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B.Des. (Hons.) (User Experience)

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B.Des. (Hons.) (User Experience)

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Programme Overview

User Experience Design Program encompasses a wide range of solutions designed for the Information Technology sector, including digital media publications, mobile apps, information systems in business contexts, interactive data visualizations, and mixed reality applications. In this program, students are trained in a variety of skill sets and proficiencies by infusing a user-centric approach to software design addressing current market needs and future thought leadership needs.

Digital Interactive Systems

This track provides students with a strong foundation in the principles of UX design. It will also lay the intellectual foundation and give practical tools they need to grow into a designer who can create Digital User Experience for emerging areas.

Semester – 1
  • Drawing and Visualization
  • Exploration with Materials
  • Curated Coursera Course – 1
  • Foundation Studio 1
Semester – 2
  • Fundamentals of Design
  • Digital Tools
  • Curated Coursera Course – 2
  • Foundation Studio 2
Semester – 3
  • Design Methods
  • Visual Design for UX
  • UX Studio 1 (Information sites)
  • Minor – 1
  • Minor – 2
  • University Elective – 1
Semester – 4
  • Cognitive Ergonomics
  • Digital Experience Design
  • UX Studio 2 (Information systems)
  • Minor – 3
  • Minor – 4
  • University Elective -2
Semester – 5
  • Digital Storytelling
  • UX Evaluation
  • UX Studio 3 (Multimodal Interactions)
  • Minor – 5
  • Minor – 6
  • University Elective – 3
Semester – 6
  • UX Evaluation (Quantitative)
  • Advanced User Research (UR)
  • UX Studio 4 (Domain Focus)
  • Minor – 7
  • University Elective – 4
Semester – 7
  • UXD for XR
  • Design Research
  • Design Internship / Summer School
  • UX Studio 6 (Speculative Design)
  • Minor – 8
Semester – 8
  • Capstone Coursera
  • Capstone Research
  • Capstone Project
  • Minor 9

Extended Reality (XR)

This track will help students focus on AR, VR and other new paradigms of human interaction with digital systems – Extended Reality. Designers who specialize in XR will understand the unique affordances and constraints of these technologies in order to create effective experiences.

Semester – 1
  • Drawing and Visualization
  • Exploration with Materials
  • Curated Coursera Course – 1
  • Foundation Studio 1
Semester – 2
  • Fundamentals of Design
  • Digital Tools
  • Curated Coursera Course – 2
  • Foundation Studio 2
Semester – 3
  • Design Methods
  • Visual Design for UX
  • UX Studio 1 (Information sites)
  • Minor – 1
  • Minor – 2
  • University Elective – 1
Semester – 4
  • Cognitive Ergonomics
  • Digital Experience Design
  • UX Studio 2 (Information systems)
  • Minor – 3
  • Minor – 4
  • University Elective -2
Semester – 5
  • UXD with New technologies
  • XR World – I (Methodologies And Processes)
  • UX Studio 3 (Multimodal Interactions)
  • Minor – 5
  • Minor – 6
  • University Elective – 3
Semester – 6
  • Interaction Design for Virtual Environments
  • XR World – II (Storytelling and World Building)
  • UX Studio 4 (Domain specific XR applications)
  • Minor – 7
  • University Elective – 4
Semester – 7
  • Digital Simulation tools and techniques
  • Design Research
  • Design Internship / Summer School
  • UX Studio 6 (Speculative Design)
  • Minor – 8
Semester – 8
  • Capstone Coursera
  • Capstone Research
  • Capstone Project
  • Minor 9

How To Apply

Register for RVSAT* – 2023

(RV Scholastic Admission Test (RVSAT) is the national-level entrance exam for all UG and PG programmes of RV University)
Apply Online to RVSAT here: https://admissions.rvu.edu.in/

RV University Selection Process

Applicants will undergo the RVU Selection Process depending on the programme they have applied for and their score in RVSAT

Selection letter

Subject to fulfilment of eligibility and admission criteria, applicants shall be issued a selection letter.

Programme Registration

Successful applicants in the above selection procedure shall be registered to the programme after receipt of registration fees as specified in the selection letter.

Provisional Admission Letter

Upon completion of the selection procedure for B.Des. admissions, applicants shall be notified about the admission and a Provisional Admission Letter shall be issued.

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