Design the User Experience (UX) of the future

As a UX Design major, you will learn how to analyze and evaluate existing computer interfaces as well as how to improve the design and development of interfaces for a better user experience. A major in UX Design will teach you to combine design’s technical methods with artistic principles, preparing you for a career in interactive web development.

The User Experience Design program offers concentrations in design and development. The design concentration emphasizes coursework in interaction design as well as strategies for incorporating social computing into websites and mobile applications. The development concentration emphasizes coursework in information technology and interactive scripting.

Classes

Coursework

• Animation
• Art
• Cinema
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Design and Modeling
• Engineering
• Psychology
• Web Development

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

Concentrations/Tracks

• Design
• Development

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Advertising
• Application development
• Consulting
• Game development
• Graphic design
• Marketing
• Web development
• Web design

More career info

86%

of UX Design graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.

Major Requirements

Fundamental Courses

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CSS 378	COMMUNITY-BASED TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS	4
GD 105	INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN	4
GD 232	TYPOGRAPHY: SYSTEMS	4
IT 130	INTRODUCTORY COMPUTING FOR THE WEB	4
IT 223	DATA ANALYSIS	4
IT 240	INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES	4
UXD 101	DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (FORMERLY ISM 101)	4
UXD 210	INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (FORMERLY ISM 210)	4
UXD 220	PROTOTYPING METHODS I (FORMERLY ISM 220)	4
UXD 222	DATA VISUALIZATION DESIGN (FORMERLY ISM 222)	4
UXD 225	CODING DESIGN FRAMEWORKS (FORMERLY ISM 225)	4
UXD 260	USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (FORMERLY ISM 260)	4
UXD 270	USER-CENTERED WEB DESIGN (FORMERLY ISM 270)	4
UXD 320	PROTOTYPING METHODS II (FORMERLY ISM 320)	4
UXD 329	AI APPROACHES FOR USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN	4
Select twenty-four (24) credit hours of Focus Area Electives		24
Select twenty (20) credit hours of Open Electives		20

Focus Area Electives

Students must select the required number of Focus Area Elective credit hours from the following list:

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CSEC 345	HUMAN-CENTERED CYBERSECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 345)
GD 109	WEB DESIGN TOOLS WORKSHOP
GD 110	WEB DESIGN
GD 200	GRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM
GD 215	WEB DESIGN FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
IT 212	APPLIED OO PROGRAMMING
IT 238	INTERACTIVE WEB SCRIPTING
IT 320	CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
IT 330	USER INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS
ORGC 201	BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
UXD 227	COMPUTING HUMAN LIVES
UXD 381	QUANTITATIVE DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS
UXD 382	QUALITATIVE DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS
UXD 390	TOPICS IN INTERACTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDIA (FORMERLY ISM 390)

Capstone Sequence

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
UXD 394	USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN PROJECTS (FORMERLY ISM 394) (satisfies the experiential learning requirement in the liberal studies program)	4
UXD 395	USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN PROJECTS 2 (FORMERLY ISM 395) (satisfies the capstone requirement in the liberal studies program)	4

Professional Practices

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
INTD 151	DESIGN RESOURCES EXPLORATION	2
INTD 251	DESIGN PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT	2

Tools

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
Choose two (2) of the following workshop courses:		4
EXP 210	DESIGN AND FABRICATION FOR PHYSICAL SPACE WORKSHOP
EXP 250	HARDWARE DESIGN BASICS WORKSHOP
GD 150	ILLUSTRATOR WORKSHOP
GD 151	PHOTOSHOP WORKSHOP
GD 152	INDESIGN WORKSHOP
UXD 251	UI/UX PROTOTYPING WORKSHOP

Open Electives

Open Elective credit hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:

• Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
• Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
• Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher