Possible Careers:
• UX designers
• UI designers
• User experience specialists
• UX researchers
• Front-end web developers
Estimated Starting Salary:
• $55,000 - $65,000
Source: Zippia.com
Source: Zippia.com
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Experience Architecture is a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary field of study and practice, allowing students to develop theoretical knowledge and advanced skills in experience architecture with an emphasis on user experience in digital environments. Students are prepared for careers in user experience, interaction design, design research, usability, information architecture, project management, interface development, and web development. Students enrolled in this major will complete a research-based, team-focused capstone experience to develop an information and interactions Experience Architecture of "XA" that transforms, for the better, a social practice the students have observed.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Experience Architecture
a. | All of the following courses (41 credits): | ||||||||
AL | 250 | Career Strategies for Arts and Letters Students | 1 | ||||||
GD | 160 | Digital Graphic Design: Tools and Methods | 3 | ||||||
GD | 260 | Concepts of Graphic Design | 3 | ||||||
GD | 303 | Experimental Design Practices | 3 | ||||||
GD | 468 | Interaction Design | 3 | ||||||
PHL | 355 | Philosophy of Technology (W) | 4 | ||||||
WRA | 210 | Introduction to Web Authoring | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 401 | Rhetoric, Leadership, and Innovation | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 410 | Advanced Web Authoring | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 415 | Digital Rhetoric | 3 | ||||||
XA | 242 | Introduction to Experience Architecture | 3 | ||||||
XA | 310 | Computational Thinking for the Humanities | 3 | ||||||
XA | 333 | Researching Experience Architecture (W) | 3 | ||||||
XA | 466 | Experience Architecture Capstone | 3 | ||||||
b. | Four of the following courses (12 credits): | ||||||||
GD | 467 | Motion Design | 3 | ||||||
STA | 380 | Electronic Art | 3 | ||||||
STA | 384 | Experiments in Digital Video | 3 | ||||||
STA | 385 | Interactive Environments and Digital Fabrication | 3 | ||||||
XA | 375 | Information Architecture | 3 | ||||||
XA | 482 | Experience Architecture Internship | 1 to 3 | ||||||
WRA | 260 | Writing, Rhetoric, Cultures, and Community | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 320 | Technical Communication (W) | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 420 | Content Strategy | 3 |
Source: Michigan State University - Information listed is intended for educational purposes only, degree requirements are property of Michigan State University.