Project Design and Analysis, BS

The University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee approved a change to this program during the academic year. Please refer to the Catalog Addendum for more information.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum in the Academics section of this catalog and the New College requirements.

Major requirements

Major of 63 hours, including:

Other course requirements

Select one additional course related to Design Thinking in consultation with the advisor.

Select six credit hours of additional electives relevant to the major in consultation with the advisor. Additional internship hours may be used to fulfill these elective hours.

Minor

No minor is required.

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements . Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the New College.

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1		Semester 2
ACSO 2020 - Data Design, Analysis and Representation	3 hours	ACSO 3020 - Inferential Analysis	3 hours
SPDA 2010 - Integrative Seminar I: Foundations	1 hour	SPDA 2012 - Internship I	1-6 hours
SPDA 2020 - Connections I: Professional Communications	3 hours	SPDA 3020 - Connections I: Collaborative Thinking	3 hours
SPDA 2021 - Connections I: Professional Communications Workshop	1 hour	SPDA 3021 - Connections I: Collaborative Thinking Workshop	1 hour
Communication core	3 hours	Project Design and Analysis elective*	3 hours
Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours	Communication core	3 hours
Mathematics core	3 hours	Social and Behavioral Sciences core	3 hours
Total	17 hours	Total	17 hours

Summer
SPDA 2011 - Integrative Seminar I: Professional Practices	1 hour
SPDA 2030 - Applied Design Thinking	3 hours
Component Area Option A core	3 hours
Total	7 hours

Year 2

Semester 1		Semester 2
SPDA 3010 - Integrative Seminar II: Best Practices	1 hour	ACSO 4610 - Applications in Analytics and Operations Research I	3 hours
SPDA 3120 - Connections II: Problem Analysis	3 hours	SPDA 3012 - Internship II	1-6 hours
SPDA 3121 - Connections II: Problem Analysis Workshop	1 hour	SPDA 3030 - Applied Design Principles and Practices	3 hours
Design Thinking course**	3 hours	SPDA 3220 - Connections II: Team Creativity	3 hours
Project Design and Analysis elective*	3 hours	SPDA 3221 - Connections II: Team Creativity Workshop	1 hour
Creative Arts core	3 hours	Government/Political Science core	3 hours
Government/Political Science core	3 hours	Language, Philosophy and Culture core	3 hours
		Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours
Total	17 hours	Total	20 hours

Summer
SPDA 3011 - Integrative Seminar II: Strategies of Growth	1 hour
SPDA 3031 - Applied Design Research	3 hours
Component Area Option B core	3 hours
Total	7 hours

Year 3

Semester 1		Semester 2
ACSO 4020 - Process Optimization and Prescriptive Analysis	3 hours	ACSO 4120 - Mixed Methods Research	3 hours
ACSO 4620 - Applications in Analytics and Operations Research II	3 hours	SPDA 4010 - Integrative Seminar III: Campus to Career	1 hour
SPDA 4010 - Integrative Seminar III: Campus to Career	1 hour	SPDA 4011 - Integrative Seminar III: Life as a Young Professional	1-6 hours
SPDA 4020 - Connections III: Cultural Contexts	3 hours	SPDA 4030 - Applied Strategic Design	3 hours
SPDA 4021 - Connections III: Cultural Contexts Workshop	1 hour	SPDA 4120 - Connections III: Capstone	3 hours
American History core	3 hours	SPDA 4121 - Connections III: Capstone Workshop	1 hour
		American History core	3 hours
Total	14 hours	Total	15 hours

Summer
Project Design and Analysis elective*	4 hours
Mathematics core	2 hours
Total	6 hours

Notes

*Project Design and Analysis elective: Students take additional courses related to the major. See “Other course requirements” above for requirements.

** Design Thinking course: Students take an additional course related to design thinking. See “Other course requirements” above for requirements.