User Experience (UX) Minor

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The user experience (UX) minor is an interdisciplinary program that educates students on how people use and interact with digital screens, systems and services. Drawing from art, psychology, philosophy, English, communication and marketing, this minor prepares students for web and digital experience design by understanding human nature. Essential components include ease of use, human and computer interactions, customer and product interface, consumer satisfaction, user comfort, emotions and values, and intuitive design and usability.

University Undergraduate Minor Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least 9 credits must be earned at SU.

Core Courses (4 Courses)

Complete 3 from the Following:

ART 312 - Web Design 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 381 - User Experience Design 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 335 - Communicating on the Web 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
ENGL 307 - Writing for Digital Environments 4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 PSYC/PHIL/IDIS Course:

PSYC 200 - Developmental Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 306 - Social Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 445 - Cognitive Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
IDIS 240 - Minds, Brains and Machines 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
PHIL 240 - Mind, Brains and Machines 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
PSYC 240 - Minds, Brains and Machines 4 Hour(s) Credit

Additional Elective (1 Course)

Complete 1 of the Following:

ART 227 - Digital Design and Layout 4 Hour(s) Credit
ART 382 - Advanced Web Design 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 442 - Advertising Campaigns 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 348 - Media Design and Layout 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 439 - Critical Issues in New Media 4 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 330 - Principles of Marketing Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 300 - Philosophy of The Arts 4 Hour(s) Credit