Web Design and Development - Interaction and User Experience Design Emphasis, B.S
The BS in Web Design and Development allows students to study app development for mobile devices, web design, and development for mobile friendly websites, digital magazine publishing, and user experience design. In order to be successful in these areas, students need skills in design and content creation.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
| Web Design and Development Requirements | 81 Credits | |
| Complete the Requirements | 81 | |
| Interaction and Design Requirements | 39 Credits | |
| DWDD 2420 | Media Formats and Outputs | 3 |
| DWDD 2510 | Interactive Media Production | 3 |
| DWDD 2520 | Digital Product Experiences I | 3 |
| DWDD 3410 | Interaction Design Colloquium | 3 |
| DWDD 3520 | Digital Product Experiences II | 3 |
| DWDD 3430 | Adaptive Media Experiences | 3 |
| DWDD 4430 | Adaptive Media II | 3 |
| DWDD 4520 | Digital Product Design Studio | 3 |
| DWDD 4240 | Experience Design Process | 3 |
| Complete 12 credits of electives (at least 2 credits must be upper-division) | 12 | |
| Typography I (3) | ||
| Immersive Experiences I (3) | ||
| Internship (1-8) | ||
| Mixed Reality Essentials (2) | ||
| Mixed Reality Experiences I (3) | ||
| Spatial Audio I (3) | ||
| Mixed Reality for Digital Cinema (3) | ||
| Mixed Reality Experiences (3) | ||
| Designing Voice Experiences (undefined) | ||
Or other advisor-approved electives | ||
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours | 81 | |
| General Education Requirements | 35 Credits | |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| or ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics QL (3) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5) | ||
| College Algebra QL (4) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors) | ||
| College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5) | ||
| College Algebra for Business QL (3) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| US History to 1877 AS and US History since 1877 AS (6) | ||
| American Civilization AS (3) | ||
| US Economic History AS (3) | ||
| American Heritage AS (3) | ||
| American National Government AS (3) | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values IH | 3 |
| HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness TE | 2 |
| or EXSC 1097 | Fitness for Life TE | |
| Distribution Courses: | ||
| Biology | 3 | |
| Physical Science | 3 | |
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | |
| Humanties Distribution | 3 | |
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Discipline Core Requirements | 46 Credits | |
| DWDD 1400 | Digital Design Essentials | 3 |
| DWDD 1410 | Interaction Design Essentials | 3 |
| DWDD 1420 | Communicating Digital Design WE | 3 |
| DWDD 1600 | Web Essentials | 3 |
| DWDD 1720 | Scripting for Internet Technologies | 3 |
| DWDD 2410 | Interaction Design | 3 |
| DWDD 241R | Interaction Design Practicum | 2 |
| DWDD 2610 | Principles of Web Languages | 3 |
| DWDD 2590 | Portfolio Workshop | 3 |
| DWDD 301R | Digital Lecture Series | 1 |
| DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE | 3 |
| MKTG 3690 | Digital Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| DGM 312G | Digital Media for Intercultural Communication GI | 3 |
| DGM 3220 | Digital Media Project Management | 3 |
| DGM 481R | Internship | 1 |
| DWDD 490R | Senior Capstone | 6 |
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
- A minimum of 2.5 GPA in all discipline core courses with no grade lower than a C- required for graduation. To qualify for the portfolio review, DGM courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
- Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
- Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements, which includes a portfolio review and acceptance into the degree.
- Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
- Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched (WE) courses.
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC | 3 |
| Quantitative Literacy | 3 | |
| Physical Science Distribution | 3 | |
| DWDD 1400 | Digital Design Essentials | 3 |
| DWDD 1600 | Web Essentials | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| DWDD 1410 | Interaction Design Essentials | 3 |
| DWDD 1420 | Communicating Digital Design WE | 3 |
| DWDD 1720 | Scripting for Internet Technologies | 3 |
| DWDD Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| American Institutions | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science Distribution | 3 | |
| DWDD 2410 | Interaction Design | 3 |
| DWDD 2420 | Media Formats and Outputs | 3 |
| DWDD 2610 | Principles of Web Languages | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 | Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE | 2 |
| DWDD 241R | Interaction Design Practicum | 2 |
| DWDD 2510 | Interactive Media Production | 3 |
| DWDD 2520 | Digital Product Experiences I | 3 |
| DWDD 2590 | Portfolio Workshop | 3 |
| DWDD Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Semester 5 | ||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values IH | 3 |
| DGM 312G | Digital Media for Intercultural Communication GI | 3 |
| DGM 3220 | Digital Media Project Management | 3 |
| DWDD 3410 | Interaction Design Colloquium | 3 |
| DWDD 3520 | Digital Product Experiences II | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| Biology Distribution | 3 | |
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | |
| DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE | 3 |
| DWDD 301R | Digital Lecture Series | 1 |
| DWDD 3430 | Adaptive Media Experiences | 3 |
| DWDD Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | |
| DGM 481R | Internship | 1 |
| DWDD 4430 | Adaptive Media II | 3 |
| DWDD 4520 | Digital Product Design Studio | 3 |
| DWDD 490R | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| DWDD Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| Additional Biology or Science Distribution | 3 | |
| MKTG 3690 | Digital Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| DWDD 4240 | Experience Design Process | 3 |
| DWDD 490R | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
- Develop critical thinking skills to solve industry-related problems.
- Exhibit professional level design skills, problem solving, and robust verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate junior level of proficiency in using industry standard digital hardware and software within their specific emphasis on student and real world projects
- Work on community partnered and service learning projects that benefit the local community