Public Interest Design (Certificate)
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The Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design is divided into three options based on design and studio courses.
Certificates earned will be distributed as: "Graduate Certificate in Public Interest Design" without course option specifications.
Option One
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | 3 | |
| Public Interest Design Seminar: Case Studies and Current Issues | ||
| Design Studio Courses | 12 | |
See "Design Studio Courses" listed below | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Option Two
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | 3 | |
| Public Interest Design Seminar: Case Studies and Current Issues | ||
| Design Studio Course | 6 | |
See "Design Studio Courses" listed below | ||
| Seminar Courses | 6 | |
See "Seminar Courses" listed below | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Option 3
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| ARC 563 | Public Interest Design Seminar: Case Studies and Current Issues | 3 |
| Seminar Courses | 12 | |
See "Seminar Courses" listed below | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Design Studio Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAR 500 | Landscape Design Studio | 6 |
| ARC 503 | Advanced Architectural Design (Series) (Affordable Housing Studio) | 6 |
| ARC 503/563 | Advanced Architectural Design (Series) (PID Incubator Studio) | 6 |
| ARC 503 | Advanced Architectural Design (Series) (Coastal Dynamics Studio) | 6 |
| ARC 503 | Advanced Architectural Design (Series) (Design Build Summer Studio) | 6 |
| LAR 582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Coastal Dynamics Studio) | 6 |
Seminar Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAR 582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Introduction to Research Methods) | 3 |
| LAR 582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture (Human Centered Design) | 3 |
| ID 582 | Special Topics In Industrial Design (Human Centered Design) | 3 |
| ARC 590 | Special Topics in Architecture (DIY Cartography) | 3 |
| or ADN 592 | Graduate Art + Design Special Topics | |
| ARC 590 | Special Topics in Architecture | 3 |
| LAR 582 | Special Topics In Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| ADN 502 | Advanced Visual Laboratory (Documentary Film) | 3 |
Public Administration Seminar Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PA 510 | Public Administration Institutions and Values | 3 |
| PA 512 | The Budgetary Process | 3 |
| PA 521 | Government and Planning | 3 |
| PA 535 | Problem Solving for Public and Nonprofit Managers | 3 |
| PA 536 | Management of Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PA 546 | Seminar in Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PA 553 | Disaster, Crisis and Emergency Management and Policy | 3 |
| PA 598 | Special Topics in Public Administration (Grant Writing and Management) | 3 |