Bachelor of Design in City Innovation Requirements

Completion requirement

A. Core Courses (75 units)

Complete ALL of the following Course Lists:

BDCI Core Courses - Junior Studio Requirement (6 units)
Design 201, 203
BDCI Core Courses - Transscalar Studio Requirement* (18 units)
Design 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 401, 402, 403
BDCI Core Courses - Global Citizen Requirement (15 units)
Design 221, 223, 321, 323, 421
BDCI Core Courses - Visualization Requirement (12 units)
Design 211, 213, 311, 313
BDCI Core Courses - Technical Requirement (9 units)
Design 231, 331, 431
BDCI Core Courses - Data Science Requirement (6 units)
Computer Science 217
Data Science 201
Design 263, 363
BDCI Core Courses - Sustainability Requirement (6 units)
Design 241, 441
Sustainability Studies 201, 401
BDCI Core Courses - Entrepreneurship Requirement (3 units)
Design 253
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201

*Note: Students are required to complete all three scales (i.e., small, medium, and large) in these transscalar studio courses, which means completing:

Minimum 6 units from Design 301, 304, or 401
Minimum 6 units from Design 302, 305, or 402
Minimum 6 units from Design 303, 306, or 403

B. Additional Course Requirements - Work Integrated Learning/Capstone Design Studio Requirement (12 units)

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

BDCI Additional Course Requirements - WIL/Capstone (12 units)
Design 501, 503

Additional Course Requirements - Design in City Innovation (DCI) Options (18 units)

Design in City Innovation options chosen from the list below:

Earn at least 18 credits from the following:

Design 404, 408, 414, 418, 434, 438, 463, 500
Courses Constituting the Field of Art
Courses Constituting the Field of Art History
Courses Constituting the Field of Computer Science
Courses Constituting the Field of Data Science for the Minor Program
Courses Constituting the Field of Geography
Courses Constituting the Field of Global Development Studies
Courses Constituting the Field of Political Science
Courses Constituting the Field of Sociology
Courses Constituting the Field of Urban Studies
Courses labelled Sustainability Studies (SUST)
Courses Constituting the Field of Entrepreneurial Thinking
Courses applicable to the Embedded Certificate of Geographic Information Science
Courses applicable to the Health and Society Minor
Courses applicable to the Management and Society Minor
Some of these courses may be restricted to students who are enrolled in particular programs.

C. Open Electives (15 units)

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:

Open Electives

An open elective means you can take any course you like from the list of Undergraduate Courses.

Some of these courses may be restricted to students who are enrolled in particular majors and programs.
Not all of these courses are offered each year. Check the availability of courses by logging into your Student Centre.

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