DSGN 300: Designing Your Life
This is a permission number only course. You must submit an application!
Quarters Offered
Fall: Sec 2: Tuesday 6:00-7:20 Virtual; Thursday 6:00-8:50pm, Bruce Ankenman and Joya Fain, G201/G205/G211
Winter: Sec 1: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30-10:50am, Kim Hoffman & Chris Naunheimer ; Sec 2: Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00-3:20 pm, Bruce Ankenman and Pam Daniels
Spring: Sec 1: Tuesday & Thursday 6:00-7:20 pm, Joya Fain and Bruce Ankenman, G.201-G.211 ; Sec 2: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30-10:50am, Kim Hoffmann & Chris Naunheimer, G.201-G.211
Prerequisites
None.
Description
What if you approached your life as a series of design projects? What if there were a class to help you explore the bigger issues of finding your way to a career you’ll love, and space to work on crafting a total life that feels “like you”? Inspired by Stanford’s wildly popular class of the same name, this course includes seminar-style discussions, role-playing, short writing assignments, hands-on making, guest speakers, and individual mentoring and coaching. Small group discussions will be held during a separate lab time of each team’s choosing. This class is open to all juniors and seniors of any major; no prerequisites. Enrollment is limited and we strive to create a robust class across a range of majors and backgrounds.
Curious to learn more? Check out this video created by Designing your Life alums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUAEbmSqrA
Required Texts
There are two required books for the course. They will be available on reserve at the main library if you prefer not to purchase them:
Creative Confidence, by Tom & David Kelley
ISBN: 978-0385349369
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Joyful, Well-lived Life, by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
ISBN: 978-1101875322