Digital Media: Interactive Design and Media

Interactive Design and Media integrates the creative and technical disciplines of design, human-technology interaction, digital media, and information technology. Design, as a process of conceiving, planning, and making of products, is central in this concentration. Through hands-on experiences in classes and with real-world clients, students:

• Design and prototype websites, mobile apps and interfaces.
• Design interactive experiences that include locative media, wearable electronics, interactive narratives, extended or augmented reality.
• Evaluate product usability.
• Optimize media.
• Apply interactive design processes and standards.
• Create database-driven dynamic content.
• Develop interactive client-side interfaces.

Graduates are prepared to begin career paths in areas such as User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience (UX) Design, Digital Strategy, Interactive Digital Media, Web and Mobile design and development, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design (IxD), design research, usability and product evaluation. Graduates work across all industries and disciplines including business, marketing, publishing, healthcare, and education. Glassdoor ranked front-end designer-engineer (#1), user experience (UX) designer (#38) and design manager (#48) in the "50 Best Jobs in America" in 2020.

Digital Media Arts Major - Interactive Design and Media (36 Credits)

Minoring in Digital Media Arts