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DESIGN courses at Stanford

66 DESIGN courses in Stanford’s catalog, with ratings and hours per week from real student evaluations.

  • DESIGN 1: Introduction to Design4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 11: Visual Thinking4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 44N: The Giving Tree3 units
  • DESIGN 60: Visual Expressions (DESIGN 160)2-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 101: History and Ethics of Design3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 121: Introduction to Human Values in Design4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 131: Advanced Design: Needfinding4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 141: Design Methods4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 151: Business Design: Impact and Implications3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 160: Visual Expressions (DESIGN 60)2-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 160R: Design Formation1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 161A: Advanced Design: Capstone 14 units · 4.0/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 161B: Advanced Design: Capstone 24 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 162A: Advanced Design: Impact Studio Capstone4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 162B: Advanced Design: Impact Studio Capstone4 units · 4.3/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 170: Visual Frontiers3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 172: Design Sketching2 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 173: Digital Design Principles and Applications2 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 183N: How Can Generative AI Help Us Learn? (CS 53N)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 187: How to Shoot for the Moon (AA 107)3 units
  • DESIGN 191: Independent Study and Research1-5 units
  • DESIGN 191A: Curricular Practical Training1 unit
  • DESIGN 192: Introduction to Research in Design1 unit · 4.5/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 204: Forbidden Design3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 208: Designing for the Planet3 units · 3.5/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 223: Silver Pendant Project (ME 248)1-2 units · 5.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 229: How To Make Art Work4 units
  • DESIGN 231: Graduate Design Research Techniques3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 235: View from the Future: Speaker Series with Industry Pioneers Designing the Future1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 236P: Print on Purpose (AFRICAAM 235)2 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 236S: Community Print Shop Studio3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 237: Introduction to Printing and Type Design3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 240: Creative Gym: A Design Thinking Skills Studio1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 242: Wild Ways of Making3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 245: Redesigning Finance4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 255: The Design of Data3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 261: Systems Design for Health: Reimagining Stanford's Food System (MED 161, SUSTAIN 128)1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 262: Design for Healthy Behaviors2-3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 264: Design for Health Equity (PEDS 219)3 units
  • DESIGN 265: Psychedelic Medicine by Design3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 266: Healthcare Acceleration: Artificial Intelligence (BMDS 272)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 273: Negotiation by Design: Crafting Environmental Agreement3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 276: Designing Organizational Culture3 units
  • DESIGN 284: Designing for Physical AI4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 289: Redress: Biomaterials and the Future of Fashion3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 292: Design for Learning: College in the Age of AI (CS 498D, EDUC 449)3 units
  • DESIGN 294: Design to Equip Learners in Under-Resourced Communities (EDUC 482)2-3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 298: Silversmithing and Design3-4 units
  • DESIGN 301: You Are Here: Foundations in Design4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 315: WHY NOW? Exploring your Work, Choices and Creativity (Designer in Society)3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 341: Advanced Design Practicum4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 360R: Advanced Reflective Practice1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 361A: MS Design Thesis 13 units · 3.3/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 361B: MS Design Thesis 23 units · 2.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 361C: MS Design Thesis 33 units · 3.5/5 rating · 18 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 365: Advanced Creative Studies2-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 368: Leadership Lab (MS&E 489)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 374A: Creativity in Research1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 374B: Creativity in Research1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 377: Curiosity Corner1 unit · 5.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 379: Launch Principles: The Key Skills for Early Stage Founders3 units
  • DESIGN 391: Graduate Independent Study and Research1-5 units
  • DESIGN 391A: Curricular Practical Training1 unit
  • DESIGN 399: LaunchPad: Design and Launch your Product or Service4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 25 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 399A: Launch Principles: The Key Skills for Early Stage Founders3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
  • DESIGN 809E: AI For Legal Help3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk

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