The program learning outcomes are premised on the thesis that the current environment crisis requires ecologically oriented designers to develop new cultural aesthetics and new paradigms of practice across disciplines. The program positions the domain of innovative ecological design to include any cultural practice that materially intervenes in world. Whether it is a building, a landscape, a city, or a work of art, the program promotes a synthetic paradigm as a model beyond the historical binary of artifice and nature.
PLO 1. A demonstrable ability to deliver innovative ecological design on a project basis to the highest standards of contemporary ecological design practices.
PLO 2. A demonstrable ability to effectively represent and communicate project intentions commensurate with current industry and academic research standards.
PLO 3. A demonstrable ability to effectively collaborate.
PLO 4. Technical mastery of hardware and software used in contemporary ecological practices.
PLO 5. Development of a theoretical framework within which contemporary ecological design problems can be understood within a broader critical and historical context.