Honours Bachelor of Design
The Honours Bachelor of Design (BDes) in User Experience Design requires 20.0 credits, of which no more than 7.0 credits may be at the 100 level and at least 9.0 credits in the major must be at the senior level.
The program consists of 12.0 credits:
Required BDes Courses: (12.0 credits)
UX100 - Design Thinking I: Foundations
UX103 - UX Strategy
UX115 - UX Research Methods I
UX200 - Design Thinking II
UX201 - Maker Lab I
UX202 - Maker Lab II
UX204 - Digital Technology Lab
UX205 - Information Design
UX211 - Graphic Design Studio I
UX212 - Graphic Design Studio II
UX215 - UX Research Methods II
UX220 - Web Design Lab I
UX221 - Web Design Lab II
UX230 - Interaction Design I
UX306 - Design of Immersive Spaces
UX307 - Designing for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
UX308 - Mobile Application Design Lab
UX312 - Graphic Design Studio III
UX330 - Interaction Design II
UX400* - Capstone Design Project (1.0 credit)
DMJN222/MX222/SOJE222 - Digital and Social Media: Critical Approaches
SE200 - How to Change the World: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
MB381 - Information Systems Project Management or OL481 - Project Management
B. Degree Program Electives:
An additional 8.0 credits toward the
degree total of 20.0 credits.
All students in the program must complete successfully the Foundations curriculum: BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299.
The program recommends choosing 1.0-2.0 credits from the following complementary electives:
DD101 - Critical Play
DD102 - Critical Game Design I
DD300 - Ethics in Game Design
HI286 - Interpreting Digital Data
HI323 - Memory, Monuments and Museums
ID120/SOJE120 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies
DMJN211 - Introduction to Media Studies
DMJN253 - Introduction to Public and Media Relations
OL200/MB200 - Communication Skills for Leadership
OL140 - Leadership Foundations
PS101 - Introduction to Psychology I
PS102 - Introduction to Psychology II
SOJE204 - Social and Environmental Justice in Practice
- Students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 4.00 (C-) overall in the User Experience Design program to progress into Year 2 and Year 3. Students who do not meet Honours progression requirements are permitted to proceed to Year 4 only at the discretion of the User Experience Design Program Co-ordinator.
- Students who do not meet progression requirements will be placed in the General Bachelor of Arts without Designation. Students who do not meet Honours progression requirements after completion of 15.0 credits and who meet graduation requirements for the General Bachelor of Arts Degree without Designation may choose to graduate from the Faculty of Liberal Arts with the General Bachelor of Arts Degree without Designation.
- Students must achieve a 5.00 (C) overall and an Honours GPA of 7.00 (B-) in the User Experience Design program in order to graduate with the Honours Bachelor of Design in User Experience Design degree.
Although graduation requirements may be met after four years of full-time study, UXD students have the option of completing an additional year with an accredited co-operative education program.
The competitive co-op admission and job application process and employer interviews are held during Year 3 (along with coursework), and the minimum 12 month (and maximum 16-month) paid work term is scheduled in Year 4. Successful completion of the co-operative education in Year 4 will be noted on the transcript and degree. Completion of UXD academic requirements will be required for graduation from the program after Year 5.
Consult the Program Co-ordinator, Professor Abby Goodrum for further details: agoodrum@wlu.ca.
