Certificate in Participatory Design
The Graduate Certificate of Participatory Design (formerly Public Interest Design) is designed to provide students with the essential professional knowledge and skills in a truly community-engaged design process. This Certificate is also open to students in Design, Urban Planning, Public Health and other disciplines. This program has ties to the Center for Service Learning where opportunities to participate in events, apply for service-learning mini grants for small project / research development, and volunteer to participate in service learning are available. The Certificate is available as a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) opportunity for outside professionals as well.
Total Credit Hours for Completion: 12 credits
Required Course:
ARCH 700: Directed Readings in Participatory Design (3 credit hours) An introduction to participatory methods, theories and case study examples of participatory design
Additional Courses:
ARCH509, ARCH608 or ARCH8XX (6 credit hours) For Architecture Majors: each year, one or more of these listed design studios is approved as a designated participatory design studio.
ARCH600/DESNXXX (3 credit hours) Each year, several community-engagement courses are offered through the architecture and design departments.
Questions regarding the Participatory Design Certificate should be directed to Shannon Criss, scriss@ku.edu
The Graduate Certificate of Participatory Design (formerly Public Interest Design) is designed to provide students with the essential professional knowledge and skills in a truly community-engaged design process. This Certificate is also open to students in Design, Urban Planning, Public Health and other disciplines. This program has ties to the Center for Service Learning where opportunities to participate in events, apply for service-learning mini grants for small project / research development, and volunteer to participate in service learning are available. The Certificate is available as a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) opportunity for outside professionals as well.
Total Credit Hours for Completion: 12 credits
Required Course:
ARCH 700: Directed Readings in Participatory Design (3 credit hours) An introduction to participatory methods, theories and case study examples of participatory design
Additional Courses:
ARCH509, ARCH608 or ARCH8XX (6 credit hours) For Architecture Majors: each year, one or more of these listed design studios is approved as a designated participatory design studio.
ARCH600/DESNXXX (3 credit hours) Each year, several community-engagement courses are offered through the architecture and design departments.
Questions regarding the Participatory Design Certificate should be directed to Shannon Criss, scriss@ku.edu