Design Core 1: Fundamental Design Studio provides freshman design students with an introduction to critical design concepts and methods representative of creative practice across all design disciplines. This 3-credit semester course encourages entering freshman to think critically and act creatively about and upon design, the world around them as they secure a skillful level of craftsmanship in the conception, development, and making of all studio-based work. Semester work focuses on key design issues such as process, method, technique, technology, and the production of visual and physical items necessary for the envisioning and development of design.