User Experience Design Major
Department: Interactive Media
Major Requirements (total 53 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| I M 150 | Fundamentals of Interactive Design | 3.0 |
| I M 161 | Intro to Web Design | 3.0 |
| I M 226 | Interactive Media Practicum I | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 260 | User Interface Design & Development | 3.0 |
| I M 261 | User Research & Usability | 3.0 |
| I M 360 | Advanced Interaction Design | 3.0 |
| I M 361 | Advanced User Experience Design | 3.0 |
| I M 363 | Topics in User Experience | 3.0 |
| I M 366 | Advanced Web Design | 3.0 |
| I M 426 | Interactive Media Practicum II | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 460 | User Experience Design Capstone 1 | 3.0 |
| I M 461 | User Experience Design Capstone 2 | 6.0 |
| ART 205 | Typographic Design | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | Principles of Psychology | 3.0 |
| History and Theory Requirements (choose two): | 6.0 | |
| Comics Appreciation | ||
| History of Animation | ||
| Environmental Storytelling | ||
| Interactive Media Theories, Concepts, and Practices | ||
| Critical Game Studies | ||
| Critical Issues in Interactive Media | ||
| Film History | ||
| Film Theory and Criticism | ||
| Computers and Society | ||
| Survey of Communication | ||
| Communication Theory | ||
| Media, Race, & Gender | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Introduction to Digital Humanities | ||
| Total Hours | 45-47 | |
Students must earn a C or better in each required course for graduation as an User Experience Design major. Students must also have a 2.50 GPA (cumulative) in all required courses.
User Experience Design Program Outline 2025-2026
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 150 | Fundamentals of Interactive Design | 3.0 |
| I M 226 | Interactive Media Practicum I | 0.0-1.0 |
| PSY 101 | Principles of Psychology | 3.0 |
| Bradley Core Curriculum 1 and 2 | 6.0 | |
| EHS 120 | The University Experience | 1.0 |
| CFA 100 | Intellectual and Cultural Events | 1.0 |
| Hours | 14-15 | |
| Total Hours | 14-15 | |
| Semester 2 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 161 | Intro to Web Design | 3.0 |
| I M 226 | Interactive Media Practicum I | 0.0-1.0 |
| ART 205 | Typographic Design | 3.0 |
| Bradley Core Curriculum 3 and 4 | 6.0 | |
| Elective/Minor | 3.0 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 15-16 | |
| Semester 3 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 226 | Interactive Media Practicum I | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 260 | User Interface Design & Development | 3.0 |
| I M 261 | User Research & Usability | 3.0 |
| Hours | 6-7 | |
| Total Hours | 6-7 | |
| Semester 4 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 226 | Interactive Media Practicum I | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 361 | Advanced User Experience Design | 3.0 |
| History and Theory Requirement | ||
| Bradley Core Curriculum 7 and 8 | 6.0 | |
| Hours | 9-10 | |
| Total Hours | 9-10 | |
| Semester 5 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 426 | Interactive Media Practicum II | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 360 | Advanced Interaction Design | 3.0 |
| History and Theory Requirement | 3.0 | |
| Bradley Core Curriculum 9 | 3.0 | |
| Electives/Minor | 6.0 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 15-16 | |
| Semester 6 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 426 | Interactive Media Practicum II | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 363 | Topics in User Experience | 3.0 |
| I M 366 | Advanced Web Design | 3.0 |
| Bradley Core Curriculum 10 | 3.0 | |
| Electives/Minor | 6.0 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 15-16 | |
| Semester 7 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 426 | Interactive Media Practicum II | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 460 | User Experience Design Capstone 1 | 3.0 |
| Bradley Core Curriculum 11 and 12 | 6.0 | |
| Elective/Minor | 3.0 | |
| Hours | 12-13 | |
| Total Hours | 12-13 | |
| Semester 8 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| I M 426 | Interactive Media Practicum II | 0.0-1.0 |
| I M 460 | User Experience Design Capstone 1 | 3.0 |
| Elective/Minor | 3.0 | |
| Hours | 6-7 | |
| Total Hours | 6-7 | |