social Problems
- SOC 2310 - Cultural Anthropology
- SOC 2690 - Introductory Statistics
- WS 2000 - Introduction to Women’s Studies: Perspectives on Gender, Class and Ethnicity
Note:
* Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses taken for the minor.
** Alternate courses may be submitted for consideration
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