Fall Semester - Year 1
| IXD-610 | FRAMEWORKS FOR INTERACTION & CONVERSATIONS | 3 |
| IXD-605 | INTERFACE DESIGN I | 3 |
| IXD-601 | STUDIO I: PROGRAMMING FOR DESIGNERS | 3 |
| IXD-603 | IXD RESEARCH I: USERS & BEHAVIORS | 3 |
| STUDIO ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| | TOTAL CREDITS: | 15 |
Winter Semester - Year 1
| IXD-606 | INTERFACE DESIGN II | 3 |
| IXD-602 | STUDIO II: PROTOTYPING & INTERNET OF THINGS | 3 |
| IXD-604 | IXD RESEARCH II: CONTEXTUAL DESIGN RESEARCH | 3 |
| DGR-717 | BUSINESS PRACTICES I | 3 |
| STUDIO ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| TOTAL CREDITS: | 15 |
Fall Semester - Year 2
| DGR 711 | GRADUATE THESIS I — RESEARCH, DESIGN, PROTOTYPE | 6 |
| IXD 701 | STUDIO III: INTERACTION DESIGN EVOLUTION | 3 |
| IXD 703 | IXD RESEARCH III: EVALUATION METHODS | 3 |
| DGR 718 | BUSINESS PRACTICES II | 3 |
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| TOTAL CREDITS: | 15 |
Winter Semester - Year 2
| DGR-712 | GRADUATE THESIS II - TEST, ITERATE, DOCUMENT | 6 |
| IXD-702 | STUDIO IV: INTERACTIVE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES | 3 |
| DGR-719 | BUSINESS PRACTICES III | 3 |
| STUDIO ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| TOTAL CREDITS: | 15 |
MFA Interaction Design Program Student Learning Outcomes (PLO)
Upon graduation, students in the MFA Interaction Design program will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical thinking in terms of systems literacies, that is, the ability to read and write complex interactions in the form of diagrammatic models that depict the relationships among distinct actors, and which explain outcomes.
- Create new designs in the form of descriptions, models, mock-ups, and/or working prototypes of sufficient clarity that others can continue to execute the design.
- Articulate the dependent relationships between every design decision and the human needs and social values of users, that is, defend the design by providing a design rationale.
- Criticize an existing design by identifying its strengths and weaknesses in both qualitative and quantitative terms, and with explicit reference to design goals.
- Test proposed designs in the social context in which they are to be used as a way of identifying potential improvements.
- Adjust design decisions based on specific improvements, selected according to explicit, prioritized criteria.
