BT in Interaction Design Coming in 2017
April 4, 2016
Interaction Design – a field dedicated to creating relationships between people and their environment – will be offered to freshman as a baccalaureate program at Farmingdale beginning with the Fall 2017 semester. From products and services to computers, mobile devices and appliances, Interaction Designers ensure that users can utilize devices and other tools in ways that meet their expectations. The BT will be the first bachelor’s program of its kind offered in New York State.
“The Interaction Design program addresses industry needs by providing students with a curriculum that focuses on how things work and less about how they look,” says Jack Harris, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications and co-author of the program. “It is the evolution of traditional graphic design to create the next generation of design thinkers and thought-leaders.”
Graduates of Interaction Design programs enjoy careers in fields such as web development and design, application development, user interface design (UI), user experience design (UX), interactive installation, kiosk design, museum experience design, data visualization and more.
“We hope to build a culture that will allow students to learn the value of collaboration, vision, risk-taking, discovery, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and even play, because these are the tools of successful innovators and problem solvers,” says Allison Puff, Acting Assistant Provost and Professor of Visual Communications.
