Product & User Experience Design (BFA) *
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Program Requirements
The Product & User Experience Design BFA program is a limited enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Permission is granted through a portfolio review and interview process. Interested students should declare their pre-major intent, complete the DESPX 115 offered only in Fall and submit an online portfolio of their work at the end of fall semester for the Pre-BFA courses offered Winter and Spring.
Only students granted pre-BFA status are to complete the foundational courses and then may apply for the BFA professional program through a portfolio review in June.
Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course
Prerequisite course:
course - Product & UX Design 1 4.0
Apply for pre-BFA status via portfolio review.
Requirement 2 — Complete 2 Courses
Foundational courses:
course - Intro to Physical Product 3.0
course - Intro to Digital Product 3.0
Apply to the Product & User Experience Design BFA program via portfolio review
After admission to the major, complete the following:
Requirement 3 — Complete 9 Courses
course - Typography 1 3.0
course - Interactive Typographic Sys 3.0
course - 3D Modeling Principles 3.0
course - Materials & Processes 3.0
course - Product Studio 1 3.0
course - Vis & Presentation Methods 3.0
course - Product Studio 2 3.0
course - UX Research Methods 3.0
course - Portfolio - You may take once 3.0
Requirement 4 — Complete 6 hours
course - Collab. UX Design: Implement. - You may take 2 times 3.0
Requirement 5 — Complete 1 hour
course- Design Lecture Series - You may take up to 1.0 credit hours 0.5
History & Critical Studies Courses:
Requirement 6 — Complete 2 Requirements
Option 6.1 — Complete 2 of 4 Courses
course - World Civilization to 1500 3.0
course - World Civilization Since 1500 3.0
course - History of Philosophy 1 3.0
course - History of Philosophy 2 3.0
Option 6.2 — Complete 2 Courses
course - Design Theory 3.0
course - Design Psychology 3.0
Requirement 7 — Complete 1 Course
Career & Business Courses:
course - Professional Practice 2.0
Requirement 8 — Complete 1 hour
course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v
Requirement 9 — Complete 12 hours
(COURSES COMPLETED ABOVE DO NOT DOUBLE COUNT TO FULFILL THIS REQUIREMENT)
course - Community Based Research 3.0
course - How to Program 3.0
course - Intro to Computer Programming 3.0
course - Data Structures 3.0
course - Discrete Structure 3.0
course - Adv Software Construction 4.0
course - Advanced Techniques in HCI 3.0
course - Ethics & Computers in Society 2.0
course - Motion Concepts 3.0
course - Graphics: Brand & Type 3.0
course - Special Topics - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 3.0
course - 3D Motion 3.0
course - Design 2 3.0
course - Motion Design 3.0
course - Special Topics - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 0.5v
course - Adv Interaction Design 3.0
course - Collab Des: Brand & Strategy - You may take once 3.0
course - Adv. 3D Modeling 3.0
course - Data Visualization 3.0
course - Field Study - You may take once 2.0
course - History of Products 3.0
course - Special Topics - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 1.0v
course - Directed Studies - You may take once 0.5v
course - New Venture LaunchPad - You may take once 3.0
course - Rapid Prod Innovation 1.5
course - Ideation & Team Formation 1.5
course - SW PM Lecture Series - You may take once 0.5
course - Design Evaluation 3.0
course - Product Lecture Series 1.0
Students can be placed on probationary status for the following: 1) Inadequate academic performance, 2) Unprofessional attitude and lack of commitment, 3) BYU Honor Code violations.
