Minor Description
Acquire skills sought after by industry professionals and work on authentic projects in a
collaborative environment with students from a variety of majors. Design thinking ties the
different disciplines together and provides a framework for creative problem solving.
Program Requirements
Take 15 credits (9 credits outside of your major). Each requirement teaches a different and
unique aspect of design thinking that prepares students for any career field.
- Introduction to Design Thinking (1-1.5 credits)
- Design Knowledge and Skills (9 credits)
- Design Tools (2–3 credits)
- Capstone Project (3 credits)
Contact Us
Contact Scott Howell at scott.howell@byu.edu or 801-422-1052 to set up a
time to discuss the program.
Introduction to Design Thinking Minor
Complete 1 course from the following options:
- DES 217: Design Thinking (1.5 credits)
- TECH 112: Innovation (1 credit)
Design Thinking Practices
Complete 9 credits from the following options:
- ANTHR 414 - Museum Projects
- ANTHR 442 - Ethnographic Research Design and Methods
- ANTHR 447 - Applied Anthropology
- ANTHR 495R - Ethnographic Field Project
- ANTHR 526 - Museum Exhibitions and Programming
- ENGL 218 - Creative Writing
- EXDM 300 - Creating a Good Life through Experience Design
- EXDM 404 - Experience Design
- EXDM 422 - Experience Needfinding
- INDES 341 - Technology Interface Studies for Industrial Design 1
- IP&T 420 - Learning Theories for Design
- IP&T 461 - Design Evaluation
- IP&T 464 - Instructional Design and eLearning for Business/Non-Profits
- IT&C 255 - User Experience Design
- IT&C 555 - Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
- MSB 375 - Social Innovation: Do Good Better
- PSYCH 350 - (Psych-Soc) Introduction to Social Psychology
- SFL 102 - Introduction to Interiors
- TECH 113 - (TECH-ENT) Startup Bootcamp (1 credit)
- TES 330 - Creativity, Engineering, and Problem Solving
Design Thinking Tools
Complete 1 course from the following options:
- DESPH 116 - Introduction to Photography and Digital Workflow
- DIGHT 210 - Introduction to Coding: Desktop Applications
- DIGHT 230 - Introduction to Print Publishing
- DIGHT 250 - Web Publishing
- DIGHT 330 - Print Publishing 2
- DIGHT 340 - JavaScript Development
- DIGHT 350 - Web Information Technologies
- IT&C 210A - Fundamentals of Web-Based Information Technology (2 credits)
- IT&C 210B - Fundamentals of Web-Based Information Technology (2 credits)
- TES 200 - Processes and Prototyping with Wood
- TES 229 - Processes and Manufacturing with Metals and Polymers
- TES 251 - Video and Photography Production
- TES 255 - Visual Communication Design
Design Thinking Capstone Project
All other program requirements must be completed either before or during the semester in
which the capstone project course is taken.
Complete 1 course from the following options:
- DESGD 394R - Special Topics (3 credits)
- EXDM 494R - Experience Design Lab (3 credits)
- IP&T 498R - Interdisciplinary Product Design for Education (3 credits)
- IT&C 515R - Special Topics in Information Technology & Cybersecurity (3
credits)
- MSB 491R - Social Innovation Projects (3 credits)
Introduction to Design Thinking
To learn more about design thinking to determine if you’re interested, take one of these two
introductory courses:
- DES 217: Design Thinking (1.5 credits)
- TECH 112: Exploration in Innovation Design Techniques (1 credit)
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