UX (User Experience) Design & Development Associate of Applied Science Degree

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Program Purpose : The UX (User Experience) Design & Development degree prepares students to create websites, software, and other products, so the right audiences can use them easily and enjoyably. Students will successfully implement UX design processes and design strategies to produce User Experience Designs that span multiple devices, including PCs, phones and tablets. In addition, program graduates will be competent in the technical areas of design, including HTML5, scripting technologies, database access, project management, internet security, graphic design and animation.  UX Design and Development degree careers include design research, creating user personas and scenarios, website prototyping, product development and testing.

Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

Required Minimum: 15 Semester Credit Hours

General Education Core Area I: Language Arts/Communication - 3 Credit Hours

Successful completion of ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric is required

 

Other Area I courses include:

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

SPAN 1101Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I

3

SPAN 1102Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture II

3

COMM 1100Human Communication

3

General Education Core Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HIST 1111World History I

3

HIST 1112World History II

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

POLS 1101American Government

3

POLS 2401Global Issues

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI 2600Introduction to Social Problems

3

General Education Core Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

General Education Core Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2110World Literature

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3

General Education Core Additional Requirements - 3 Credit Hours

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core courses an additional 3 semester credit hours must be selected from a course in Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Science courses in BIOL, CHEM, and PHYS may also satisfy this requirement.

Occupational Courses

CIST 1001Computer Concepts

4

CIST 1305Program Design and Development

3

CIST 1501UX Design I

3

CIST 1510Web Development I

3

CIST 1520Scripting Technologies

3

CIST 1530Web Graphics I

3

CIST 1540Web Animation I

3

CIST 1220Structured Query Language (SQL)

4

CIST 1601Information Security Fundamentals

3

CIST 2501UX Design II

3

CIST 2550Web Development II

3

CIST 2921IT Analysis Design and Project Management

4

CIST 2531Web Graphics II

3

Choose one of the following Programming Courses:

CIST 2341C# Programming I

4

CIST 2351PHP Programming I

4

CIST 2371Java Programming I

4

CIST 2742Beginning Python Programming

4

Choose one of the following courses:

CIST 2950Web Systems Project

3

CIST 2991CIST Internship I

3

Total Credit Hours: 64