Independent reading and research in Dermatology involves personalized clinical research projects under direct faculty supervision, structured as an apprenticeship with a research mentor.
Individualized clinical elective blending medical/procedural dermatology, dermatopathology, and basic science to advance patient care skills via clinic rotations and diagnostic procedures.
Dermatology elective blending medical, procedural, and pathologic topics; students advance patient care skills by diagnosing cutaneous diseases, formulating treatment plans, and performing diagnostic procedures.
Ambulatory Dermatology Elective offers an outpatient private-practice experience to diagnose, treat, or refer common dermatologic conditions and recognize cutaneous signs of systemic disease.
Explores public health challenges and opportunities in dermatology, including skin cancer screening, overdiagnosis, and equity in LGBTQ+, rural, and inmate communities.
WHAT IS DESIGN? interrogates the place of design in everyday life and its intersections with society, economics, politics, the environment, and culture.
Visual Thinking: Form and Space covers manual and digital techniques for idea exploration, concept development, and design presentation using various media.
CRAFT & CONSTRUCTION FOR GARMENTS introduces sewn construction, fabric cutting/layout, and finishing techniques for creating garment prototypes within the design process.
Visual Communication II covers advanced concepts, methods, and materials for communicating ideas in design, integrating manual and digital approaches within creative design thinking.
One student reported that very few people received A's, requiring hard work throughout the year. Another advised buying the book because lecture notes were often contradictory and difficult to keep up with.
Digital Fabrication for Designers combines professional design software, laser cutting, and 3D printing with traditional model making for tangible prototyping.
Design Thinking for Transformation teaches techniques for creative analysis and problem solving, applied to human-centered design challenges through prototyping and testing real-world projects.
Patternmaking for Fashion Design II covers complex pattern manipulations, zero-waste design, sustainable practices, and multi-piece garment development with emphasis on precision and fit.
Textile Design: Printing and Dyeing II focuses on silkscreen printing, including discharge, burnout, and chemical resist processes, while exploring alternative image production methods.
Textile Design: Weaving II analyzes complex hand weave techniques and focuses on developing individual solutions for structural textile design problems.
Digital Patternmaking I explores CAD software for patternmaking, focusing on digitizing patterns, manipulating blocks, creating models, and designing original garments with sustainable principles.