Art and Design, BFA Web and User Experience Emphasis
66 credit hours
This emphasis of the BFA in Art & Design is comprised of the Art & Design BA core plus additional courses ensuring that students gain the necessary coding skills along with design, branding, and business practices associated with the field of Web Design. Students should expect to be challenged in each course as well as being provided opportunities to enhance their portfolios as they gain valuable skills needed to work in the industry. Students will learn to work with clients, embrace usability experience conventions, use HTML, CSS, & JavaScript to author websites, work with popular Content Management Systems, leverage frameworks and libraries, conduct independent research, and understand the role that digital marketing can make in their work.
Requirements
Major Coursework
24 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Major Coursework Continued
3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Emphasis Coursework
27 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Art and Design Elective Coursework
3 credit hours of coursework from any AAD, FBD, and / or GAM course not previously used as a requirement.
Practical Application Coursework
6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Capstone Coursework
3 credit hours of coursework from the following option:
Seminar Coursework
Zero credit hour course in which students are required to enroll every fall and spring semester from matriculation to degree conferral.
No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.
Note that certain courses are recommended to students in this program for satisfying General Education requirements. Students should consult with their advisor.