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The Interaction Design major requires the completion of 60 semester hours, which includes fourteen three-credit required courses in the IXD major, four three-credit studio electives, and a six-credit thesis experience. This 60-credit major contributes to the 121 credits required for the BFA degree.
Required Program Courses
IXD241 Interaction Design Studio: Principles & Futures
IXD242 Creative Technology Lab: Digital Ecologies & Web Systems
IXD243 Research & Methods: Empathy, Equity & Humane-Centered Design
IXD244 Interaction Design Studio: Systems, Platforms & Services
IXD245 Creative Technology Lab: Mobile & Web Applications
IXD246 Research & Methods: Data, Systems & Critical Research Methods
IXD341 Interaction Design Studio: Microinteractions & Motion Systems
IXD342 Creative Technology Lab: Speculative Apps & Creative Coding
IXD343 Interaction Design Studio: Multimodal Interfaces & Experiences
IXD344 Creative Technology Lab: New Ecology of Things
IXD441 Advanced Interaction Design: Speculative Interactions with AI
IXD442 Research & Methods: Mixed & Emergent Research Practices
IXD443 Advanced Interaction Design: Emerging Practices
IXD444 Design Dialogue & Impact
Art History
IS213 History of Design Arts
Program Electives
Complete 12 additional credits from any of the following subjects:
Animated Arts (AA), Creative Writing (CW), Drawing (DR), Graphic Design (GD), Illustration (IL), Intermedia (IM), Painting (PA), Painting and Drawing (PADR), Photography (PH), Printmaking (PR), or Sculpture (SC).
Applied Creative Practice
ACP499 Thesis Project
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