CLA-607 CLIMATE ACTION STUDIO III

This is the third and final of a series of studio courses that allow students on the MFA Design for Climate Action program to develop their skills and knowledge in live design briefs with industry and community partners. By their nature, these courses include socio-economic and political considerations. The studio courses are designed to challenge students with projects of increasing complexity and progressively strengthen the students’ problem-solving skills. Students solve design problems requiring substantive research, concept ideation and realization, and implementation. Projects on this course address environmental stewardship, concern for natural habitats, ecology, urban green spaces, and land use.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: CLA 605 CLA 606

DGR-744 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

This course facilitates an ontological exploration of creative thought, and asks students to consider what it is to think like an artist and/or designer, and how such thinking can converge with other fields. With references to key texts and works, students will be challenged to debate, defend, and expound an epistemology on creative thought with a clear treatise on leadership predicated in creative thinking.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DGR 613