BS Design, Innovation, and Society at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science degree in Design, Innovation & Society focuses on developing skill sets in design processes to innovate and solve problems in everyday life. Students will explore the interconnectedness between people, technology, culture, and social change to address today's complex societal issues Students learn how to leverage the influential role of design through a deeper understanding of social issues, ethical considerations, global perspectives, diverse cultures, sustainability challenges, and value systems.

Faculty: School of Human Ecology | Department: School of Human Ecology BS Requirements | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 120 credits in total. Courses listed in the requirements include CSCS 455 Entrepreneurialism and Society; ART 438 History of Graphic Design and Typography; LAND ARC 260 History of Landscape Architecture; ART HIST 457 History of American Vernacular Architecture and Landscapes; ART HIST 468 Frank Lloyd Wright; ART HIST 506 Curatorial Studies Exhibition Practice.

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Entry requirements

Applies to School of Human Ecology, not specific to this major: Current UW–Madison Students Students within their first 60 GPA credits at UW-Madison No application required. All students who meet the requirements listed below are able to declare. For information on how to declare, see: https://go.wisc.edu/sohe-declare . Courses required to get in None. GPA requirements to get in First-semester students have no GPA requirement to declare. Non-first-semester students within the first 60 GPA credits: Minimum 2.750 cumulative GPA based on all UW-Madison coursework. Credits required to get in None. Other Must be in good academic standing with their current school or college. All other students (who do not meet the declaration criteria above) How to get in Application required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring. Transfer entry terms: Fall (Priority and Regular Decision) and Spring.

First-year Fall Early Action: application deadline November 1, materials deadline November 9, decision on or before January 31. Fall Regular Decision: application deadline January 15, materials deadline January 22, decision on or before March 31. Spring Regular Decision: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. First-year fall and spring applications open August 1. Early Action is non-binding.

Transfer Fall Priority: application deadline February 1, materials deadline February 16, decision on or before March 31. Fall Regular: application deadline March 1, materials deadline March 15, decision on or before April 30. Spring Regular: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. Fall transfer applications open December 1; spring transfer applications open August 1.

Apply via the Common Application or the Universities of Wisconsin Application. The application fee is $80 US and is non-refundable; fee waivers are available for applicants with financial hardship. ACT and SAT scores are optional for students applying for admission through the spring 2028 term (application deadline October 1, 2027).

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