Human-Centered Design (M.A.)
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ARTS 500 | Aesthetics and Technology | 3 |
| ARTS 510 | Design Theories | 3 |
| ARTS 525 | Ideation for Innovation | 3 |
| ARTS 601 | Prototyping: Ideas to Action | 3 |
| DSGN 500 | Fundamentals of Design for Social Innovation | 3 |
| DSGN 501 | Human-Centered Design: Observations and Insights | 3 |
| DSGN 625 | Principles of User Experience for the Physical and Digital World | 3 |
| DSGN 650 | Human-Centered Design Lab I | 3 |
| DSGN 651 | Human-Centered Design Lab II | 3 |
| DSGN 696 | Human-Centered Design Capstone Project | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 30 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| DSGN 500 | Fundamentals of Design for Social Innovation | 3 |
| DSGN 501 | Human-Centered Design: Observations and Insights | 3 |
| ARTS 500 | Aesthetics and Technology | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ARTS 510 | Design Theories | 3 |
| ARTS 525 | Ideation for Innovation | 3 |
| ARTS 601 | Prototyping: Ideas to Action | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| DSGN 625 | Principles of User Experience for the Physical and Digital World | 3 |
| DSGN 650 | Human-Centered Design Lab I | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DSGN 651 | Human-Centered Design Lab II | 3 |
| DSGN 696 | Human-Centered Design Capstone Project | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |