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Balance form and function with a UX design degree
Great design focuses on the needs of the user. Learn to put empathy into action to create human-centered experiences. Franklin’s 100% online B.S. User Experience & Graphic Design helps you to better understand the barriers users face when interacting with products and services. In this transfer-friendly program, you’ll combine theories from experience design, interactive design and graphic design to create user-first solutions.
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Project-Based Curriculum
Create a professional portfolio as you move through the program.
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Build proficiency with Adobe Master Suite including XD, Portfolio and Figma.
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Transfer previous coursework in graphic design, photography or interactive media design.
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User Experience Design Bachelor’s Program Overview
Use design thinking to solve real-world problems
Design thinking, a collaborative problem-solving process, is woven throughout the program. You’ll apply the five-step framework often used by UX teams to identify and solve user challenges. By working through each phase: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test, you’ll learn to develop innovative, user-centered solutions. By practicing design thinking, you’ll improve your collaboration skills and create products and services that possess both form and function. Design thinking also helps you to validate your ideas before building them - a practice that saves time and money.
Learn in-demand skills in real-world scenarios
Hands-on assignments and project-based learning create the ideal scenario for learning - and building a résumé-worthy portfolio. You’ll build skills to support a wide range of UX/UI tasks and roles using Adobe Master Suite software. Program assessments are based on critique - either by fellow students or external clients, as applicable.
During your final term, you’ll complete the capstone and the practicum courses. In these classes, you’ll put your knowledge to work for an external client to solve a real-world problem like web design or product and concept design.
Add specialized skills in UX/UI to existing skills in graphic design or photography
Franklin’s UX graphic design degree is a good fit for anyone who enjoys solving problems from a human-centered perspective. If you’ve completed courses or an associate degree in graphic design or photography, not only can you transfer up to 75% of the required credits toward a bachelor’s degree, Franklin’s UX design degree creates a fast, affordable path to UX/UI roles at startups, in corporate design departments or as a freelance UX designer.
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User Experience & Graphic Design Courses & Curriculum
In this course, students acquire the writing competencies necessary for completing analytical and argumentative papers supported by secondary research. A variety of assignments, beginning with personal reflections, build upon one another, as students develop ideas that respond to, critique, and synthesize the positions of others. Students systematize and organize knowledge in ways that will help them in all their courses. The course also emphasizes the elements of critical reading, effective writing style, appropriate grammar and mechanics, clarity of language, and logical and cohesive development. It culminates in submission of an extended, documented research paper.
This course is designed to prepare students for Applied Calculus and Discrete Mathematics and to provide the mathematical background needed for the analytic reasoning used in other courses. Topics include functions and their graphs, including exponential and logarithmic functions; complex numbers; systems of equations and inequalities; matrices; basic principles of counting and probability; and other selected topics. Note, this course has proctored exam(s).
This course introduces you to statistics with applications to various areas. The course covers both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics included are: sampling techniques, data types, experiments; measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphical displays of data, basic probability concepts, binomial and normal probability distributions, sampling distributions and Central Limit Theorem; confidence intervals, hypothesis tests of a mean, or a proportion for one or two populations, and linear regression.
Choose MATH 150 Fundamental Algebra as the prerequisite for MATH 160. Choose either MATH 140 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning or MATH 150 Fundamental Algebra as the prerequisite to MATH 215. Course can count as a University Elective.
6 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from the Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology disciplines. Courses must be from two different disciplines.
6 credits from the following types of courses:
Two courses from the Science discipline. One course must have a lab component.
6 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from the Art, English Literature, Fine Arts, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Religion or Theater disciplines.
This course prepares students to be successful lifelong learners both academically and in their chosen careers. Franklin courses require a high level of self-directed learning and focus on the skills required in the workplace and the classroom that are easily transferrable between the two environments. The course includes strategies for time management, goal setting, reading comprehension, and advancing communication skills, including the use of electronic tools to participate in virtual environments.
This course prepares students to be successful lifelong learners both academically and in their chosen careers. Franklin courses require a high level of self-directed learning and focus on the skills required in the workplace and the classroom that are easily transferable between the two environments. The course includes strategies for advancing communication skills, including the use of electronic tools to participate in virtual environments. The assignments and activities in the course are created to closely simulate teamwork found in the workplace.
By using applied critical and creative thinking, students in this course will develop a set of communication skills that will enhance their personal and professional relationships and endeavors. This course will focus on skill development in key areas such as self, perception, listening, verbal messages, conversations, relationships, conflict management, persuasion, and presentation skills.
This basic public-speaking course intends to improve the student's ability to think critically and to communicate orally. Theory and practice are provided in various speaking situations. Each student is required to speak before an audience, but class work also involves reading, gathering and organizing information, writing, and listening.
This is an intermediate course focusing on the composition of research papers. Students in this course prepare to be active participants in professional discourse communities by examining and practicing the writing conventions associated with their own fields of study and work. By calling attention to the conventions of disciplinary writing, the course also prepares students for upper-division college writing and the special conventions of advanced academic discourse. Course activities include three extended research papers, semi-formal writing addressing interdisciplinary communication, and readings fostering critical engagement with disciplinary conversations.
This course provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of visual design, encompassing features such as contrast, balance, emphasis, movement, white space, proportion, hierarchy, repetition, rhythm, pattern, unity, and variety. These design elements synergistically combine to provide a visually appealing and user-centric outcome.
GRPH120 introduces students to the basic principles and applications of digital photography as a medium, a skill set, and an integral part of today's digital literacy needs. Topics covered include capturing images using digital cameras while emphasizing the manipulation of camera controls, exposure, lighting, on-and-off camera flash, essential imaging tactics, digital workflow for photography, print, web and image storage, and archival. Students are required to have a digital camera (point-and-shoot or DSLR).
This course provides a practical approach to understanding the essential principles of typography, including its fundamental characteristics, terminology, and naming conventions. Additionally, it explores innovative applications of typography and its seamless integration into effective design practices. The course delves into various aspects such as the analysis of individual letterforms, typographic categorizations, the establishment of information hierarchies, and the arrangement of elements on a page. Through assigned projects, students are encouraged to experiment with letterforms as graphic elements and vehicles for communication.
The course introduces the student to the most widely used computer software in the field of digital design and graphics. In this course, students will gain a basic understanding of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign. Students will also be introduced to electronic publishing, specifically InDesign and typographical command sequences. An emphasis is placed on using the program to build professional-quality publications, such as advertisements and newsletters.
This course provides students with instruction in graphic and image editing software that is widely used in the photography and graphic design fields. The hands-on projects will use image editing tools, selections, layers, color adjustments, local and global tonal adjustments, shapes, and filters to enable students to be able to understand current postproduction techniques for both photography and graphic design applications. These skill sets are basic digital literacy skills for today?s creative workers, and this will be a necessary support for GRPH 210 and GRPH 317.
In this course students will explore the fundamental principles and creative process of graphic design. An emphasis is placed on visual problem solving skills and the creative and aesthetic aspects of traditional graphic design. The course also explores the implications of traditional graphic design in a digital format. NOTE: This is a technology course, in a technology program, and it requires the purchase of software that may be used in subsequent courses as well as being suitable for commercial work beyond completion of degree studies. For specific software requirements, consult the course syllabus.
In this course, a strong focus is placed on preparing students to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences through graphic design. Students will learn to apply these principles using traditional methods supported by computer technology.
This course in creative mobile and web application design and development is a project-driven course where you will build web and mobile applications suitable for portfolio or client presentations. You discover and learn the technologies, techniques, theory, and critical thinking required to be a successful creative designer and developer in the highly competitive mobile and web application design industry. Emphasis is placed on going beyond the basic design and technical concepts and focuses on supporting you in how to analyze a problem, determine resources, and implement a solution. You will explore mainstream technologies, architecture, and design patterns supported by industry-recognized leaders such as Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle, among others.
This course explores motion graphic design using Adobe After Effects. The focus will be on creating video that can be used in interactive media projects, web sites, and social media contexts. The course examines common practices and methods of creating professional quality media using current technologies. Students work individually and in teams to design, develop, and implement digital media for projects.
The greatest photographers of the last 200 years have had a few things in common and one of those things is empathy. Empathy is the capacity to deeply understand someone or something by placing oneself in their shoes. The more knowledge you have about someone or something, the more likely you are to be empathetic. This course examines how empathy can help someone become a better photographer or designer. Through the process of creating and analyzing images and illustrations related to empathy, students investigate how images affect the creator and viewers empathetic responses. Each week, students attend critiques where they present images created for a specific purpose and talk about how they elicit empathy and how that empathy may be applied to improve user experiences and viewpoints. Students create several artifacts for their professional portfolios.
The course examines current theories and best practices of working collaboratively in professional contexts. Students apply these concepts to analyze their own work experience, generating strategies for how to improve their performance in work groups. Students will learn basic project management skills and work in online virtual teams to complete a final communication project.
Human-centered design is structured around solving difficult problems for people who desire a more creative approach. In this course, students will utilize a three-phased approach from the design thinking model, beginning with inspiration, followed by ideation, and finally implementation. Once students have completed this course, they will be able to solve similar difficult problems using a user-centered approach.
In this course, students learn about the various types and functions of high and low-fidelity prototyping to generate creative ideas and solutions based on the development of an accurate understanding of the user's needs. Students will learn how prototyping is a key step in the human-centered user experience process and provides the opportunity to re-imagine user experiences that fully meet the needs of the user, and most importantly, how to use prototyping to better process ideas.
In this course, students learn the value of aesthetics on experiential design and why the look and feel of a product or service is vital to the success of the user experience. Students also explore a variety of methods for improving the aesthetics of a design solution and then apply their learning to the creation of a design artifact for their professional portfolio.
UI Animation is a crucial part of modern UI design, enhancing user experiences by adding depth, responsiveness, and visual appeal to static user interfaces. In this course, students learn to enhance user experiences through the introduction of animation that 1), enhances engagement and satisfaction, 2) provides visual cues to communicate the system's responses and actions better, 3) focuses user attention on crucial functionalities, and 4) enhances aesthetics by introducing micro-interactions.
The User-Experience and Graphic Design Practicum is the first course in a two-course series that immerses students in design scenarios pertaining to real-world projects. These courses are designed to provide students with the experience of working as a professional designer. This is accomplished through the course structure, where students begin with an entry position and advance to management in the second course phase. The experience is enhanced by working with real clients who require an experience-designed solution for their product or service. During the practicum course, students utilize one or more human-centered frameworks to solve real problems facing actual users. One of these approaches is "design thinking." Design thinking is a highly effective approach for solving complex user problems because it puts the user at the center of the design process. By applying design thinking principles, students not only develop their skills in user experience and graphic design, but also gain a deeper understanding of the importance of considering the user's perspective in any design project. This approach ultimately leads to more effective and impactful design solutions. The practicum capstone course offers students the opportunity to acquire practical design experience while simultaneously honing their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. The practicum provides students with experience working in design teams, leading and following in design teams, and applying UXGD skills to real problems.
The User-Experience and Graphic Design Capstone is the second course in a two-course series that immerses students in design scenarios pertaining to real-world projects. Students utilize one or more human-centered frameworks to solve real problems facing actual users. One of these approaches is "design thinking." Design thinking is a highly effective approach for solving complex user problems because it puts the user at the center of the design process. By empathizing with users and understanding their needs and challenges, students can generate innovative ideas and create prototypes that directly address those issues. This approach fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills as students learn to approach design challenges from a user-centric perspective. By applying design thinking principles, students not only develop their skills in user experience and graphic design but also gain a deeper understanding of the importance of considering the user's perspective in any design project. This approach ultimately leads to more effective and impactful design solutions. After the project is finished, students deliver presentations of their solutions to clients and stakeholders. This capstone course offers students the opportunity to acquire practical design experience while simultaneously honing their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Through the application of design thinking principles, students gain the ability to comprehend the requirements and obstacles faced by users, generate inventive concepts, and develop prototypes that effectively tackle these concerns. The ultimate phase of delivering their work to clients and stakeholders allows students to demonstrate their competencies and cultivate a robust professional portfolio that accentuates their proficiency in user experience and graphic design.
16 credits from the following types of courses:
Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.
All students are required to pass College Writing (ENG 120), and either Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or above. Students who enroll at Franklin with 30 or fewer hours of transfer credit are required to pass PF 121 Basic Learning Strategies in place of PF 321 Learning Strategies. Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) or Speech Communication (SPCH 100) must be taken prior to enrolling in any course at the 300 level or above. Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.
User Experience & Graphic Design Program Details
2023 - 2024 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Standard tuition | $398 |
B.S. in Nursing | $298 |
Current service members | $250 |
International students | $526 |
2024 - 2025 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Standard tuition | $398 |
B.S. in Nursing | $298 |
Current service members | $250 |
International students | $526 |
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For students taking 31 credits per year, Franklin University’s undergraduate tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $12,338. According to Collegeboard.org, that's about 67% less than the national average private, nonprofit four-year college tuition of $38,070.
1. To be awarded an undergraduate degree, students must:
- Successfully complete all courses required in the major program, including:
- General Education
- Business or Professional Core
- Major Area and Elective Courses
- Technical transfer credit (for specific degree completion programs only)
2. Meet these grade point average (GPA) requirements:
- All students must attain a minimum Franklin University cumulative GPA of 2.00
- All students must attain a minimum GPA of 2.25 in the major area, and each major area course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements
3. Complete the residency requirement
- Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn 20 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree.
4. Complete the payment of all requisite tuition and fees
5. Not be under disciplinary dismissal due to academic dishonesty or a violation of the Student Code of Conduct
Program Chairs and Academic Advisors are available for consultation to provide information and guidance regarding the selection of courses, the accuracy of schedules, and the transfer process. However, students are responsible for understanding and meeting the degree requirements of their major program or degree and for planning schedules accordingly.
Overall Residency Requirements
Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn 20 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree.
Course Level Requirements
A student must have 40 credit hours overall that are equivalent to 300/400 level Franklin University courses for a bachelor’s degree. A student must have a minimum of 12 credit hours of courses that are equivalent to 200 level or above for an associate’s degree.
Business Core Requirements
Majors that have Business Core requirements are Accounting, Applied Management, Business Administration, Business Economics, Business Forensics, Energy Management, Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Forensic Accounting, Human Resources Management, Information Systems Auditing, Logistics Management, Management & Leadership, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain Management, and Risk Management & Insurance. The Business Core is the foundation of the related academic disciplines appropriate for a baccalaureate degree in business. The purpose of the Business Core is to provide students with a conceptual understanding of organizations, how the functional areas interrelate to achieve organizational goals, and how to apply professional decision-making competencies and technical skills in today’s environment. After completing the Business Core, graduates will be able to:
- analyze an organization’s accounting information in order to develop sound business decisions
- identify and apply valuation models relevant to an organization’s financial decisions
- identify the impact of forces influencing the major functional areas of business (e.g., ethical, legal, technological, economic, global and social)
- apply marketing activities to the delivery of goods and services in business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets
- apply interpersonal and resource management skills to enhance business success
Business Principles (BSAD 110) is a Business Core prerequisite. Transfer students with the equivalent of four business courses are not required to take Business Principles.
Major Area Requirements
A student must have 20 credit hours in the major area that are equivalent to 300/400 major level Franklin courses for a bachelor’s degree. A student must have 12 hours of major area courses that are equivalent to 200 level or above for an associate’s degree. A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major area for students enrolled in either the associate’s or bachelor’s degree programs, and each major course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements.
Capstone Requirement
Every major has a capstone experience for which credit cannot be transferred into the University. This is a Franklin course designed to integrate and assess the learning outcomes specific to each major as a whole. This course should be taken as the last major course. If, given the academic scheduling process and the student’s projected graduation date, this is not possible, then the student should have Senior Standing (90 or more credit hours), plus the skill-based General Education courses (COMM, SPCH, WRIT, MATH, COMP), all business or professional core courses, and the capstone prerequisite courses.
Subsequent Degree Requirements
Students pursuing subsequent bachelor’s degrees must earn in residency at Franklin University a minimum of 30 credit hours at the 200 level or above, of which a minimum of 16 credit hours must be major area courses equivalent to 300/400 level courses.
Additional Degree Requirements
Students seeking an additional bachelor’s (or associate’s) degree must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours (including the major requirements) beyond the first bachelor’s (or associate’s) degree. (See the “Subsequent Degree” section of the Academic Bulletin.)
Transfer Credit
Transfer credit and credit awarded on standardized exams, proficiency exams or portfolio credit awarded by another institution will not count toward the residency requirement at Franklin University. Credit awarded based on proficiency examination or portfolio evaluation conducted by Franklin University may apply as appropriate major area credit, but will not reduce the hours required toward the residency requirement.
A student who meets at least one of the following criteria is eligible for admission as a degree-seeking student:
- Has provided official documentation of graduation from an accredited high school or its equivalent (see Documentation Required below), or
- Has an associate, bachelor or master’s degree from an institutionally (formerly regionally) accredited institution of higher education, an institution recognized as a candidate for accreditation, or an institution recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation
Documentation Required
- Documentation of high school graduation or equivalence - required for applicants who are transferring fewer than 60 semester hours that apply towards a Franklin degree.
- If the student has transferable hours of 60 credit hours or more from an institutionally (formerly regionally) accredited institution of higher education, then they will not have to provide a high school diploma or equivalence. Acceptable forms of documentation of high school graduation or high school equivalence for undergraduate admission must include one of the following:
- Official high school transcript listing the date of graduation
- Official GED certificate
- Official documentation of having passed a State High School Equivalency examination
- Official documentation of a home school completion certificate/transcript
- Official transcripts from all educational institutions (college, universities, professional schools, etc.) previously enrolled in, regardless if credit was earned.
A student classified as degree seeking will not be permitted to register for courses until all transcripts are received and placement tests completed (see specific requirements under “Placement Testing”).
Admission Process
Admission procedures should be started early to maximize scheduling options and financial planning. Learn more about the undergraduate admission process.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
Prospective students must demonstrate English Language Proficiency. The requirement is met through any of the following:
- The applicant is a citizen of a country where English is the official language.
- he applicant has received a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution located in an English-speaking country in which the courses were taught in English.
- The applicant has earned appropriate scores on language proficiency exams taken within the last two years, as listed below.
Undergraduate face-to-face: Students must earn a minimum overall TOEFL score of 500 (paper-based), 60 (Internet-based), 5.5 IELTS, ACCUPLACER ESL 259, or Cambridge 160 with at least the following scores on each of the exam subsections. Prior to registration, students will be given a language placement exam to determine whether ESL studies are required.
TOEFL | IELTS | ACCUPLACER | Cambridge English Scale | |
Reading | 15/30 | 5.5 | 85 | 160 |
Writing | 15/30 | 5.5 | 4 | 160 |
Listening | 15/30 | 5.5 | 85 | 160 |
Speaking | 15/30 | 5.5 | n/a | 160 |
Sentence Meaning | n/a | n/a | 85 | n/a |
Global or Online International students must take Reading Comprehension and Writing placement exams.
Students must earn a minimum overall TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) /79 (Internet-based), 6.5 IELTS, ACCUPLACER ESL® 105, or Cambridge 180 with at least the following scores on each of the exam subsections.
TOEFL | IELTS | ACCUPLACER | Cambridge English Scale | |
Reading | 20/30 | 6.5 | 00 | 180 |
Writing | 20/30 | 6.5 | 5 | 180 |
ACCUPLACER Assessments for Admission
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User Experience & Graphic Design Career Opportunities
User Experience (UX) Designer
UX designers analyze how individuals use products/engage with services to create products/services that are enjoyable and easy to use.
User Interface (UI) Designer
UI designers ensure the appearance and functionality of a website, app or device work together to support users.
User Experience (UX) Researcher
UX researchers collect and analyze data on how and why individuals use products and services in order to create seamless experiences.
User Experience & Graphic Design Employment Outlook
From 2023-2033 jobs in User Experience & Graphic Design are expected to increase by 16%.
All Occupations
2023 |
1,120,872 jobs
|
2033 |
1,296,387 jobs
|
Graphic Designers
2023 |
396,629 jobs
|
2033 |
444,846 jobs
|
Art Directors
2023 |
222,811 jobs
|
2033 |
274,197 jobs
|
Web and Digital Interface Designers
2023 |
167,429 jobs
|
2033 |
202,756 jobs
|
Web Developers
2023 |
136,107 jobs
|
2033 |
160,162 jobs
|
Special Effects Artists and Animators
2023 |
113,530 jobs
|
2033 |
121,228 jobs
|
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User Experience & Graphic Design Knowledge & Skillsets
Gain in-demand skills sought by employers with curriculum that teaches you:
- Create visually appealing and effective designs by applying principles of color theory, typography and layout
- Develop brand identities and style guides to ensure consistent visual communication across platforms
- Design responsive interfaces that work seamlessly across various devices
- Utilize Adobe Master Suite to create and edit graphics, illustrations and digital assets
- Solve complex visual communication challenges by applying design thinking principles
- Apply user-centered design principles to develop intuitive and user-friendly digital products that meet user needs and expectations
- Conduct user research, create personas, journey maps, wireframes and prototypes to inform design decisions
- Design interactive user interfaces (UI) for web and mobile applications, prioritizing accessibility and inclusivity
- Develop information architecture and site maps for intuitive navigation, and create cohesive UI systems and component libraries for scalable design
- Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure accurate implementation and alignment of design projects
- Design and develop responsive websites using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Implement current web design trends and best practices to optimize user engagement
- Optimize web designs for search engines and performance
- Integrate content management systems (CMS) for easy website maintenance
- Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility for web designs
- Understand user-centered design principles, systems and methodologies
- Develop user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes
- Design and develop interactive web and mobile platforms
- Apply UX methodologies to develop innovative solutions that prioritize user needs
- Craft clear and concise microcopy for interfaces, such as error messages and instructions
- Implement professional quality media for various project
- Utilize industry-standard software, such as Adobe InDesign and Figma, for typographic composition and digital design
- Understand the capabilities and limitations of web technologies like HTML, JavaScript and CSS
- Design user interfaces for digital platforms with a focus on usability and user experience
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Prioritize and manage tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
- Interpret and analyze information to make informed design decisions
- Create detailed deliverables for client projects using the design process
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User Experience & Graphic Design Frequently Asked Questions
At Franklin, we make it easy and convenient for busy, working adults to complete their bachelor's degree program alongside other commitments. Typically, a bachelor’s degree takes about 4 years of full-time study from start to finish. However, if you’ve taken courses or have an associate degree in graphic design or photography, Franklin’s generous transfer policy can help you finish your bachelor’s in UX faster. Visit MyTransfer Credit to see how your previously earned credits can save you time toward your bachelor’s.
Franklin makes getting started easy and convenient. We offer three trimesters every year, with start dates within each. Talk to your admissions advisor to find the start date that works best for you.
Franklin University offers a quality education at a competitive cost so you can afford to invest in your future. Our per credit hour tuition rates (vs. per year or per term rates) enable you to get a realistic estimate of exactly how much your degree will cost - especially once you've factored in transfer credit. Our 2023-2024 tuition rate is $398 per credit hour and with our tuition guarantee, you can lock-in your tuition rate from your first term through graduation. Ask our helpful staff about available financing options and financial aid programs. Visit MyTransfer Credit to see how transfer credits could help you save time and money.
This is a four-year undergraduate degree program. With Franklin University's user experience design degree (B.S. User Experience & Graphic Design), you'll explore the design and technical segments of user experience while using techniques like design thinking to solve real-world problems.
With a UX degree (B.S. User Experience & Graphic Design) from Franklin, you'll be prepared to pursue roles like UX designer, UI designer and UX researcher in a variety of industries including startups, corporate design departments, design agencies or as a freelance UX designer.
Using a human-centered and empathetic approach, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the barriers users face when interacting with a product or service, with a Franklin B.S. User Experience & Graphic Design degree, you’ll combine experience design, interface design and graphic design to find solutions that are user-centered, useful and usable.
Franklin University's interdisciplinary UX degree is designed and taught by experienced professionals. With its emphasis on project-based assignments, design-thinking and human-centered design, Franklin’s B.S. User Experience & Graphic Design equips students to work collaboratively to create seamless experiences that stem from understanding user-needs. In addition, Franklin’s 100% online coursework coupled with a generous transfer credit policy (up to 75% of the required credits) to make a UX degree fast and affordable for busy adults.
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