User experience (UX) design SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION ARTS SCHOOL OF DESIGN SCHOOL OF DIGITAL MEDIA B.F.A. DEGREE
USER EXPERIENCE (UX) DESIGN 25 hours
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USER EXPERIENCE (UX) DESIGN
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90 hours
10 hours
180 hours
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DRAW 230 Drawing for Design DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application General education ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas ELDS 205 Computer-aided Product Design ENGL 123 Composition MATH 104 Mathematics of Computer Science MATH 204 Algorithm Design and Analysis MATH 240 Logic — ARLH or ARTH elective — General education elective * Major curriculum GRDS 205 Typography I: Anatomy, Form and Space GRDS 285 Graphic Design Media Management GRDS 348 Graphic Design Studio I: Idea Visualization GRDS 353 Typography II: Information and Media GRDS 370 Information Design † IACT 315 Human/Computer Interaction IACT 330 Prototyping Electronics for Designers IACT 370 Information Architecture † IACT 375 Perceptual and Cognitive Human Factors IDUS 212 Model and Prototype Development IDUS 215 Contextual Research Methods ITGM 220 Core Principles: Programming ITGM 326 Applied Principles: Programming ITGM 415 Advanced Principles: Programming UXDG 330 UX Design Studio I: Innovation UXDG 350 Professional Practices for UX Designers ‡ UXDG 415 UX Design Studio II: The Complexity of Simplicity § UXDG 450 UX Design Senior Studio I: Researching and Ideation # UXDG 490 UX Design Senior Studio II: Prototyping and Communication # UXDG 580 Sponsored Collaboration for UX § — CLC, GRDS, IACT, IDUS, ITGM, MOME or SERV elective ‡ Additional electives — Free elective — Free elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements. † Choose one of these two courses. ‡ Choose one of these courses. § Choose one of these two courses. # Sponsored individual student senior project. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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I think the most exciting field to be in is design. A designer has to think about people, about technology, about the activities that are taking place. It gives you the license to explore, investigate and try to create a system that enhances life. DON NORMAN User-centered design advocate, author of The Design of Everyday Things, SCADstyle guest
LEADING THE WAY SCAD offers the only B.F.A. in user experience design in the country. Tech giant Google helped develop the degree program and joins forces with students through annual workshops, Google Hangouts and in-person visits by mentors.