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Design Justice Minor

The Minor in Design Justice is offered in collaboration with the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) and the College of Engineering (EGR) at Michigan State University. The minor offers students the opportunity to critically examine how design and justice relate to one another in the pursuit of justice and sustainable communities.

Description

The Design Justice Minor draws on and builds upon the commitment of both Engineering and the RCAH to building a just and sustainable world. It prepares students to address the challenges of global conflict, globalization, climate change, and sustainability and how we design for justice and human sustainability. Students will learn to identify, design, and implement creative solutions that address and acknowledge human conflict. The minor also offers experiential learning opportunities in community-engaged design projects, education abroad programs, and collaborations with organizations working to find solutions to complex design problems at home, at work, in the community, and around the globe. 

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University.

Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult Corrine Williams, the academic advisor in RCAH, at will4275@msu.edu.

Requirements for the Minor in Design Justice 

Students must complete a minimum of 16 credits from the following: 

1. Both of the following courses: 

  • EGR 100 Introduction to Engineering Design (2 credits) 
  • RCAH 205 Transcultural Relations through the Ages: Design Justice (4 credits)  

2. One of the following courses: 

  • RCAH 235 Introduction to Language and Culture Studies (4 credits)
  • RCAH 316 Topics in the Arts (3 credits)

3. One of the following courses: 

  • RCAH 112 Writing, Research and Technologies (4 credits)
  • RCAH 202 The Presence of the Past (4 credits)

4. One of the following courses: 

  • RCAH 325 Methods in Community Engagement (4 credits)
  • RCAH 326 Topics in Community Engagement (3 credits) 

 

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