DesignDES / UT Austin
Compare 54 DES courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.72
- A grades · excludes A−
- 59.3%
- Letter grades reported
- 9,130
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
DES courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DES 102Topics in Technologies in Design Practice | 3.88 | 83.4% | 451 | Spring 2024 |
| DES 102CIntroduction to 2D Design | 3.86 | 82.8% | 267 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 102DIntroduction to 3D Design | 3.94 | 86.2% | 109 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 102EIntroduction to Interaction Design | 3.72 | 84.2% | 57 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 110CIntroduction to Design Research | 3.77 | 56.6% | 272 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 110TTopics in Innovative Design | 3.81 | 62.8% | 312 | Spring 2023 |
| DES 113Introduction to Design History | 3.83 | 73.6% | 163 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 115CSketching | 3.85 | 74.5% | 157 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 130TTopics in Innovative Design | 3.90 | 76.6% | 64 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 131Portfolio and Performance Review | 3.69 | 79.0% | 195 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 160IInternship in Design | 3.77 | 81.5% | 81 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 260Design Internship | 3.62 | 61.3% | 186 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 301Introduction to Design Thinking | 3.85 | 84.1% | 69 | Spring 2017 |
| DES 304Design Studio I | 3.80 | 63.1% | 244 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 305Design Studio II | 3.74 | 64.5% | 186 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 308Introduction to Design Theory and Criticism | 3.79 | 69.8% | 484 | Spring 2025 |
| DES 309Introduction to Design | 3.68 | 40.4% | 260 | Fall 2024 |
| DES 310INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN | 3.56 | 35.5% | 76 | Fall 2014 |
| DES 311JDesign Technologies I | 3.57 | 23.7% | 93 | Fall 2015 |
| DES 311KDesign Technologies II | 3.47 | 38.4% | 73 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 312Visual Syntax in Communication | 3.25 | 14.9% | 74 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 313Introduction to Design History | 3.37 | 36.8% | 76 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 314Introduction to Industrial Design | 3.63 | 22.2% | 9 | Fall 2020 |
| DES 320Design Theories and Methods | 3.70 | 60.5% | 205 | Spring 2023 |
| DES 321Images in Communication | 3.66 | 52.1% | 476 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 322Design and the Social Environment | 3.69 | 43.9% | 98 | Spring 2022 |
| DES 323Color in Theory and Practice | 3.89 | 85.0% | 40 | Spring 2025 |
| DES 324Design Research and Methods | 3.25 | 37.5% | 8 | Spring 2019 |
| DES 325Typography I | 3.59 | 38.6% | 427 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 326Objects and Spaces | 3.63 | 43.0% | 423 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 330TTopics in Innovative Design | 3.77 | 68.9% | 344 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 334Introduction to Interaction Design | 3.70 | 52.9% | 210 | Spring 2021 |
| DES 334CInteraction Design I | 3.71 | 69.7% | 228 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 335Typography II | 3.73 | 64.4% | 202 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 336History of Design | 3.78 | 66.4% | 405 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 337Topics in Design History | 3.63 | 65.4% | 214 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 340Design Systems | 3.42 | 25.0% | 48 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 340CIdentity Systems | 3.70 | 60.0% | 100 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 340GBranding and Visual Identity Systems | 3.72 | 55.4% | 92 | Spring 2019 |
| DES 341Advanced Issues in Visual Syntax | 3.60 | 36.5% | 63 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 341GTypography III | 3.40 | 10.0% | 10 | Spring 2020 |
| DES 342Design and Persuasion | 3.58 | 27.1% | 48 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 344Objects and Spaces II | 3.67 | 37.5% | 16 | Spring 2016 |
| DES 346Project Studio | 3.77 | 57.5% | 73 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 347Publication Studio | 3.81 | 67.4% | 239 | Spring 2026 |
| DES 349Interaction Design II | 3.69 | 24.7% | 89 | Fall 2019 |
| DES 350Special Topics in Design | 3.80 | 68.0% | 169 | Spring 2025 |
| DES 351Design Perspectives | 3.62 | 26.9% | 52 | Fall 2014 |
| DES 354Design Issues | 3.60 | 54.2% | 24 | Spring 2019 |
| DES 360Design Internship | 3.90 | 80.6% | 62 | Spring 2020 |
| DES 370Senior Project in Design | 3.60 | 35.1% | 74 | Fall 2015 |
| DES 371Design Practicum Internship | 3.52 | 53.8% | 65 | Spring 2015 |
| DES 374Capstone Design Project | 3.61 | 44.0% | 359 | Fall 2025 |
| DES 375Capstone Design Exhibition | 3.68 | 53.7% | 309 | Spring 2026 |
How this department is summarized
The Design hub includes 54 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.72 average combines 9,130 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 59.3%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.