DES 498R
Directed Studies
Design
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Students will be able to meet regularly with a professor or mentor throughout the course of the semester to complete a project of their own choosing.
When Taught
Fall, Winter, Spring
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 10: A, B, C, D, E, T, I (Standard grade rule with a T option)
Fixed
2
Fixed
2
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Instructor add code required; students should meet with their mentor and propose a self-directed, mentored project to work on during the semester in which they take this class.
Recommended
It is recommended that students complete most of their required major coursework before taking this class. This class should ideally be taken during the final year before graduation.
Title
Design Project
Learning Outcome
Students will design a major visual artifact (or series of artifacts or experience) that demonstrate synthesis and mastery of their other coursework and establish a rhetorically compelling relationship between the content and format of their work.
Title
Ideas, Critique, Mentorship
Learning Outcome
Students will develop ideas in consultation, critique, and individual mentorship with a faculty mentor
