DEA Summer Courses

DEA 1100 Design Generation(s) How do designers think, create, solve problems, and help humans interact with everything in our world, from spaces and places to street signs and parks to skateboards and websites? During this course, students interested in a career in design will learn how the creative problem-solving process is similar in a variety of design disciplines and how they can make a difference as a design professional.

DEA 1500 Introduction to Human Environment Relations Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams. Lecture and discussion sections.