DESMA 115Art and Science Collaboration

Design|Media Arts · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Biodesigners use cells, DNA molecules, proteins, and living tissues to highlight ethical, social, and aesthetic issues that influence contemporary life. Introduction to how biodesign blurs distinctions between science and design through combination of design and scientific processes, creating wide public debate. Introduction to new sciences that influence food we eat, clothes we wear, and environment in which we reside. Students are challenged to think outside the box, explore divergent and convergent thinking, and seek out knowledge and inspiration from ideas that drive nano- and biotechnology. Peer collaboration is encouraged to develop speculative design projects that address issues covered.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, and 101 or 104.

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DESMA 115

DESMA 21Digital Image
DESMA 22Fabrication and Materials
DESMA 24Video and Motion
DESMA 25Typography
DESMA 28Interactivity
- DESMA 21Digital Imageanother path to it
- DESMA 22Fabrication and Materialsanother path to it
- DESMA 25Typographyanother path to it
DESMA 101Media Arts: Introduction
DESMA 104Design Futures

7 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 10 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.

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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.