*Pending approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Description
The User Experience and Interface Design (UX/UI) One-Year Certificate of Completion provides a thorough foundation in the fundamentals of creating information visualizations, conducting user research, designing digital products and applying them using industry-standard approaches. Students apply current production methods and techniques to relevant projects that consider target market. Courses cover user experience research methods, design principles, interface design, and usability testing. This combination of courses is intended to give students the knowledge and skillset to augment their transfer degree and/or initiate a career as an entry level UX/UI designer or researcher.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the certificate, students will be able to:
- Develop research methods and problem-solving skills.
- Evaluate designs using industry-standard principles.
- Create designs with industry-standard software and principles.
- Model effective and professional communication when collaborating with industry professionals and clients.
- Produce a portfolio that demonstrates the variety of skills and problem-solving skills developed.
Course Requirements
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
ART 102 | Introduction to Art and Design Careers | 3 |
ART 110 | Beginning Graphic Design | 4 |
ART 141 | Vector Art Illustration | 4 |
DSGN 103 | User Experience (UX) Research Methodologies | 4 |
DSGN 104 | UX Design Principles | 4 |
DSGN 202 | User Interface Design (UI) | 4 |
DSGN 203 | Usability Testing | 4 |
DSGN 297UX | Capstone Project: UX/UI | 4 |
| 4 |
| Basic Design: 2-D | |
| Social Psychology | |
| Sociology of Popular Culture | |
ART 295 | Portfolio Development and Business Practices 1 | 3-4 |
or BA 214 | Business Communications |
or WR 121Z | Composition I |
MTH 105Z | Math in Society (or choose one course from the foundational requirements math list) | 4 |
Total Credits | 42-43 |
Advising Notes
Planning is important. Some courses are offered only once per academic year, offered in only one delivery format, and many courses need to be taken in sequence. Speak with the program director or an advisor about course scheduling.
Program may take longer than a year to complete depending on support courses necessary to meet minimum course requirements.
Program Performance Standards
- Academic Requirements:
- Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
- All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.