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ARCH 554: Heritage Conservation Practicum Advanced Documentation 
Heritage conservation practicum utilizing in-depth documentation methodology to explore the historic built environment of greater Los Angeles. Topics will vary from year to year; may be repeated for credit when subject matter is different.
Units: (3.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Cindy Olnick
ARCH 555: Global Perspectives in Heritage Conservation 
In-depth analysis of international heritage conservation practice with a focus on a single country, continent, or world region outside the United States. Topics will vary from year to year; may be repeated for credit when subject matter is different.
Units: (2.0 units, max 4)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 7:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Vinayak Bharne
ARCH 556: Readings in Heritage Conservation Theory 
Trans-disciplinary intensive reading and discussion course related to issues in contemporary heritage conservation.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 549
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Trudi Sandmeier
ARCH 561: Urbanism Themes and Case Studies 
Examines urbanism through case studies in theory and design to understand the impacts of globalization, technology, and sustainability on the contemporary city.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 1:00-2:15pm
Instructor: Faiza Moatasim
ARCH 563: Contemporary Architectural Theory 
Investigates, compares, and critiques modern and contemporary theories of the designed and built environment by focusing on key figures, movements, and texts.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Ginger Nolan
ARCH 569: The Invented Landscape of Southern California 
An analysis of the successive stages of land planning, garden design and plant introductions that have influenced the Southern California landscape.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 1:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Brian Tichenor
ARCH 573: Seismic Design 
Theory, design methodology and practice of how seismicity affects architecture and structural system selection required for robust earthquake performance and seismic sustainability.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Bhavna Sharma
ARCH 574: Parametric Design 
An in depth and critical look into the reasons and uses for parametric design and its relationship to contemporary form, fabrication, and construction of the built environment.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:00-8:20pm
Instructor: Kais Al-Rawi
ARCH 575b: Systems 
The fundamental scientific principles governing light and sound in the built environment will be examined in the context of human physiological, psychological and biological needs.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 575A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 4:30-7:20pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Valmont
ARCH 576: Sustainable Design for Healthy Indoor Environments 
Course outlines the building design and its performance diagnostic processes required to assure indoor environmental quality and the building occupants environmental health, productivity, and physiological comfort.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Joon-Ho Choi
ARCH 578: Technology-Enabled Architecture, Engineering and Constructio 
Integration of architecture, engineering and construction practices through the development of a construction project.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 11:00-2:20pm
Instructor: David Gerber
ARCH 580L: Field Studies 
Off-campus field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Takako Tajima
ARCH 581: Techniques in Digital Fabrication 
A practical introduction to digital fabrication. Covered topics include 3D surface milling, thermoforming, materials, casting and shop technology as applied to repeatable surfaces in architecture.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tuesday
Time: 3:30-6:20pm
Instructor: R Mitchell
ARCH 585: Visual Storytelling and Entrepreneurship in Media 
Investigating visual stories as an active tool to critically explore and express design ideas; positions social media and crowdfunding as a foundation for creative action. Not open to Freshmen and Sophomores.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 12:30-2:20pm
Instructor: Lee Schneider
ARCH 590: Directed Research 
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Sanjeev Tankha
ARCH 605bL: Graduate Architecture Design- Comprehensive 
b. Comprehensive project emphasizing the interaction between general principles and local sites, building technologies and total building design. Open only to Architecture majors.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 605a
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Architecture
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: MWF
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Geoffrey von Oeyen,Maria Lillo
ARCH 607: Advanced Computation 
Introduction to a range of new technologies and techniques examining their technical and theoretical implications including advanced computational design techniques and geospatial design tools.
Units: (2.0 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:00-8:20pm
Instructor: Matthew Conway
ARCH 608: Urban Theory: Los Angeles Case Study 
Critically investigates the urban condition of Los Angeles through lectures, readings, and field visits. Aims to heighten awareness of the entwinement of environment, culture, architecture and the contemporary city.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Peter Ekman
ARCH 609: Advanced Fabrication 
Introduction to a range of new technologies and techniques examining technical and theoretical implications including a range of digital fabrication technologies, robotics and film-making techniques.
Units: (2.0 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 11:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Robert Ley
ARCH 611: Advanced Building Systems Integration 
Design criteria development, material and construction process methods, occupancy based load profiles, performance/material life-cycle-mandates, durability for advanced building systems including integrity in sustainable urban systems.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 4:30-8:20pm
Instructor: Tigran Ayrapetyan,Michael Hricak
ARCH 615L: Seminar: Environmental Systems Research 
A detailed examination of current issues in the thermal, acoustical and radiant environment; recent developments in criteria, systems, controls, design tools and simulations; an understanding of the relationships between environmental factors, economics, and architectural goals.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Thursday
Time: 3:00-6:50pm
Instructor: Kyle Konis
ARCH 635: Landscape Construction: Assembly and Documentation 
Learn and practice the process by which a landscape design is assembled through materials systems and design documentation.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Esther Margulies
ARCH 672: Future Building Skins: Advanced Applications in Architecture 
Focuses on the development of novel facade solutions that respond to shortcomings of contemporary facades applications in both new and existing buildings.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 4:00-6:50pm
Instructor: Mic Patterson,Sanjeev Tankha
ARCH 691a: Heritage Conservation Thesis Preparation and Thesis 
Introduction to, and exploration of, topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus and directed research towards the completion of the master's thesis in heritage conservation.
Units: (1.0 unit)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 549
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Heritage Conservation, Heritage Conservation/Planning
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 10:00-10:50am
Instructor: Trudi Sandmeier
ARCH 691b: Heritage Conservation Thesis Preparation and Thesis 
Introduction to, and exploration of, topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus and directed research towards the completion of the master's thesis in heritage conservation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 549
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Heritage Conservation, Heritage Conservation/Planning
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 1:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Cindy Olnick
ARCH 691z: Heritage Conservation Thesis Preparation and Thesis 
Introduction to, and exploration of, topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus and directed research towards the completion of the master's thesis in heritage conservation. Credit on acceptance of thesis. Registration restricted to Master of Heritage Conservation and Historic Preservation students who have satisfactorily completed 12 hours of graduate course work and have permission of the Program Director. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 691b
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation, Heritage Conservation/Planning
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Cindy Olnick
ARCH 692bL: Building Science Thesis 
Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 692A
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Building Science
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Wed, Fri
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Karen Kensek
ARCH 694: Research Publication Methods for Building Science 
Technical documentation, graphic representation, and verbal presentation for writing and presenting journal articles and conference presentations in building science.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Building Science
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 11:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Douglas Noble
ARCH 698bL: Advanced Design-Research 
Directed research option for the MLArch degree.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 698A
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Landscape Architecture, Planning/Landscape Architecture
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Alison Hirsch
ARCH 793bL: Architecture Directed Design Research Option I 
Directed Design Research option for graduate level architecture degree. Credit on acceptance of research project. Open only to Architecture majors. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 793a
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Architecture
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Fri
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Ryan Tyler Martinez
ACAD 174: Innovators Forum 
Leaders in diverse disciplines, industries and the arts present and discuss problems facing society and critique real-world projects that challenge the concept of innovation.
Units: (2.0 units, max 4)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 5:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Doug Thomas,Stephen Child
ACAD 176: Rapid Visualization 
Techniques, methods, concepts, tools, and materials that are used to quickly visualize and communicate ideas and develop problem-solving skills.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Stephen Child
ACAD 177: Digital Toolbox: Design 
Basics of industry-standard creative, analytical and presentation software. Applications include design, illustration, presentation and publishing.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Stephen Child
ACAD 178: Digital Toolbox: Motion Graphics 
Basics of industry standard software for motion graphics, visual effects, animation design, generative art and interactive visual experiences.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Aaron Siegel
ACAD 180: Digital Toolbox: Audio and Video 
Basics of designing, creating, processing, editing and distributing audio and video.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: David Beier
ACAD 181g: Disruptive Innovation 
Critical approaches to social and cultural changes stemming from disruptive innovations in the arts, science, technology, communications, new media, politics and business. Open only to Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following school(s): Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Chris Swain
ACAD 182: Case Studies in Innovation 
Employing a case-study methodology, students analyze the artistic, technological, and entrepreneurial factors and address the conceptual, ethical, and logistical issues that lead to disruptive innovation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Michael Crowley,Chris Swain
ACAD 188: Digital Toolbox: Modeling Products I 
Tools and techniques specific to CAD design and design improvements, focused on the ideation and development new products.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Adam Hughes
ACAD 189: Digital Toolbox: Modeling Products II 
An investigation of the tools and techniques specific to intermediate CAD design and design improvements, focused on the ideation and development new products.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Adam Hughes
ACAD 203: Statics 
Analysis of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium; equivalent systems of forces; friction; centroids and moments of inertia; introduction to energy methods.
Units: (3.0-4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (MATH 125 or MATH 126 or MATH 129 or MATH 226 or MATH 229)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Discussion
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Akshay Potnuru
ACAD 204: Mechanics of Materials and Structures 
Stress, strain and deflection of mechanical elements due to tension, shear, bending, or torsion; combined loads; plates, shells, statically indeterminate structures; strength-based design, trusses.
Units: (3.0-4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: AME 201
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Ramtin Sheikhhassani
ACAD 206: Communication and Culture 
Examines cultural institutions, ideologies, artifacts, and productions; role of culture in everyday life; cultural studies as methodology; culture and power.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Cristina Visperas
ACAD 217: Extended Reality Design 
Students design and develop live immersive experiences in a variety of mediums including AR, VR and small- to large-scale interactive environments.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Carsten Becker
ACAD 240: Materials: Denim to Nanotubes 
Covers the fundamentals of materials science and introduce students to the principles of designing with specific materials in mind.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Adam Hughes
ACAD 245: Designing Products I 
An introductory course in learning how to design physical products, including the processes for determining consumer need, market opportunity and competitive product analysis.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ACAD 176 or DES 102)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 5:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Grant Delgatty
ACAD 260: Introduction to Healthcare Innovation 
Introductions to various health innovations, including pathways, technology, techniques and outcomes. A framework for innovation in healthcare and overview of tools for health innovators.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Armine Lulejian
ACAD 275: Dev I 
Web page design and creation, web objects, scripting and interactivity. Includes developing skills to design and build interactive websites.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Patrick Dent
ACAD 280: Designing Digital Experiences 
Designing elegant and powerful interfaces and experiences for the ways people interact with data, devices, systems and digital environments.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 275
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Aaron Siegel
ACAD 281: Designing Live Experiences 
Experience-based solutions for the design of branded environments and the development of prototypes that are entertaining, informational and inspirational.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 176
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Davina Wolter
ACAD 308: Computer-Aided Design for Bio-Mechanical Systems 
Concepts of computer-aided design in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions. Creating advanced parts using extrusions, surfaces, and equation driven sketches. Forming assemblies, and sub-assemblies, for motion analysis
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Raymond Kim
ACAD 309g: Dreams and Madness: The Art of Japan's Golden Age of Animation 
An in-depth look at the art, politics, and cultural impact of several Japanese filmmakers including Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda and Makoto Shinkai.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 3:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Doug Thomas
ACAD 311: Design for User Experience 
Fundamental concepts, techniques, practices, workflows, and tools associated with the practice of user experience and interaction design in web and mobile applications.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Mikaila Weaver
ACAD 312L: Materials Behavior and Processing 
Mechanical behavior of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Structure-process-property relationships. Mechanical testing, stress-strain relationships, microstructural characteristics and analysis. Material failure (fracture, fatigue, creep) and degradation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Lessa Grunenfelder
ACAD 315x: Basics of Project and Operations Management for Non-Majors 
Introduction to tools and methods for the design, production, and delivery of goods and services. Techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling complex projects. Not available for degree or major credit for business and accounting majors. Duplicates credit in BUAD 311 and BUAD 313.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Business Administration (International Relations), Business Administration (Business Analytics), Business of Cinematic Arts, Business Administration (Communication), Business Administration (Cinematic Arts), Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Business Administration (Finance), Business Administration (Leadership and Innovation), Business Administration (Marketing), Business Administration (Real Estate Finance), Business Administration (Risk Management), Business Administration, Artificial Intelligence for Business, Business Administration, Computer Science/Business Administration, International Exchange Program (undergraduate), Real Estate Finance and Development
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Cosimo Arnesano
ACAD 324g: The Practice of Design: Ideation to Innovation 
History and application of proven collaborative design processes and methodologies as they relate to ideation and innovation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Yihyun Lim
ACAD 341: Android App Development 
App development for the Android open-source platform utilizing core mobile device functionalities, third-party API integration, and backend services.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Raymond Kim
ACAD 342: iOS App Development 
Introduction to the Swift programming language, various frameworks, and design patterns needed to develop applications for iOS mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Bennett Lee
ACAD 360: Design Strategy: Problem Solving for Organizations 
A professional, collaborative and multidisciplinary consulting approach to diagnosing problems and applying design-based solutions on behalf of organizations.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Matthew Manos
ACAD 365: Managing Data in C++ 
Data structures in C++ including vectors, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, hash tables, graphs, and parallelism.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ITP 265
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 5:00-6:50pm
Instructor: Gregory Pohlner
ACAD 366: Designing Media for Social Change 
Students explore the theoretical and practical issues involved in designing effective media and communication projects for social change.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Alison Trope
ACAD 375: Business and Professional Communication 
Oral and written communication skills demanded in the workplace including informative and persuasive speeches; interviewing; team communication; and training material preparation. Recommended preparation: COMM 204
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Michael Wissot
ACAD 377: Industry Practicum II: Designing and Implementing Real-World 
Advanced application of skills and concepts learned in ACAD 376.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 376
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 5:00-6:50pm
ACAD 405: Advanced Back-End Web Development 
Topics include Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern, RESTful APIs, Object Relational Mapping (ORM), testing, and Node.js, an asynchronous server-side alternative using JavaScript.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 303 or ITP 304 or ACAD 276)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tuesday
Time: 5:00-8:20pm
Instructor: David Tang
ACAD 415: Dev III: Designing Applications for Emerging Platforms 
An accelerated approach to object-oriented programming, including foundations of applications for devices, with a focus on user interface design.
Units: (4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 276
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Yihyun Lim,John Bruneau
ACAD 419: Professional Internship 
An experiential/academic opportunity in an arts, technology and business related facility. Written analysis, evaluation, and working internship.
Units: (1.0-2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ACAD 431: Devices and Systems for Body Computing 
Insights from health devices and enabling software; applying concepts from big data, machine learning and Al to Lifecare data.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 230
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Leslie Saxon,John Bruneau
ACAD 445: Designing Products III 
An understanding of bringing a product to market through the process of determining consumer pain points, competitive analysis, marketability, feasibility, and the supporting business model.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 345
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Grant Delgatty
ACAD 449: Applications of Machine Learning 
Hands-on approach to the fundamental modeling techniques and machine learning algorithms that enable students to build robust predictive models of real-world data and test their validity.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 115 or ITP 116) and ITP 249
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Reza Jafarkhani
ACAD 450: Industry and Impact Projects 
Practicum in which student teams serve as design strategists for industry collaborators; advanced methods and processes to solve problems in collaborative, field-specific environments.
Units: (2.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Friday
Time: 10:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Davina Wolter,Michael Kanazawa
ACAD 467: Strategic Management of Innovation 
How firms in different industries manage strategic innovation for competitive advantage. Analysis of industry dynamics. Crafting and implementing innovation strategy.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Mitch Feinman
ACAD 475b: The Garage Experience 
Continuation of ACAD 475a. Students refine and perfect outcomes, leading to a pitch/presentation to faculty and industry experts for funding or validation, and critical networking.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACAD 475A
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-2:50pm
Instructor: Tina Sharkey,Chris Swain
ACAD 476: Technologies for Interactive Marketing 
Technologies, concepts and strategies in the emerging online advertising ecosystem. Strategies and tactics to drive traffic to a website and measure efficacy. Students will work with a real client and budget to craft and execute an online marketing plan.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: P.J. Leimgruber
ACAD 480: Design Research 
Design research methods and techniques; team-based collaborative lab/field research activities; framework design; research protocols; qualitative data synthesis.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Yihyun Lim
ACAD 490x: Directed Research 
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ACAD 537: Extended Reality for Fashion 
The intersection of fashion and extended reality in digital fashion design, retail and showcasing experiences and production of sharable and co-creative art.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ACAD 217 or IDSN 538)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Carsten Becker
IDSN 428: Overview of Intellectual Property Laws for Creatives and Entrepreneurs 
Overview of the intellectual properties and a basic vocabulary for understanding of copyright, trademark, and patents for creatives and entrepreneurs.
Units: (1.0 unit)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following school(s): Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:30-6:20pm
Instructor: Michael Overing
IDSN 499: Special Topics 
Selected topics in design, business and technology.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Michael Crowley
IDSN 520: Design Essentials 
Overview of design language, process and product. Build fluency in applying core visual principles and design-based problem-solving techniques. Explore historical and contemporary design issues.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 5:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Stephen Child
IDSN 522: Inclusive Design and Design Allyship 
Design processes for products, services, systems and policies that lead to effective solutions for diverse audiences.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 5:30-7:20pm
Instructor: Davina Wolter
IDSN 525: Business Essentials 
Overview of general business and management concepts and techniques that builds theoretical and analytical fluency and identifies and examines leadership and managerial challenges.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Scott Armanini
IDSN 529: Marketing Strategy for Startups 
A focus on ideal marketing strategies for early-stage startups seeking to build communities of early adopters and beta testers for products, services, and systems.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: IDSN 510 and IDSN 540 and IDSN 545 and IDSN 560
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 5:30-7:50pm
Instructor: Jay Clewis
IDSN 530: Technology Essentials 
Overview of core information technology concepts, methods, and frameworks. Develop aptitude in using tools, applications and systems; learn basic programming languages and methodologies.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 7:30-8:50pm
Instructor: John Bruneau
IDSN 537: Extended Reality for Fashion 
The intersection of fashion and extended reality in digital fashion design, retail and showcasing experiences and production of sharable and co-creative art.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ACAD 217 or IDSN 538)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Carsten Becker
IDSN 545: Integrative Project 
Faculty-mentored project. Demonstrate individual and simultaneous skills and competency across fields and within cross-functional, cross-disciplinary teams.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: IDSN 510 and IDSN 540
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 7:30-9:20pm
Instructor: Chris Swain,Yihyun Lim
IDSN 547: Industry and Impact Projects 
Practicum through which student teams serve as design strategists for industry collaborators, and learn advanced methods and processes to solve problems in collaborative, field-specific environments.
Units: (2.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Product Innovation
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Friday
Time: 10:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Davina Wolter,Michael Kanazawa
IDSN 550: Opportunity and Uncertainty 
Discipline-specific, cross-disciplinary and shared approaches to recognizing/analyzing opportunities, identifying/framing problems and developing/iterating solutions. Techniques gleaned from entrepreneurship, creative practices, critical thinking methods, ethnography, systems theory.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: IDSN 510 and IDSN 540
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 7:30-9:20pm
Instructor: Sue-Tze Tan
IDSN 560: Narrative and Storytelling 
Discipline-specific, cross-disciplinary and shared approaches to exploring visual, written and spoken storytelling using digital modalities. Topics include communication theory, narrative structures and content creation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: IDSN 510 and IDSN 540
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 5:30-7:20pm
Instructor: Jay Clewis
IDSN 585: Capstone 
Faculty-mentored, applied project with individual and team components. Implement a prototype solution to a problem. Deploy relevant tools, methods and processes learned throughout the program. Recommended preparation: all other required courses (excluding concurrent courses).
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: IDSN 545
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 7:30-9:20pm
Instructor: Jay Clewis,Jean-Michel Arnoult
IDSN 590: Directed Research 
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units, which may be applied to the degree, to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0-12.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Grant Delgatty
PRIN 550: Industry and Impact Projects 
Practicum through which student teams serve as design strategists for industry collaborators, and learn advanced methods and processes to solve problems in collaborative, field-specific environments.
Units: (2.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Product Innovation
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Friday
Time: 10:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Davina Wolter,Michael Kanazawa
BAEP 450: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship 
Starting and managing one's own business: developing a viable concept, organizing the enterprise, market and financial planning, and controlling the organization. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 451)
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Katrina Brownell
BAEP 451: The Management of New Enterprises 
Development of analytical and conceptual skills in entrepreneurship and venture management. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 450)
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Katrina Brownell
BAEP 452: Feasibility Analysis 
Students develop, analyze, and validate entrepreneurial concepts (including marketing, operational, and financial considerations) using customer feedback and risk assessment to conclude worthiness to pursue.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BAEP 423 or BAEP 450 or BAEP 451 or BUAD 301)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Thomas Knapp
BAEP 453: Venture Management 
Design and application of organization structures and systems in management of new ventures.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BAEP 423 or BAEP 450 or BAEP 451 or BUAD 301)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Christopher Harrer
BAEP 454: Venture Initiation: Launching and Scaling Your Startup 
Learn to build a startup from concept to reality. Focus on real-world entrepreneurial action and execution. Prerequisite: BAEP 452.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: BAEP 452
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Albert Napoli
BAEP 455: Founder's Dilemmas 
Prepares potential founders, hires, and investors for the decisions they will face both before and during their involvement with new ventures.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Glenn Fox
BAEP 469: Growth Hacking: Scaling Startups 
Accelerate the growth of an entrepreneurial business with applied analytics tools and methods.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Paul Orlando
BAEP 470: The Entrepreneurial Mindset- Taking the Leap 
A deeper insight into the entrepreneurial mind, how it approaches opportunities and challenges and gives leadership to an organization.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: David Belasco
BAEP 471: Social Innovation Design Lab 
Introduction to design thinking as applied to innovation and entrepreneurship. Hands-on projects to create solutions to specific societal problems faced by underprivileged communities. Open only to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Abby Fifer Mandell
BAEP 473: Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs 
The sales planning decisions that entrepreneurs make, including how to accelerate startup revenue, what metrics drive success and how to build great sales teams.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Garrett Brown,Colin Coggins
BAEP 474: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Intellectual Property 
The fundamentals of intellectual property -- its value, its basic workings, and its role in entrepreneurship, business in general, science, the arts, and the professions.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
BAEP 475: Entertainment Entrepreneurship 
Explore the current entrepreneurial trends and opportunities in the entertainment industry and uncover the key success factors for entrepreneurs in this industry.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Michael Napoliello
BAEP 476: Green Entrepreneurship 
Provides future innovators and entrepreneurs with the tools they will need to spot opportunities and design compelling, environmentally friendly product/service offerings.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Jeremy Dann
BAEP 477: Entrepreneurial Imagination: Past, Present and Future 
A case-based study of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial endeavors over time to understand how the past can inform the successful launch of new ventures.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Dan Wadhwani
BAEP 480: Entrepreneurial Family Business 
Explores the dynamics of family and privately held businesses. Exploring generational and extended family issues, opportunities and obstacles faced in today's environment.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Albert Napoli
BAEP 495: Practicum in Business Issues (Internship) 
Combined classroom discussion and field application of business theories and practices; part-time internship employment. Project to be jointly defined by student, employer and professor. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0 unit)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
BAEP 496: The Digital Startup Launchpad 
Real-life challenge of imagining, prototyping, testing and iterating, building, pricing, marketing, distributing and selling a digital product or service.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: BAEP 452 and ITP 466 and ITP 476
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
BAEP 497: Field Project in Entrepreneurship 
Individual or team projects solving real problems for an enterprise. Situation analyses; research proposal composition; field research techniques; statistical analysis; oral and written presentations. Open only to Juniors and Seniors. Graded Credit/No Credit.
Units: (1.0-2.0 units, max 4)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
BAEP 499: Special Topics 
Current developments in the field of entrepreneurship: topics to be selected each semester.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Anthony Borquez
BAEP 551: Introduction to New Ventures 
Study and development of analytical and conceptual skills in the management of new enterprises and new ventures within large organizations. Duplicates credit in BAEP 549, BAEP 550, GSBA 535, and GSBA 550ab.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Glenn Fox
BAEP 554: Venture Initiation 
Learn to launch and scale a new business through entrepreneurial action and execution. Prerequisite: BAEP 552 or BAEP 556 or BAEP 566.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BAEP 552 or BAEP 556 or BAEP 566)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Paul Orlando
BAEP 555: Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipate and Avoid Startup Pitfalls 
Delves into founders' early decisions about when and whether to found, co-founders, hires, and investors that tend to get them into trouble down the road.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Hovig Tchalian
BAEP 557: Technology Commercialization 
Identification, evaluation and commercialization of new technologies. Emphasis will be placed on the legal, financial and marketing aspects of technology transfer and development.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Technology Commercialization, Social Entrepreneurship
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Instructor: Hovig Tchalian