ARTG 5600 — Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
4 semester hoursGraduateStudiousually offered: fallBostonTraditional
Offers students hands-on project development of systems, artifacts, communication, environments, or service offerings with a focus on the unique personal experience of the audience exposed to the project. Experience design is a holistic approach to design that investigates the human experience in specific situations to improve its quality, given an understanding of human goals, needs, and desires. This course provides a context for a cohesive experience through interaction, movement, and understanding, which builds on previous knowledge of audiences and applications. Presents students with design methods and processes for experience design by developing a semester-long project. Offers students an opportunity to develop competency in tools used to create the various elements that create the context for experiences in specific situations and events including interaction, artifact, and environment design. Understanding a design process and knowledge of studio critique practices is recommended.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 37 | 47 | 79% | 2.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 83% | 1.8 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 72% | 4.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 18% · T 0% · W 18% · Th 41% · F 23%
Common patterns: R (41% of sections), F (23% of sections), M (18% of sections), W (18% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Kristian Kloeckl (41% of students) · reviews
- HyunSoo Lim (25% of students) · reviews
- Lee Moreau (23% of students) · reviews
- Edward Hirsch (12% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
ARTG 6100, ARTG 6120, ARTG 6480, ARTG 6600, PDM 6980
Courses that list ARTG 5600 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (ARTG course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ARTG courses · Plan it at numap.app