DEA 4500

Policy Meets Design: High-Impact Facilities of the 21st Century

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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).

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Enrollment preference given to: seniors and graduate students; juniors and sophomores are welcome to attend if there is room.

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL, CU-SBY)

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• 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.

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