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User Experience Design - Minor

The User Experience Design minor teaches students to create a range of products and material that prioritize the positive, clear and fulfilling experience of the end-user. Courses focus on fundamentals, prototyping, usability, technology, software and information architecture.

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黑料网鈥檚 Minor in User Experience Design brings together the tech-focused discipline of our School of Emerging Media and Technology and pairs it with the graphic design sensibilities of our School of Visual Communication Design. Taken together, these two areas of study give students the skills to craft engaging experiences for the end users, whether in a digital or physical space.

Program Information for User Experience Design - Minor

Coursework

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements
EMAT 10010TECHNOLOGY, EXPERIENCE DESIGN AND SOCIETY 3
EMAT 21000INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN 3
EMAT 33310HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION 3
VCD 33101INTERACTION DESIGN I 3
Minor Electives, choose from the following:6
EMAT 25310
CREATIVE CODING
EMAT 41000
RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN
VCD 34004
VISUAL ETHICS
VCD 43007
INFORMATION DESIGN
VCD 43101
INTERACTION DESIGN II
VCD 44006
MOTION DESIGN I
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.700 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Admissions for User Experience Design - Minor

Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Technology Requirement

In order to be successful in the program, students must have:

  • Personal laptop, preferably a MacBook Pro or a comparable PC that can handle video and animations.
  • Subscription to LinkedIn Learning (Kent State supplies LinkedIn Learning campus subscription with enrollment).
  • Subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, XD, Muse and Edge Animate) and MS Office or Apple's iWork Suite.
  • Other software may include Sketch, InVision, Transmit (or another FTP client), Text Edit, Balsamiq, Axure or Omnigraffle.

Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus