Minor in Design + Environmental Analysis

To be considered for the Minor in DEA, students must not be a DEA major.

The minor consists of at least 5 courses, or 15 credits:

• Three DEA core courses
• Two upper-level courses in the themes of design innovation and strategy, sustainable futures, and health and well-being

Interested students should start by taking the three required core courses:

• DEA 1110 Making a Difference by Design
• DEA 1140 Principles of Design Computing
• DEA 1500 Introduction to Environmental Psychology or DEA 1501 Introduction to Environmental Psychology: Writing in the Major

After completing the core courses, they will submit the Intention to Minor in DEA form. 

The minor is self-guided. Some courses require prerequisites so students should plan carefully.

To receive consideration or priority in DEA course enrollment, students must submit the completed Intention to Minor in D+EA form prior to the semester in which they want to enroll. Formally declaring intent to minor in DEA does not guarantee enrollment in DEA courses. 

• Students should submit the Intention to Minor in DEA form after successfully completing the core courses requirement in DEA.
• Students must complete the DEA core courses before enrolling in upper-level courses.
• Courses must be completed as letter grade with a grade of B- or better.
• Courses offered only as S/U are accepted but must not exceed a total of 3 credits toward the credit requirement for the minor.
• Special study courses (DEA 4000, 4010, 4020, 4030) cannot be used toward the minor.
• No substitutions will be made for the required core courses.
• Transfer credits from institutions other than Cornell or from academic units at Cornell other than DEA cannot be counted towards the minor in Design + Environmental Analysis.

Completing the minor

During the semester in which the student plans to graduate, the student must submit a completed copy of the Application to Graduate with a Minor in DEA form to the dea-dus [at] cornell.edu (undergraduate programs coordinator). The deadline for May graduates is March 15; the deadline for December graduates is October 15. 

The current version of requirements will be used to evaluate the completion of the minor. If a student has submitted the Intention to Minor form, they can request to use the earlier version of requirements in effect at the time they submitted the form.

After verification by HCD that all requirements for the minor were completed, the student’s college registrar will be notified and their final transcript will indicate that they earned a Minor in DEA. If you have questions, please dea-dus [at] cornell.edu (contact the undergraduate programs coordinator).