School of Planning, Design and Construction

• CMP 491: Special Topics: Real Estate Finance and Economics

  This course will cover a wide variety of topics relating to real estate finance and economics.

• IDES 140: Design for Living

  Course emphasis is placed on general design appreciation. Explore universal principles of design from an experiential perspective.

• IDES 240: Computer-Aided Design for Designers

  Emphasis placed on learning how to use AutoCAD software (not design skills) to produce 2-dimensional drawings, templates, layouts and simple 3-dimensional models.

• ISS 310: People and Environment: Planning across the globe as a social activity

  This course will explore communities located in specific spaces with emphasis on their physical, social, political, and economic climates.

• NCI Charrette System Non-Credit Course

  This online non-credit course provides an in-depth working knowledge of the National Charrette Institute's Charrette System with an emphasis on collaboration by design, along with advanced collaborative innovation processes. The primary purpose of the course is to learn how to assess any design project, and determine the right type of charrette and its associated scope and budget.

• PDC 100: Introduction to the Built Environment

  PDC 100 introduces professions/disciplines, its formal educational preparation and its practice related to the built environment.

• PDC 120: Planning and Design Digital Graphics

  This is an introductory course to design and present digital images in various forms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and SketchUp (3D models).

• PDC 491: Special Topics: Advanced Digital Graphic Communication

  A course to learn, practice, and develop the fundamental and advanced knowledge and skills on digital graphic communication.

• PDC 491: Special Topics: Collaboration by Design

  This course will provide an in-depth working knowledge of the National Charrette Institute's Charrette System with an emphasis on design thinking, along with advanced collaborative innovation processes.

• PDC 491: Special Topics: Data Management

  This course offers an introduction to data management for planning, design and construction.