User Experience Design Certificate (Post Bachelor's)

The certificate in User Experience Design provides competencies and knowledge in information architecture, interaction design, usability, and other areas relevant to designing information-rich user experiences. Admission requirements are the same as for the full degree. Students must complete 18 credits for the certificate program, typically six 3-credit courses, three of which are required including IAKM 61096 Individual Investigation or IAKM 61081 Capstone Experience.

 

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
IAKM	60101	Information Architecture	3
	60102	Information and Visual Design	3
Choose from the following:			3
IAKM	61081	Capstone Experience (3)
	61096	Individual Investigation in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (3)
Electives (Choose 3 from the following):			9
IAKM	60103	Researching the User Experience (3)
	60104	Usabilty I (3)
	60110	Content Management Systems (3)
	60111	Online Branding (3)
	60112	Advanced Information Architecture (3)
	60114	Usability II (3)
	61095	Selected Topics in Information Architecture (3)
TOTAL			18

Students working on the certificate are permitted to enroll in the full program and can use the courses taken to apply to the Master’s degree. Students electing to enter the full degree program should use the Master’s Project, Thesis, or Capstone Experience options to fulfill the third requirement rather than the Individual Investigation which may be useful for those students earning the certificate only.