__University__ 2024-2025 Bulletin

Public Interest Design Graduate Certificate

 

Degree Requirements

The course of study for the Certificate in Public Interest Design is divided into credits for coursework and fieldwork, with a minimum of 18 credit hours. Fieldwork will provide students with real world experience in the practice of public interest design through immersed applied-learning opportunities. Fieldwork may be achieved through participation in rotating programs through the Center for Public Interest Design that offer opportunities for engagement and action within a community, or through an approved practicum working with a firm or organization engaged in public interest design work. As the culmination of their certificate, students will submit a thorough portfolio of the work they participated in to complete their fieldwork, containing a thoughtful reflection of their experience within the realm of public interest design and how it can inform their careers going forward.

Coursework

Core Requirements

Arch 533Contemporary Issues Seminar - Public Interest Design in Practice

4

Arch 541Practicum - Public Interest Design Fieldwork

4

Subtotal: 8

Choose at least ONE course from EACH of the three focus areas below, for a combined total of 10 credit hours:

Social

Arch 585Design Thesis

6

(PID Focus, Architecture students only)

Mgmt 521S/Mgmt 521Design Thinking for Social Innovation

4

(offered online)

PA 543Creating Collaborative Communities

3

USP 550Participatory Planning

3

USP 552Urban Poverty in Critical Perspective

3

Environmental

Arch 563Building Science Research Topics

4

(PID focus)

ESM 588Environmental Sustainability

4

ESM 528Urban Ecology

4

Geog 532Urban Landscapes

4

USP 588Sustainable Development Practices

3

Economic

Arch 543Topics in Professional Practice

4

(PID focus)

PA 525Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations

3

PA 541Social Entrepreneurship

3

Mgmt 522SMoney Matters for Social Innovation

4

(offered online)

USP 580Political Economy of Nonprofit Organizations

3

USP 590Green Economics and Sustainable Development

3

Subtotal: 10


Total Credit Hours: 18