The Collaborative Design Specialization (CDS) offers students the opportunity to develop a concentration in design thinking, skills, and practices. It is intended for knowledge integration students who want to gain greater knowledge and experience with design and real-world problem solving, beyond their core Bachelor of Knowledge Integration (BKI) courses. The CDS consists of eight courses (4.25 units), split into two themes: Collaborative Design Thinking and Skills, and Collaborative Design Experience.
Collaborative Design Thinking and Skills Courses
INTEG 120 The Art and Science of Learning
INTEG 121 Collaboration, Design Thinking, and Problem Solving
INTEG 251 Creative Thinking
One additional design-themed course (0.5 unit) of the students choosing, to be approved by the associate chair, undergraduate studies, Knowledge Integration.
Collaborative Design Experience Courses
INTEG 320 The Museum Course: Research and Design
INTEG 321 The Museum Course: Practicum and Presentation (0.75 unit)
One of the following set of courses (1.0 unit):
- INTEG 452A and INTEG 452B (Real World Problem Solving A and B); or
- an equivalent two-term group design project course, to be approved by the associate chair, undergraduate studies, Knowledge Integration.