DES 284 — MODEL BUILDING (CUR-070)

Summary 🟡 ✓

• Resource type: course
• Owner Unit: Design
• College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
• Catalog: DES 284
• Last Verified: 2026-05-28

Course access

• Level: yellow (Prerequisites Required)
• Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
• Prerequisites:
• Program status: Undergraduate or Graduate Theatre

Verification

• Status: verified_catalog_course (✓)
• Rationale: Appears in the current official DePaul course catalog search.
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/des
• Last verified: 2026-05-28

Catalog description

The course focuses on creating professional quality scale models of stage scenery. Students will learn to work with a variety of materials (foamcore, board, paper, wood, and metal, and appropriate glues), will find sources for scale furnishings, and will learn a variety of techniques such as soldering and casting. DES 142 , TEC 152 and status as an Undergraduate or Graduate Theatre student (or Production Design concentration in the School for Cinematic Arts) are prerequisites for this class.

Hardware relevance

Hands-on labs, fabrication, instrumentation, or physical production technology described in the official catalog course description.

Notes

Catalog course key: DES 284. Course offerings and schedules are not verified in this pass.