DSGN at Oregon State University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate DSGN coursework.

• DSGN 287Studio I: Design Communicationopens 7 courses (2 directly)
• DSGN 226Introduction to Apparel Product Developmentopens 6 courses (1 directly)
• DSGN 327Apparel Design with Flat Patternopens 5 courses (1 directly)
• DSGN 387Studio Iii: Advanced Design Communicationopens 5 courses (1 directly)
• DSGN 329Apparel Industry Collaborationopens 4 courses (2 directly)
• DSGN 388Studio Iv: Hospitality Designopens 4 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate DSGN work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 30 DSGN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 34 more DSGN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on DSGN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in DSGN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at DSGN 495

  1. DSGN 101Design Fundamentals
  2. DSGN 287Studio I: Design Communication
  3. DSGN 387Studio Iii: Advanced Design Communication
  4. DSGN 388Studio Iv: Hospitality Design
  5. DSGN 394Studio V: Lighting Design
  6. DSGN 488Studio Vi: Healthcare Design
  7. DSGN 495Studio Vii: Senior Thesis II

• 6 courses deep, ending at DSGN 428

  1. DSGN 121Computer Aided Design
  2. DSGN 226Introduction to Apparel Product Development
  3. DSGN 327Apparel Design with Flat Pattern

• 4 courses deep, ending at DSGN 471

  1. DSGN 276Introduction to Merchandising Management
  2. DSGN 372Merchandise Planning and Control
  3. DSGN 377Retail and Merchandising Analytics

• 2 courses deep, ending at DSGN 355

  1. DSGN 255Textiles
  2. DSGN 355Knit Apparel Development

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for DSGN yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under DSGN yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

DSGN does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Oregon State campus feed.