Design of the User Experience Minor
Faculty Coordinator: https://computing.njit.edu/advising
(15 credits minimum)
Students must take 5 courses (15 credits) that are not core courses within their existing major.
Required Courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IS 247 | Designing the User Experience | 3 |
| IS 375 | Discovering User Needs for UX | 3 |
| IS 448 | Usability & Measuring UX | 3 |
Select 2-5 of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AD 112 | Communication in Art and Design - Digital Media | 3 |
| AD 150 | Color and Composition | 3 |
| COM 303 | Video Narrative | 3 |
| DD 284 | Video and Animation | 3 |
| DD 321 | Interactive and Reactive Environments | 3 |
| COM 355 | Cybertext | 3 |
| COM 354 | Composing Documents for the Web | 3 |
| HIST 387 | Computers, Innovators and Hist | 3 |
| ID 203 | Past, Present and Future of Design | 3 |
| IT 201 | Information Design Techniques | 3 |
| IT 265 | Game Architecture and Design | 3 |
| STS 310 | Technology and Human Values | 3 |
| STS 312 | Technology and Policy in Contemporary America | 3 |
| STS 351 | Minds and Machines | 3 |
| PSY 359 | Foundations of Cyberpsychology | 3 |
| You may include one of the following: | ||
| Human Factors | ||
| Human Factors/Ergonomics | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Prerequisite: Computing GER
Students must take R830 101 Principles Of Psychology I or PSY 210 Introduction to Psychology as their Social Science GER; Current BA IS, BS BIS and BS WIS majors should substitute two BS HCI specialization courses listed in the catalog for IS 247 Designing the User Experience and IS 375 Discovering User Needs for UX.
Students outside CCS may substitute one course for a IS, CS or IT course approved by the IS Undergraduate Advisor.
