General Catalog 2026-2027

UX (User Experience) Design & Development Diploma

UD12

Program Purpose : The UX (User Experience) Design & Development diploma 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 diploma careers include design research, creating user personas and scenarios, website prototyping, product development and testing.

Diploma Requirements

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I

Language Arts/Communication

ENGL-1010Fundamentals of English I

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II

Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSYC-1010Basic Psychology

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III

Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH-1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

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

Total Credit Hours: 58