Interface Design & Web Development, Associate of Science

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Interfaces are the lens through which we view our modern digital lives. Every interface, every point of contact with a computer system, must be designed by someone who has a deep understanding of how humans and computers mesh. Our favorite websites and apps on our computers and mobile devices, the screens in our vehicles, interactive displays in museums, and touchscreen kiosks - all of these things are connected via the Web and driven by interfaces.

The Associate of Science degree in Interface Design & Web Development is designed for students who are looking to transfer into an Interface Design, UI/UX, Interactive Multimedia, Web Development, or similar interdisciplinary program at a four year institution.

Graduates are able to:

create and optimize images, sound, video, animation, and text in digital space.
demonstrate the current best practices of User Experience (UX) and User-Centered Design for human-computer interfaces.
operate the underlying hardware, software, and other technologies that make modern multimedia possible.
build User-Interface (UI)-driven presentations, applications, and web pages in a variety of real-world contexts.
develop and produce the code that undergirds web and multimedia technologies.
evaluate and discuss the legal and ethical concerns of intellectual property in the Information Age.
build a portfolio of work that will demonstrate proficiency in Interface Design & Web Development.

Raritan Valley Community College Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) degree programs are designed to comply with the New Jersey Community Colleges General Education Foundation which supports transfer of courses to NJ Public four-year colleges and universities.

Curriculum – A.S. Degree

First Semester

ENGL 111 - English Composition I 3 Credits
IDMX 114 - Interactive Multimedia 3 Credits
IDMX 225 - Web Page Development I 3 Credits
CSIT 103 - Computer Concepts and Programming 4 Credits or
CSIT 105 - Foundations of Computer Science 4 Credits
MATH 101 - Number Systems 3 Credits or
Mathematics 3 Credits ¹

Second Semester

ENGL 112 - English Composition II 3 Credits
IDMX 208 - Interface Design & Human Computer Interaction 3 Credits
IDMX 244 - JavaScript 3 Credits
PSYC 103 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
PHIL 106 - Current Moral and Social Issues 3 Credits

Third Semester

IDMX 268 - Web Page Development II 3 Credits
IDMX 291 - User Interface Programming 3 Credits
PHIL 114 - Ethics 3 Credits
Specialization Elective 3 Credits ²
Global and Cultural Awareness 3 Credits¹

Fourth Semester

IDMX 297 - Interface Design Capstone 3 Credits
Specialization Elective 3 Credits ²
IDMX 299 - Digital Portfolio 1 Credit
Science (lab) 4 Credits ^1,³
General Education 3 Credits ¹

Total Credits 60

¹ Select a course from the appropriate category of the General Education list.

² See Interface Design & Web Development Specialization Electives List for specialization electives.

³ Students are advised to select from the following one-semester Science courses: BIOL 111 Principles of Biology , BIOL 120 Human Biology , BIOL 150 Plants, Humans & the Environment , CHEM 102 Introduction to Chemistry , GEOL 157 Introduction to Geology , PHYS 112 Concepts of Physics , PHYS 130 Astronomy .