DEA 4500
Policy Meets Design: High-Impact Facilities of the 21st Century
Active participation from local and global leads, industry, and healthcare providers, students examine how well-designed environments and policies empower people, organizations, and communities to achieve their health-related operational and business objectives. Students apply the lessons from high-impact environments to their specific area of interest (e.g. senior living, healthcare, hospitality, education, housing, landscape, and urban planning).
Topics
- Assess environments strategies and policies, identify operational and environmental gaps, and propose design solution.
- Explore how concepts of environmental psychology, behavioral economics, sustainability, and LEAN can be used to optimize facility and environmental design.
- Take part in conversations with community, national and global leaders and participate in debates to evaluate various impacts of decisions on people.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027