Courses in Design for Social Innovation
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Current course list
100-level courses
- DSDN 101 Design Visualisation / Pohewatanga ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 102 Game, Animation and Motion Design / Hoahoa ā-Kēmu, ā-Pakiwaituhi, ā-Ranga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 103 Design Communication / Ngā Pāhekoheko Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 104 Digital Fabrication / Waihanga Matihiko Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 111 Design Composition / Hanganga ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 132 Design Storytelling / Kōrero Paki ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 141 Design Materials / Rauemi ā-Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 142 AI Design / Pūnaha Atamai Iahiko Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 151 Graphic Design and Photography / Hoahoa Whakanikoniko me te Whakaahuatanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 153 Wearable Design / Hoahoa Kākahu Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 171 Design in a Global Context / Hoahoa i te Horopaki o te Ao Whānui Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 172 Whakapapa Design I / Hoahoa ā haere ake nei I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
200-level courses
- DSDN 211 Design Psychology I / Mātai Hinengaro ā-Hoahoa I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 221 Design for Sustainability / Hoahoa mō te tōitutanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- SIDN 233 Accessible Design / Tā te Hoahoa Titiro I Offered in 2026, 2025
- DSDN 242 Whakapapa Design II / Hoahoa ā haere ake nei II Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 244 Photographics / Ngā Whakaahuatanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- SIDN 272 Design Toolkits for Co-Design Practice / Hoahoa Mahi Ngātahi I Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
300-level courses
- SIDN 321 Design Justice / Hoahoa o Te Nāianei Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- SIDN 352 Whakapapa Design III / Hoahoa ā haere ake nei III Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- SIDN 372 Service Design Offered in 2026
- SIDN 390 Design for Social Innovation Capstone/ Whakatinana ā-Wheako Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
400-level courses
- MDDN 401 Visual and Narrative Development Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- COMD 411 Narrative Design / Hoahoa ā-Paki Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 421 Compositing and VFX Design / Hiatotanga me te Hoahoa ā-Ataata Taunaki Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 422 Effects and Simulation / Rākeitanga me te Whaihanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 431 Lighting and Rendering / Tūrama me te Whakaritenga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 432 Motion and Performance Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 451 Contemporary Perspectives in Design Innovation / Nō Nāianei Tirohanga i te Auaha Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- MDDN 451 Creative Coding for Digital Content / Waehere Auaha Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 481 Research Methods / Tikanga ā-Rangahau Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
500-level courses
- DSDN 590 Creative Project Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DESN 592 Research Portfolio Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 592 Design Research Portfolio / Kohinga ā-Rangahau Hoahoa Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- DSDN 593 Design Research Innovation Portfolio / Kohinga ā-Auaha Rangahau Hoahoa Offered in 2026