Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

User Experience, B.S.


Program Director

Dr. Nadya Shalamova
Office: DH436
Phone: (414) 277-2331

Overview

Committed to designing for people, User Experience (UX) professionals create user-friendly products and services that make the world better for all.  Our curriculum empowers students to embrace the power of human-centered design and computing to create innovative design solutions to complex problems.  Our Gene Carter Usability Lab provides students with the opportunity to collaborate with community partners, research, design and prototype human-centered interfaces, products, and services.

Educational Objectives

The program aims to produce graduates who will:

  1. Use their education to become productive and contributing professionals in their chosen field.
  2. Demonstrate initiative and leadership in their professional activities.
  3. Demonstrate commitment to continued professional development.
  4. Understand the impact of their professional activities on society.

Student Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, students should be able to:

  1. Identify and employ inclusive, human-centered design and other appropriate methodologies to create innovative products and services
  2. Explain and effectively apply visual, user interface, voice, and data visualization design principles
  3. Analyze user needs to synthesize data and conduct user research
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in core front-end and contemporary technologies
  5. Exercise professional integrity by evaluating and applying ethical standards of UX and contemporary technology
  6. Navigate team dynamics and collaborate effectively
  7. Exhibit proficiency in oral, written, interpersonal, and visual communication
  8. Select and use appropriate professional software and tools

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Year One


Fall


Total: 16 lecture hours - 0 lab hours - 16 credits

Spring


Total: 16 lecture hours - 0 lab hours - 16 credits

Year Two


Fall


Total: 15 lecture hours - 2 lab hours - 16 credits

Spring


Total: 15 lecture hours - 0 lab hours - 15 credits

Year Three


Fall


Total: 14 lecture hours - 2 lab hours - 15 credits

Spring


Total: 15 lecture hours - 0 lab hours - 15 credits

Year Four


Fall


Total: 15 lecture hours - 0 lab hours - 15 credits

Spring


Total: 15 lecture hours - 0 lab hours - 15 credits

Program total: 121 lecture hours - 4 lab hours - 123 credits


Notes:


* Courses with an asterisk are used to calculate major GPA.

See The Raider Core  page for details on the general education program and Common Learning Outcomes (CLOs).

1The noted CLO is a placeholder. Raider Core electives can be taken in any order, as long as Exhibit Curiosity, Embrace Diversity, and Demonstrate Ethical Understanding are all covered. With some exceptions, these courses must be taught out of the Humanities, Social Science, and Communication Department.

2ANT, PHL, PSY, AND SOC courses taken as program electives must be unique and taken separately from the Raider Core electives.

3This course can assess any of the following CLOs: Collaborate Successfully, Think Critically, Demonstrate Ethical Understanding, Exhibit Curiosity, or Embrace Diversity. With some exceptions, these courses must be taught out of the Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry, or Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communication Departments.

Approved UX Program Electives