Center for Integrated Design Courses

Courses at The Center for Integrated Design

At the Center for Integrated Design, we're focused on teaching universal human-centered design methodologies, also known as Design Thinking. This coursework does not focus on the technical design skills that you would learn if pursuing a degree through the Department of Design. We focus on the mindsets, attitudes, and foundational design skills that teach you how to be creative in your approach to solving problems and generating ideas for current studies and future work. You will learn how to integrate design into anything you’re doing, whether studying theater or physics, engineering, business or Japanese.

Guided by expert design faculty and professional working designers, our courses will help you develop both the creative and critical thinking skills essential to imagine new futures for your chosen career path and in your own life. We offer experimental and adaptable courses that change each semester to meet the emerging demands of the world around us.

Fall 2025 Courses

Full Semester

ITD 301D: Intro To Design Thinking

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: T 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Gillian Salerno-Rebic

Introduces design thinking and design methods, with a focus on design process.

ITD 301D: Intro To Design Thinking

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.31
Schedule: W 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Jacob Rader

Introduces design thinking and design methods, with a focus on design process.

ITD 301D: Intro To Design Thinking

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: TH 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Myan Aljets

Introduces design thinking and design methods, with a focus on design process.

ITD 301D: Intro To Design Thinking - WB

Mode: Online
Schedule: T 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Anna Rios Martinez

Introduces design thinking and design methods, with a focus on design process.

ITD 102: Sketching For Thinking/Comm - WB

Mode: Online
Schedule: M 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Joe Meersman

Discussion of sketching as the fastest way to convey ideas, both in an ideation session or taking notes in a meeting. Explores the basic elements of sketching to visualize concepts and quickly bring alignment to any team.

ITD 102: Sketching For Thinking/Comm - WB

Mode: Online
Schedule: W 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Joe Meersman

Discussion of sketching as the fastest way to convey ideas, both in an ideation session or taking notes in a meeting. Explores the basic elements of sketching to visualize concepts and quickly bring alignment to any team.

ITD 150: Intro to Tech Product Dev

Mode: In-Person
Room: EER 1.504
Schedule: T 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Scott Evans

Explores multi-disciplinary product design using developed professional practices.

ITD 350: Idea to Product

Mode: In-Person
Room: EER 1.504
Schedule: TTH 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Scott Evans

Explores multi-disciplinary product design using developed professional practices.

ITD 350: Prototyping Products

Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 3.218
Schedule: TH 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Brooke Davis

Learn how to approach physical prototyping to spark discussion and advance ideas.

ITD 375: Capstone in Integrated Design

Mode: In-Person
Room: DFA 4.106
Schedule: MW 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: DiMitri Higginbotham

Multidisciplinary groups of students research an integrated design problem and propose and prototype an appropriate solution, guided by feedback from supervising instructor(s).

ITD 380: Design Thinking

Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 3.218
Schedule: M 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: DiMitri Higginbotham

Explores the concepts of design thinking and human-centered design methods, with a focus on design process and problem solving.

First Session

ITD 101: Intro to Integrated Design

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: T 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Gray Garmon

Introduction to the concepts, mindsets, and methods of design thinking as a fundamental skill for all disciplines.

ITD 106: Pres/Improv Skills In Design

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: M 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Shannon Stott

Focus on presentation skills and improvisational/impromptu speaking skills in meetings.

ITD 111: Intro To Design/Artificial Intelligence

Mode: In-Person
Room: DFA 4.106
Schedule: W 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Hollie Gardner

Introduction to exploring design as a problem-solving tool for real-world scenarios posed from artificial intelligence and robotics.

ITD 150: Designing A Life Of Purpose

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.31
Schedule: M 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Durell Coleman

Gain problem-solving skills applicable in personal and professional spheres. Explore your position in the world, aligning it with your mission, and addressing ethical dimensions to drive positive change.

ITD 150: Designing Creative Confidence

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.31
Schedule: T 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Sarita Soldz

Learn principles and practices to cultivate confidence in design thinking and innovation including: how to get out of a judgmental mindset, embrace failure, and the value of trying something new.

ITD 150: Digital Prototyping - WB

Mode: Online
Schedule: T 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Joe Meersman

Explore the different ways to create digital prototypes and the various tools available to make and share a digital prototype.

Second Session

ITD 104: Design in Business

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: W 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: David Richard

Introduction to the role that business plays in the design industry. Designed to help students learn business principles to enhance problem solving skills.

ITD 150: Co-Designing Peace

Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: T 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Gray Garmon

Introduction to the concepts, mindsets, and methods of design thinking as a fundamental skill for all disciplines.

ITD 150: Intro to Digital Product Design

Mode: In-Person
Schedule: W 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Kathryn Marinaro

Learn about effective storytelling techniques to help connect with the audience. Through interactive class sessions, work with design professionals from Argodesign and see how they incorporate stories into their everyday work, while applying the concepts and techniques behind building and delivering stories. Class takes place off campus at Apptronik, Apply using this link: https://form.jotform.com/250935745992067

The courses below are cross-listed with the Department of Design for the Fall 2025 semester.

ITD 130T: AI Playground

Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 2.208
Schedule: T 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Jiabao Li

Explore the cutting edge of AI in design, creativity, and emerging technologies. Meets 3rd session.

ITD 130T: AI Playground

Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 1.202
Schedule: W 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Instructor: Jiabao Li

Explore the cutting edge of AI in design, creativity, and emerging technologies. Meets 3rd session.

ITD 330T: Collab Lab: Designing In Teams

Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 1.202
Schedule: M 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Instructor: Kate Canales

Learn and practice techniques that maximize participation on creative teams.

ITD 330T: Play Design Lab

Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 1.406
Schedule: W 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Keila Perez Quinones

Explore the emerging field of play design and its potential to create better conditions in our rapidly changing societies. Examine how play can contribute to the development of social and creative processes exploring boundary lines of a practice in designing for play and designing through play. Gain a deeper understanding of play design theory as well as embodied experiences of play to inform design choices in projects.

We also partner with the Bridging Disciplines Program in the School of Undergraduate Studies to offer a BDP Certificate in Design Strategies. The curriculum to attain the certificate engages students in a design process that includes research and insights; creative problem solving; prototyping and testing; and implementation and presentation — all while learning to apply a critical lens to the social context within which design takes place.

Learn about the Design Strategies BDP