USD Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Designing For Humanity Brochure

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D ESIGNING FOR HUMANI T Y

A guided pathway through your studies for the Change ing Engineer

You have chosen USD and are reading this brochure because you are intrigued by the idea of designing for humanity. You might be interested in supporting sustainability and health, or reducing the negative impacts of engineering on climate change, or enhancing environmental justice and knowing that you are working to support our fragile existence and our relationship with our planet, in a future as yet unknown.

We ha e a y i ie a d ffe i g b h within and external to SMSE which can provide you with the knowledge and capabilities you will need to address these entangled and intangible global issues. But sometimes as a new student, it’s hard to know here to begin.

Our Designing for Humanity Pathway been created with you in mind – to guide you h gh he i de f ffe i g a ai ab e y .

DESIGNING FOR HUMANITY

Pathway

A PATHWAY ENGINEERED

JUST FOR YOU

YEAR 1

Foundations of sociotechnical thinking

ENGR 103

USER - CENTERED DESIGN

Projects/ a ssignments within courses

Pop Up Courses

Overseas Experience

YEAR 2

Developing awareness of cause and effect

Core/elective courses within SMSE and across USD

Designing for Humanity

Community Work

Volunteer

Volunteer Work

YEAR 3

Applying and developing know-how

Core/elective courses within SMSE and across USD

Research Projects

Changemaker ExSJ

YEAR 4

What it means to be an engineer

Core/elective courses within SMSE and across USD

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Y o ur Design For Humanity Pathway will be facilitated through the within

E S J Engineering Exchange for Social Justice

hiley-Marcos School of Engineering at the University of San Diego that seeks to engage community partners, students, faculty and pro bono professionals in a c i y f axi  ex e, c i i e, ha e, a d ad a ce understanding of the nexus of engineering and ecosocial justice – and to put that understanding into practice towards the collaborative development of socially and environmentally just community-focused initiatives.

The weaves together/exchanges not only t echnical kno w -how but also ideas, v alues, wa ys of knowing and being, disciplines, cultures, ages and experiences

The ExSJ ffe a a ge f jec f de ge involved with.

LEFT: Women in Sri Lanka being taught how to make products from waste through our partner organization Waste For Life.

TOP: USD students learning the Kumeyaay language through a traditional game being taught by the Kumeyaay students and Kumeyaay Language Coordinator, Debbie Stein.

E x S J SCH OL ARS

One of the opportunities along your DFH Pathway is to become an ExSJ cholar. ExS cholars work on community related projects together with other students and faculty from within and across SMSE, the ExSJ pro bono network of professionals and local community organi ations.

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You will be guided along your DFH

Pathway by ExSJ

CORE & ELECTIVE COURSES

Across all other SMSE departments, there are many different options from which you can choose. Courses listed here are just some examples. You will also want to take elective classes from across campus to support your pathway.

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

Foundations of sociotechnical thinking

ENGR 103

USER-CENTERED DESIGN

Projects/assignments within courses

YEAR 3

GENG 288

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

GENG 294

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENERGY

Projects/assignments within courses

| ENGINEERING MATERIALS SCIENCE

| COFFEE: ENGINEERING, THE GLOBAL INDUSTRY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

| COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP

| ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

| CITIES, COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND URBAN DESIGN USING GIS

| WATER IN CALIFORNIA AND ISRAEL

| DESIGNING YOUR LIFE

| SUSTAINABILITY AND ENGINEERING

| TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

Projects/assignments within courses

There are also many options across USD for you to supplement your exposure to ideas and challenges related to your Design for Humanity pathway.

You could go to a seminar run by USD's Humanities Center, the Kroc School of Peace and Justice or the School of Leadership and Education Sciences; get involved in the Changemaker Hub; or take part in the Global Social Innovation Challenge. You could also join one of the many students societies related to sustainability and social justice — and much more!

YEAR 4

What it means to be an engineer

| ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS

| HUMAN FACTORS

| ENGINEERING AND HEALTH: WORKING TOWARDS PEACE AND JUSTICE ENGR 494

| DRONES FOR GOOD

Projects/a gnments within courses

Consider a combined master's degree program

For USD Engineering (Integrated) majors interested in pursuing a Master of Science in Engineering Sustainability and Health (MESH), there is an option that allows students to apply units to both their undergraduate degree and their graduate degree.

Learn more here about the BS/BA-MS pathway.