Health Sciences Design
The Health Sciences Design program engages undergraduate, graduate and professional students from all disciplines in the development of solutions to health care challenges. The program offers a unique innovation space that includes advanced equipment and expert faculty and staff, giving students an opportunity to develop critical skills and competencies in health sciences design thinking.
Next-Generation Education
Health Sciences Design courses offer immersive, hands-on, project-centered learning. Students collaborate to identify health care challenges, brainstorm solutions, and develop prototypes and workable solutions.
Design Spaces
Health Sciences Design is located on the sixth floor of the Health Sciences Innovation Building, a state-of-the-art instructional, research and administrative space for the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
Project-Based Learning
Vertically Integrated Projects are a transformative approach to higher education that engages undergraduate and graduate students in ambitious, long-term, large-scale, interdisciplinary project teams.
What is design thinking?
Design thinking is a creative approach to problem-solving that involves a holistic understanding of a problem, an in-depth exploration of possible solutions and a thorough testing process. By learning a new way of viewing the world, design thinkers can tackle messy problems that don’t have clear-cut answers.
Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum
Designing prevention and care solutions for better outcomes.
Graduate Certificate
Professional skills for applied design and innovation in the health sector.
Support Health Sciences Design
Health Sciences Design is a springboard for wellness-focused, human-centered design that addresses complex problems in clinical care and community health. Hands-on learning is at the center of this process, and program funds give students the opportunity to use rapid prototyping, digital manufacturing, simulation and field testing to bring their ideas to life and success to their projects.
Contact Us
To learn more, please email uahsdesign@arizona.edu
or call 520-626-6226.