Curriculum for Interaction Design Major
Create intuitive designs and experiences for all users and carve out a career in one of the most innovative fields.
Interaction Design Curriculum
Start exploring design, programming, and interaction psychology in your very first semester.
In Champlain’s Upside-Down Curriculum, you start taking classes in your Interaction Design major on day one. You’ll be examining the user experience from the get-go, learning the technology, visuals, and behaviors involved in the ways humans interact with devices and other interactive products.
After your first year, you’ll have the option to declare a concentration—in either Implementation or Visual Design—or create your own path by choosing the program electives that suit your interests and career goals.
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First Year
Fall Semester
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MTH XXX Math Elective
- IXD 100 Interaction Design I
- GDV 100 Form & Color
- COR 101 Navigating Higher Education
- COR 102 First Year Inquiry: Reading, Writing, &
Spring Semester -
- Second Year
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Third Year
Fall Semester
- IXD 301 Design for Social Innovation
- IXD 315 Experimental Interfaces
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XXX General Elective
- COR 301 Core Foundations: Connecting Place and Identity
- COR 302 Field Methods
Spring Semester-
XXX Advanced Art History Elective
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XXX General Elective
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SCI XXX Science w/Lab
- COR 303 Core Foundations: Connecting Past and Present
- COR 304 Digital Methods
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Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- CCC 410 College Capstone
- IXD 350 Interaction Design Production
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XXX Program Elective
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XXX Program Elective
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XXX General Elective
Spring Semester- CCC 412 IXD College Capstone
- CCM 430 Creative Production Studio —OR— CCM 493 Communication and Creative Media Internship
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XXX General Elective
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XXX Program Elective