Human Systems Engineering (User Experience), BS

STEM-classified degree: graduates are eligible for 3 years of Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the USA. The user experience skills increasingly valued by industry are not typically covered in traditional psychology or engineering programs. The BS degree program in human systems engineering with a concentration in user experience combines topics in psychology, the web, human factors, visual displays and technical communications to make products and services useful, usable and desirable.User experience focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of products and services that are useful, usable and desirable. The user experience program addresses UX research, design, content development, communication, tone of voice and evaluation of all components and products with which end users interact.Students learn how to research customer needs, identify criteria for successful products and services, prototype those products and services, and refine them through usability testing and other user-centered methods.

A high school diploma or equivalent Grade in previous study: options range from no minimum requirement to GPA 2.75, or equivalent