Community-Centered Design B.S.

All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.

All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.

All students must meet the College Requirements.

Driven by an overarching question: “How can we design for a better tomorrow?” the Community-Centered Design major helps students learn about creative collaboration and design processes by which we understand complex issues and develop, implement, and share new ideas. Focused on sustainable and responsible solutions for real-world communities, this program places equal emphasis on theory, critical thinking, reflection, creativity, empathy, and working effectively with others, including community members and professionals in different fields. In addition to learning about general design theories, skills, and contexts, students customize their education by picking a concentration in Applied Design or Relational Design. Upon graduation, Community-Centered Design graduates are process experts ready to design a better tomorrow—a resilient and responsible tomorrow—together with local and global communities.

The Applied Design concentration emphasizes design processes needed to create tangible output; built or material products; simulations, interfaces or experiences that address the needs of the user; a person or a community. Tracks include (a) Communication Design, and (b) Green Design

The Relational Design concentration emphasizes design processes related to understanding and interacting with stakeholders, and creating within the complex relationships among people, across communities, and within systems. Tracks include (a) Community Resilience, Advocacy & Social Change and (b) Project Leadership, Management &Planning.

CDAE Core Requirements

CDAE 1020World Food,Pop & Develop3
CDAE 1240Fund of Public Communication3
CDAE 1610Principles of Comm Dev Econ3
CDAE 2020Sustainable Community Dev3
CDAE 2270Consumer,Markets&Public Policy3
CDAE 3500Applied Research Methods4

Community-Centered Design Major Requirements

MATH 1077Exploring Modern Mathematics3
STAT 1110Elements of Statistics (or higher)3
POLS 1300US Political System3
CDAE 1400Small Group Communication3
or CDAE 2760 Inclusive ScienceCommunication
CDAE 1600Design Innovation I3
CDAE 2600Design Innovation II3
One additional 2000-level design course3
Choice of 3-Credit Capstone Experience Options:
Sust. Development Travel Study
Internship
Undergraduate Research
Independent Study
CDAE 3000-level Service-Learning Course/Capstone

Community-Centered Design Concentration

Choose either the Applied Design Concentration or the Relational Design Concentration. Choose one Track within that Concentration. 

 Concentration Requirements: Applied Design

Applied Design Concentration Tracks - Requirements: choose 9 courses (27 credits) from one of the following tracks:
Track 1. Communication Design
Visual Communication
Communication Design I
Digital Illustration
Narrative Data Design
Design:Narrative Media & Video
Social Media:Theory 2 Practice
Doc. Film for Social Change
Communication Design II
Sports Media
Community Media Production
Publication Design
Marketing:Com Entrepreneurs
Sust. Development Travel Study
Socially Responsible Marketing
Applied Computer Graphics
Community Design Studio
Special Topics (with Advisor Approval)
Internship (with Advisor-Approved Focus)
Intro to Web Site Dev
Track 2. Green Design
Drafting Design I
Energy Alternatives
Drafting Design II
Sust. Development Travel Study
Community Develpmt:St Lucia I
Economics of Sustainability
Smart Resilient Communities
Project Development & Planning
Community Design Studio
Internship (with Advisor-Approved Focus)
Home & Garden Horticulture
Garden Flowers
Woody Landscape Plants
Landscape Design Fundamentals
Landscape Design Studio
Permaculture
Ecological Landscape Design
Intro to Geog Info Systems

Concentration Requirements: Relational Design

Relational Design Concentration - Requirements: choose 9 courses (27 credits) from one of the following tracks:
Track 1. Community Resilience, Advocacy & Social Change
Activist Journalism
Doc. Film for Social Change
Media-Policy-Action
Sports Media
Community Media Production
Propaganda, Media, & Cit Respn
Consumer Law and Policy
Consumer Law in Action I
Sust. Development Travel Study
Socially Responsible Marketing
Consumer Law in Action II
Smart Resilient Communities
Local Community Initiatives
Community Design Studio
Internship (with Advisor-Approved Focus)
Track 2. Project Leadership, Management & Planning
US Food, Social Equity &Dev
Event Planning for Athletics
Leadership in Practice
Intro to Comm Entrepreneurship
Sust. Development Travel Study
Community Develpmt:St Lucia I
Community Org & Development
Economics of Sustainability
Smart Resilient Communities
Dec Making:Comm Entrepreneurs
Strat Plan:Comm Entrepreneurs
Local Community Initiatives
Project Development & Planning
Community Design Studio
Adv Sust Dev Sm Island States
Internship (with Advisor-Approved Focus)
Intro Cont Public Affairs