从包装设计到停车场，从公共住房到豆荚, this course will explore 和批判 design from the products and the devices we cannot live without, to the invisible networks and the built environments we rely on and navigate in our daily routines. 设计无处不在，但我们似乎只有在它“不好”的时候才会注意到.” Through studio projects, this course will investigate what makes “good” and successful design.

什么是设计过程? 今天的设计师使用的策略是什么? 从心理学到社会学的跨学科方法是什么, 从市场营销到建筑, that have expanded the concept of design and the application of the design process to disparate fields to generate innovative solutions to simple everyday nuisances to complex global issues? 为什么艺术家的贡献对新产品的创造是无价的, 这种扩展的跨学科设计领域所带来的服务和技术? 在整个课程中，学生将练习以探究为基础, 关心社会, 以人为本的设计过程结合了实地考察, 观察, 通过研究来解决“问题”, 模型建立, 和批判. 本课程将包括讨论、工作室工作和报告. 设计专业人员将与学生一起解决问题和项目.

In 城市设计 students explore the creative and ongoing process of the city as an interdisciplinary art form we live in and navigate daily. 丹尼尔·伯纳姆1909年的芝加哥规划, 本课程的基础和文本, 说明现代城市规划的历史背景. 与总体规划一起探索非欧洲城市设计模式, 乌托邦式的, 可持续发展的城市模式. Illustrated lectures and readings generate class discussions and art projects that culminate in an exhibition. Students research the current design methods and strategies of city planning and analyze how these practices may limit or cultivate spontaneity, 创新, 以及城市设计的功能性. Students work individually and collaboratively on projects and presentations that analyze the key issues and problems that face cities and urban renewal and sustainability. 设计专业人员被请来与学生一起解决问题. 学生了解艺术对城市和城市设计的美学和经济影响.

工作室艺术是为非视觉艺术专业的学生开设的选修课程. This course is designed as a two-semester studio experience for students of all levels of ability. 开始绘图和设计练习是由艺术史组成部分补充. Students gain better 观察al and technical art-making skills through working with traditional materials such as graphite, 木炭, 和墨水, 并介绍其他二维和三维的艺术形式，如绘画, 版画, 雕塑和数字媒体. 学生在制作艺术的过程中练习连续的步骤. 通过个人指导和频繁的小组批评, 学生获得分析和解释艺术作品的经验. The course culminates in students creating and exhibiting a project of their own personal direction.

学习技巧 focuses on developing and improving the organizational skills and study habits that are necessary for academic success. Students are required to apply individualized strategies to current academic coursework and to develop new habits that foster better learning experiences. 时间也可能用于特定的任务，如家庭作业、备考和写作.

数码艺术与媒体 introduces small-format digital video production to students who are not Media 艺术 majors. The material emphasizes proper cinematic technique and editing conventions in creating short videos. Students will explore the basics of traditional video expression and become familiar with the limitations and opportunities of the emerging digital technologies.

Students in 修辞学，话语，演讲和辩论 will explore and develop skills in presenting 用他们独特的声音表达他们的激情. A portion of the course is devoted to the use of TED-Talks and current events as a vehicle for discussion on accessing these passions. Through these segments we will encounter a variety of voices whose stories intersect with a broad audience of diverse listeners. 除了, this class recognizes that thoughtful discourse is an extremely important tool for nearly every facet of one’s life going forward. 无论是在大学还是在工作中负责小组项目, 在人际关系中, 或者在政治领域, the ability to communicate one’s ideas and perspective in a rational manner can have a profound impact on one’s life.  艺术家在很大程度上依赖于自信地表达自己的观点. One can imagine a scenario in each of the arts disciplines where effective communication skills are vital. Students will also explore a variety of techniques for effective communication as well as spend significant amounts of time discussing rhetoric, 逻辑, 话语与辩论.

商业与艺术侧重于合同等几个领域, 个人理财, 商业计划, 版权, 市场营销和更多，因为它适用于艺术世界. 学生的学习辅以案例分析, 阅读文章, 积极参与课堂讨论. 商业与艺术 give students the chance to learn how to be busy savvy as an artist while also creating opportunities to connect with powerful and inspiring professionals in fields that align with their chosen arts discipline. 商学文科是高年级学生的学术选修课.