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Web Design and Development - Web and App Development Emphasis, B.S.

Requirements

The BS  in Web Design and Development allows students to study app development for mobile devices, web design, and development for mobile friendly websites, digital magazine publishing, and user experience design. In order to be successful in these areas, students need skills in design and content creation.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Complete one of the following:  3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3)  
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4.0) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3)  
Complete one of the following:  3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)  
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)  
Complete the following:   
  PHIL 2050  Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE 2
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE (2)  
Distribution Courses   
  Biology  3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science  3
  Humanities Distribution 3
  Fine Arts Distribution 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements:   45 Credits
  DWDD 1400 Digital Design Essentials 3
  DWDD 1410 Interaction Design Essentials 3
  DWDD 1420 Communicating Digital Design WE 3
  DWDD 1430 Principles of Digital Design 3
  DWDD 1600 Web Essentials 3
  DWDD 1720 Scripting for Internet Technologies 3
  DWDD 2410 Interaction Design  3
  DWDD 241R Interaction Design Practicum 1
  DWDD 2610 Principles of Web Languages 3
  DWDD 301R Digital Lecture Series 1
  DGM 3110 Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE 3
  MKTG 3690 Digital Marketing Analytics 3
  DGM 312G Digital Media for Intercultural Communication GI 3
  DGM 3220 Digital Media Project Management 3
  DGM 481R Internship 1
  DWDD 490R Senior Capstone 6
Emphasis Requirements:   40 Credits
  DWDD 2620 Web Tools and Frameworks I 3
  DWDD 2720 Web Languages I 3
  DWDD 3620 Web Tools and Frameworks II 3
  DWDD 3720 Web Languages II 3
  DWDD 3770 Rich Internet Application Development I 3
  DWDD 3780 Rich Internet Application Development II 3
  DWDD 4630 Web Content Management 3
Emphasis Elective Requirements:  
Complete 19 credits of electives (at least 5 upper-division): 19
  CS 1400 Fundamentals of Programming (3)  
or INFO 1200 Computer Programming I for IS IT (3)  
  CS 1410 Object-Oriented Programming (3)  
or INFO 2200 Computer Programming II for IS IT (3)  
  CS 2420 Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures (3)  
  DGM 1645 Mixed Reality Essentials (2)  
  DWDD 2420 Media Formats and Outputs (3)  
  DWDD 2510 Interactive Media Production (3)  
  DWDD 2520 Digital Product Experiences I (3)  
  DGM 281R Internship (1-8)  
  DWDD 3410 Interaction Design Colloquium (3)  
  DWDD 3430 Adaptive Media Experiences (3)  
  DWDD 3520 Digital Product Experiences II (3)  
  DWDD 4430 Adaptive Media II (3)  
  Or other advisor-approved electives  

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
  2. A minimum of 2.5 GPA in all discipline core courses with no grade lower than a C- required for graduation. To qualify for the portfolio review, DGM courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
  3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements, which includes a portfolio review and acceptance into the degree.
  5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
  6. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched (WE) courses. 

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
ENGH 1005 or ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC                  3
Quantitative Literacy  3
Physical Science Distribution 3
DWDD 1400 Digital Design Essentials 3
DWDD 1600 Web Essentials 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
DWDD 1410 Interaction Design Essentials 3
DWDD 1420 Communicating Digital Design WE 3
DWDD 1430 Principles of Digital Design 3
DWDD 1720 Scripting for Internet Technologies 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
American Institutions 3
Social/Behavioral Science Distribution 3
DWDD 2410 Interaction Design 3
DWDD 2610 Principles of Web Languages 3
DWDD 2620 Web Tools and Frameworks I 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
HTLH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
DWDD 241R Interaction Design Practicum 1
DWDD 2720 Web Languages I 3
DWDD Elective 3
DWDD Elective 3
DWDD Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 5 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH GI 3
DGM 312G Digital Media for Intercultural Commuication GI 3
DGM 3220 Digital Media Project Management 3
DWDD 3620 Web Tools and Frameworks II 3
DWDD 3770 Rich Internet Application Development I 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 6 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
Biology Distribution 3
Humanities Distribution 3
DGM 3110 Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE 3
DWDD 301R Digital Lecture Series 1
DWDD 3720 Web Languages II 3
DWDD 3780 Rich Internet Application Development II 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 7 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
Fine Arts Distribution 3
DGM 481R Internship 1
DWDD 490R Senior Capstone 3
DWDD Elective 3
DWDD Elective 3
DWDD Elective 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 8 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
Additional Biology or Science 3
MKTG 3690 Digital Marketing Analytics 3
DWDD 4630 Web Content Management  3
DWDD 490R Senior Capstone 3
DWDD Elective 1
  Semester total: 13
  Degree total: 120

Department

Digital Media

The Digital Media department is in the  Scott M. Smith College of Engineering. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Digital Media department, visit their website.

Digital Media department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will be able to leverage accepted design principles to build visually appealing mockups and wire frames to maximize the user experience.
  2. Students will be able to develop functional interfaces using current frameworks and technologies that work on multiple devices.
  3. Students will be able to effectively communicate with peers in a work team and clients in both verbal and written forms.
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