Spring 2027

Design: Fundamentals II

Design Fundamentals II covers elements and principles of three-dimensional design relevant to the design and analysis of the spatial environment.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Lesley Sager

Projects required a good amount of work, but tasks were not horribly complicated, just requiring consistent time investment.

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Prerequisites

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DS 120

DS 220 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KARA FREIHOEFER is recorded teaching in Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LESLEY SAGER is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 960
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 304Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 305Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 306Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Lesley Sager

Lesley Sager was described as incredibly caring and funny, with a well-organized teaching style that students found helpful.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.86 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 98.5% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=71 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Lesley Sager

Projects required a good amount of work, but tasks were not horribly complicated, just requiring consistent time investment.

Past student reviews · Kara Freihoefer

Kara Freihoefer was available to discuss coursework and professional experiences, and provided clear assignment instructions, though grading was noted as tough.

Topics

  • Three-dimensional design elements and principles
  • Spatial environment design and analysis

Skills

  • Design and analysis of the spatial environment using elements and principles of three-dimensional design

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
DS 220 · Spring 2027

Design: Fundamentals II

Recorded 2026-10-14
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