51-282 Design Studies: Persuasion

5 units, Carnegie Mellon University

"Persuasion" develops your capacity to put across your message, to get other people to understand you, to value your work, and to want to work with youskills that will be central to your career, both inside and outside of design. Understanding what persuades you and othershow we are influenced by other people, by media, by technology, by our environment, by designis a critical skill to develop in better understanding yourself, your design practice, those around you, and society more widely. Coursework includes a series of persuasive, exploratory exercises including filmmaking and exhibition of speculative work.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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