The Graduate Certificate of Participatory Design (formerly Public Interest Design) is designed to provide students with the essential professional knowledge and skills in a truly community- engaged design process.

Total Credit Hours for Completion: 12 credits 

Students may elect 12 hours of graduate-level credit from the courses listed below to satisfy specific curricular requirements for this certificate program. Students are required to take one ARCH 700 Directed Readings class in Participatory Design. Students in the professional M.Arch program may enroll in one of the Architecture Design Courses (ARCH 608 or ARCH 810) and complete the certificate requirements by taking one additional participatory design elective (ARCH 600 or another ARCH 700).  When signing up for the studio section, inquire with the contact below.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ARCH 700	Directed Readings in Architecture: (Required; this course introduces readings and case study examples and requires service learning engagement. )	3
ARCH 608	Urban Dwelling (each year, one/more of these listed Design Studios may have been pre-approved as a designated participatory design studio. When signing up for the studio section, inquire with the program director to develop the reflective documentation required.))	6
or ARCH 810	Public Interest Design Studio
ARCH 810	Public Interest Design Studio (each year, one/more of these listed Design Studios may have been pre-approved as a designated participatory design studio. When signing up for the studio section, inquire with the program director to develop the reflective documentation required.)	6
or ARCH 608	Urban Dwelling
ARCH 600	Special Topics in Architecture: _____ (community-engagement focus, inquire with program director to identify recommended options)	3
or ARCH 700	Directed Readings in Architecture:
(or participatory design-focused directed readings)

For questions, please contact Shannon Criss <scriss@ku.edu>.      https://architecture.ku.edu/certificate-programs