Courses at The Center
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.
ITD 101 Intro to Integrated Design
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: T 2:00-5:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Gray Garmon
Introduction to the concepts, mindsets, and methods of design thinking as a fundamental skill for all disciplines.
ITD 101 Intro to Integrated Design
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: T 2:00-5:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Gray Garmon
Introduction to the concepts, mindsets, and methods of design thinking as a fundamental skill for all disciplines.
ITD 102 Sketching for Thinking/Comm-wb
Mode: Online
Room: N/A
Schedule: W 5:00-6:00 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
Room: N/A
Schedule: M 5:00-6:00 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 104 The Value of Design in Business
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: W 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: David Richard
This class will use readings and hands-on activities to understand the fundamentals of design and business and how companies (and organizations) leverage the power of design to realize value. We will examine the complexities and challenges of design in businesses and discuss potential job and business opportunities that exist at that intersection.
ITD 106 Improv Skills in Design
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: M 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Shannon Stott
Focus on presentation skills and improvisational/impromptu speaking skills in meetings.
ITD 111 Intro to Design for AI
Mode: In-Person
Room: DFA 4.106
Schedule: W 5:30-8:30 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 111 Intro to Design for AI
Mode: In-Person
Room: DFA 4.106
Schedule: W 5:30-8:30 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Hollie Gardner
Introduction to exploring design as a problem-solving tool for real-world scenarios posed from artificial intelligence and robotics
ITD 150 Digital Prototyping-wb
Mode: Online
Room: N/A
Schedule: T 5:00-8:00 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.
ITD 150 Intro to Technology Product Development
Mode: In-Person
Room: EER 1.504
Schedule: T 5:00-6:30 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Scott Evans
Topic Description: Explores multi-disciplinary product design using deve loped professional practices.
ITD 150 Prototyping Products
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: M 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Mariel Lanas
Learn how to approach physical prototyping to spark discussion and advance ideas.
ITD 150T Design for Human Connection
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.310
Schedule: T 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Julia Winston
Students will learn theories, skills and actionable practices to more deeply understand and engage themselves and others around ideas that unite humanity.
ITD 150T Designing a Life of Purpose
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.310
Schedule: M 6:00-9:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Durell Coleman
This is a 5-week course for undergraduate and graduate students, designed to help participants navigate the pivotal decisions of college majors, careers, and social impact. Through an introduction to Design Thinking, students gain problem-solving skills applicable in personal and professional spheres. They will also explore their position in the world, aligning it with their mission and addressing ethical dimensions to drive positive change. This course is a compass for self-discovery and purpose, offering students the tools to chart a fulfilling life path.
ITD 150T Designing Creative Confidence
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.310
Schedule: T 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: First
Instructor: Sarita Soldz
Unlock your creative potential! Learn principles & practices to cultivate confidence in design thinking & innovation, including how to get out of a “judge” mindset, embrace failure, and the value of trying something new.
ITD 150T Storytelling in Design
Mode: In-Person
Room: Off-campus at argodesign
Schedule: W 4:00-7:00 PM
Session: Second
Instructor: Kathryn Marinaro
Taught off-campus at argodesign in Austin, Texas. 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.
ITD 270 Upstream: Design for New Media
Mode: Online
Room: N/A
Schedule: W 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: 10 Weeks
Instructor: Culp & Konstantakis
Combining real-world Netflix topics with field research, this course aims at discovering key features and experiences for users before, during, and after the discovery of their next binge-worthy favorite piece of content. During the course, students will study viewing habits, choice, and how we can increase delight for viewers.
ITD 301D Intro to Design Thinking
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.310
Schedule: W 5:00-8:00 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: T 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: DiMitri Higginbotham
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: T 5:00-8:00 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
Room: N/A
Schedule: T 2:00-5:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: James Howard
Introduces design thinking and design methods, with a focus on design process.
ITD 350 How to See Like a Designer
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.112
Schedule: M 5:00-8:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Jon Freach
Analyze photography and infers meaning from it. Combine interviews with photography to generate data for storytelling purposes.
ITD 350 Idea to Product
Mode: In-Person
Room: EER 1.504
Schedule: TTH 3:30-5:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Scott Evans
Explores multi-disciplinary product design using developed professional practices.
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: AHG 1.310
Schedule: TH 6:00-9:00 PM
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Durell Coleman
Explores the concepts of design thinking and human-centered design methods through direct application and experiental learning. This course is focused on teaching you the design thinking process and helping you build adaptable problem solving skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Application required. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The courses listed are open to students from any college but are for graduate students only.
ITD 380: Design Thinking
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: T 6:00-9:00pm
Session: Long Semester
Instructor: Durell Coleman
Explores the concepts of design thinking and human-centered design methods through direct application and experiential learning. This course is focused on teaching you the design thinking process and helping you build adaptable problem-solving skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Application required.
The courses below are cross-listed with the Department of Design for the Fall 2024 semester.
ITD 330T Intro to Design in Health
Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 3.218
Schedule: M 5:00-8:00pm
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Byron Wilson
ITD 330T Generative Prototyping
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: M 11:00am-2:00pm
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Kate Canales
ITD 330T: Play-Design Lab
Mode: In-Person
Room: DFA 4.106
Schedule: W 2:00-5:00pm
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Keila Perez
In this course, we explore the emerging field of play–design and its potential to create better conditions in our rapidly changing societies. It will 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. Through studio sessions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of play design theory as well as embodied experiences of play to inform design choices in their projects. We will experiment with various playful qualities, such as imagination, exploration, storytelling, risk-taking, humor, joy, and pleasure, among others.
ITD 330T Eco-Design: Multispecies Futures
Mode: In-Person
Room: ART 1.204
Schedule: M 5:30-8:30pm
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Jiabao Li
ITD 330T Retro Futures
Mode: In-Person
Room: AHG 1.308
Schedule: W 11:00am-2:00pm
Session: Full Semester
Instructor: Monica Penick
Explore how designers from the past imagined living in the future.
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.