The Interaction Design program offers a Bachelor of Design (BDes) degree. To graduate with a degree from the University of Washington, students must successfully complete at least 180 course credits. All undergraduates complete a combination of major requirements, general education requirements, and electives. This breakdown is outlined below.
INTERACTION DESIGN MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (100 CREDITS)
Year One
ART 166 Design Foundations (5 Credits)
Year Two
ART 207 Design Drawing (5 Credits)
ART 208 Design History (5 Credits)
ART 209 Typography (5 Credits)
ART 210 Color + Composition (5 Credits)
ART 211 Introduction to Interaction Design (5 Credits)
ART 212 Human Centered Design (5 Credits)
Year Three
ART 381 Case Studies in Interaction Design (5 Credits)
ART 383 Foundations of Interaction Design (5 Credits)
ART 384 Information Visualization for Interaction Design (5 Credits)
ART 385 Design Innovation and Society (5 Credits)
ART 386 Visual Storytelling (5 Credits)
ART 387 Physical Computing (5 Credits)
Year Four
ART 481 Field Studies in Interaction Design (5 Credits)
Elective 1 (Human-Computer Interaction oriented course or equivalent outside the Division of Design, 5 Credits)
ART 483 Advanced Projects in Interaction Design (5 Credits)
Elective 2 (Human-Computer Interaction oriented course or equivalent outside the Division of Design, 5 Credits)
ART 484 Senior / Degree Interaction Design Project (5 Credits)
ART 488 Portfolio Preparation (3 Credits)
Art History Courses (10 Credits)
Modern Art History (5 Credits)
Select from ART H 203, 380, 381, or 384
Non-western Art History (5 Credits)
Select from ART H 205, 206, 215, 230, 311, 312, 315, 318, 330, 331, or 337
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
English Composition (5 Credits)
Additional Writing (‘w’ courses) (10 Credits)
Quantintative and Symbolic Reasoning (5 Credits)
Foreign Language (0-15 Credits)
Areas of Knowledge (75 Credits)
Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts; Individuals and Societies; Natural World
More details about General Education requirements are outlined in the Overview of Requirements for an Undergraduate Degree
ELECTIVES
In addition to the above listed general education requirements and major coursework, students take elective courses across the curriculum to supplement their education. The number of elective credits vary from student to student depending on variations in course of study. Students must take at least as many electives as complete the difference between general education requirements, major requirements, and the 180 credit minimum to graduate from the UW.
Entrance Workshop Information
