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Student success in college requires well developed learning skills and attitudes (such as being able to work independently,
participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic
achievement. Applicants should have thoroughly developed these skills and attitudes before beginning their college programs.
List of Courses
OUR PROGRAM
Each September, a small group of students begin a nine-month program in Interdisciplinary Design Strategy at the Institute without Boundaries where they will work as a team to research, design and realize a public research project. Initiated in 2003, this program delves into the methods and practices of design research, strategy and social innovation. It is a unique educational experience offered by George Brown College in partnership with leading designers and industry.
Transform the world. Our aim is to produce a new breed of designer who can articulate possibilities, one who is, in the words of Buckminster Fuller, a “synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.”
Cross boundaries. This program will accept strong candidates representing different fields – for example, a geographer, an economist, an artist, an architect, a journalist and others – all of whom see the potential for design to change the world.
Deal with reality. The first project of the Institute, created by the 2003 and 2004 classes, was Massive Change: The Future of Global Design, which resulted in a book and travelling exhibition. The World House Project, a three-year initiative, looked at housing systems that are globally responsible and locally appropriate. Students and faculty developed housing models for Canada and Costa Rica that are sustainable, intelligent, universal and affordable. In September 2009, the Institute embarked on a new project: City Systems. The objective is to explore, dissect and re-imagine the complexities of urban life.
Learn by doing. Students will engage in a full range of creative work, from research and writing to photography, sketching, design and production, and will learn everything necessary to realize these outcomes:
- How to write
- How to read and research
- How to work with images
- How to work with others
- How to take risks
- How to listen
- How to ask questions
- How to be a leader and allow others to lead
- How to make mistakes
- How to throw away good ideas.
Join the project. For more information, visit institutewithoutboundaries.com and
worldhouse.ca.
YOUR CAREER
Graduates from the Interdisciplinary Design Strategy at the Institute without Boundaries program can find employment in a number of organizations, including not-for-profits, cultural institutions, government and private corporations, or in their own enterprise or consulting service. Our recent graduates have secured employment worldwide in organizations such as Doctors without Borders, Art Gallery of Ontario, IDEO in California, Ministry of Culture (Costa Rica), Frog Design (New York) and Bruce Mau Design.
COURSES
SEMESTER 1
DESN4003 Design Project 1: Communications
DESN4004 Design Project 2: Product
DESN4005 Design Project 3: Environment
DESN4006 Design Project 4: Systems and Services
DESN4007 Design Issues, History and Theory
DESN4008 Integrated Design Process: Tools, Strategies, Methods and Practices
DESN4009 Charrettes I
DESN4010 Major Project: Preparation
SEMESTER 2
DESN4021 Major Project: Development
DESN4022 Major Project: Communication
DESN4023 Independent Study
DESN4024 Charrettes II
For more information,
Call 416-415-5000, ext. 2137,
or e-mail
For updated information and course descriptions, call 416-415-2000 (TTY 1-877-515-5559) or long distance 1-800-265-2002.
George Brown College is continually striving to improve its programs and their delivery. The information contained in
this calendar is subject to change without notice. It should not be viewed as a representation, offer or warranty. Students are responsible for verifying
George Brown College admission, graduation, and fee requirements as well as any requirements of outside institutions, industry associations, or other
bodies that may award additional designations concurrently with, or after completions of, a George Brown College program.
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