General Catalog 2026-2027

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

UD13

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-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

RELG-1101World Religions

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

4

CIST-1520Scripting Technologies

4

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

4

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: 67