{"id":8222,"date":"2026-07-26T21:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/?p=8222"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:17:53","slug":"mfa-user-experience-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/mfa-user-experience-design\/","title":{"rendered":"M.F.A. – User Experience Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Master of Fine Arts Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Catalog Year 26\/27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Credits 60-61<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First Semester = 15-16 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>DGR 601 *<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Graduate Communication<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 601<\/a><\/td>UX Design Studio I<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 605<\/a><\/td>User Interface Design I<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 606<\/a><\/td>UX Research<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>DGR 635<\/a><\/td>Design Thinking<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>DGR 613<\/a><\/td>Graduate Seminar<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Second Semester = 15 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>IXD 602<\/a><\/td>UX Design Studio II<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 608<\/a><\/td>User Interface Design II<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 636<\/a><\/td>Artificial Intelligence<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>DGR 620<\/a><\/td>Graduate Research Methods<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 625<\/a><\/td>Sound Design for Interaction<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Second Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Third Semester = 15 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>DGR 711<\/a><\/td>Thesis Project I<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 701<\/a><\/td>UX Design Studio III<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>GRD 720<\/a><\/td>Business Model Generation<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 715<\/a><\/td>Extended Realty Design<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Fourth Semester = 15 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>DGR 712<\/a><\/td>Thesis Project II<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IXD 702<\/a><\/td>UX Design Studio IV<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>DGR 644<\/a><\/td>Rapid Prototyping: PLA-Y<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>— —<\/td>Elective<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Additional Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Elective<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Studio or Lecture course from the Graduate (or Undergraduate) level. Must be approved prior to registration by the Graduate Department Chair. Additional permission may be required for confirmed UG credits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPA Requirement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Students enrolled in graduate level programs must maintain the required 3.0 cumulative GPA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Footnotes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

*<\/span> Can take in alternate semesters, based on availability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3198,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"First year experience footnote\",\"id\":\"b7046123-645e-4fa6-a425-5f001b90288c\"},{\"content\":\"WRT 101\/102 Self Placement Survey available<\/em>\",\"id\":\"d2f50847-4a74-4b4a-99e6-85b81ad59366\"}]"},"categories":[369],"tags":[319],"class_list":["post-8222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-graduate-programs","tag-curriculum-chart"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Watson Peacock","author_link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/author\/wpeacock\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Graduate Programs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Graduate Programs<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["curriculum chart<\/a>"],"unlinked":["curriculum chart<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 month ago","modified":"Updated 1 month ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 26, 2026","modified":"Updated on July 26, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 26, 2026 9:17 pm","modified":"Updated on July 26, 2026 9:17 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8222"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8228,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222\/revisions\/8228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}