Open to all undergraduate students on-campus and through CSU Online, the Certificate in Design Thinking will improve not only the way students learn and find solutions to problems in their current coursework, but will also help make students more employable with sought-after marketable skills. Students will gain an awareness of the impact of design thinking and its application – regardless of discipline, profession, or major.

Learn more about the Certificate in Design Thinking, including planned course offerings each semester, on the Nancy Richardson Design Center website.

 

Effective Fall 2023

Courses from this list may not double-count for the Minor in Design Thinking.  

Students cannot earn both the certificate and minor in Design Thinking.

Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.

IDEA 210Introduction to Design Thinking (GT-AH1)3
Select 9 credits from the following courses:9
Design Thinking Toolbox: Paper Products
Design Thinking Toolbox: 3D Modeling
Design Thinking Toolbox: Digital Imaging
Design Thinking Toolbox: Foundations of Woodworking
Design Thinking Toolbox: Foundations of Textile Design
Design Thinking Toolbox: Infographics
Design Thinking Toolbox: Mixed Reality Design
Design Thinking Toolbox: Foundations of Metal Fabrication
Design Thinking Toolbox: Graphic Noveling
Design Thinking Toolbox: Technical Sketching and Illustration
Design Thinking Toolbox : Creating Things That Think
Design Thinking Toolbox: Co-designing with Communities
Design Thinking Toolbox: Post-Digital Imaging/Printmaking
Design Thinking Toolbox: Digital Interaction and Game Design
Design Thinking Toolbox: 3D Animation and Storytelling
Design Thinking Toolbox: Advanced 3D Modeling
Design Thinking Toolbox: Advanced Woodworking
Design Thinking Toolbox: Advanced Textile Design
Design Thinking Toolbox: Advanced Metal Fabrication
Design Thinking in Social Entrepreneurship
Design Thinking Collaborative
Designing for Defense
Program Total Credits:12