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Interactive Systems Design
The goal of this B.A. & Sc. program is to train students in all
aspects of the design and development of interactive systems.
Interactive systems are now a ubiquitous part of people's lives - from
web applications to games to embedded devices - and the design and
usability of these systems is having an increasingly large effect on the
quality of people's relationship to technology. The B.A. & Sc.
program combines courses in Art and Art History, Psychology, and
Computer Science, and these courses will provide knowledge and skills in
several critical areas: principles of visual communication; critical
approaches to visual systems; fundamentals of human perception, memory,
and cognition; and the principles of computation and programming needed
to design, build, and evaluate games and interactive systems.
Students may contact the Department of Computer Science for more information and for academic advising on this program.
Students who complete the B.A. & Sc. program will be in demand in
several industry sectors. The combined training in art, psychology,
and computer science prepares students well for jobs in web design,
interface development, game design, usability testing, and front-end
requirements analysis.
Major Average
The major average in the Interactive Systems Design program includes the grades earned in:
- All courses listed in the Major Requirement J3.
Residency Requirements in the Major
To receive a degree in Interactive Systems Design, students must complete at least two-thirds of the following coursework (to the nearest highest multiple of 3 credit units) from the University of Saskatchewan.
- Minimum requirements in Major Requirement J3.
See Residency for additional details.
Bachelor of Arts and Science Four-year (B.A. & Sc. Four-year) - Interactive Systems Design
J1 Science Distribution Requirement (18 credit units)
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
- STAT 245.3* or PLSC 214.3
* Note that STAT 245.3 has a prerequisite of MATH 100.3, MATH 101.3, MATH 110.3, STAT 103.3, or AP MATH
Remaining credit units to be selected from the following areas, such that no more than 6 credit units are from any one area; no more than 3 credit units from MATH:
Biological Science
Chemistry
- CHEM 112.3
- CHEM 115.3
- CHEM 250.3
Earth Science
- GEOG 120.3
- GEOL 121.3
- GEOL 122.3
Mathematics and Statistics
- MATH 110.3
- MATH 116.3
- MATH 264.3
- MATH 266.3
Physics and Astronomy
- ASTR 103.3
- PHYS 115.3
- PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3
- PHYS 127.3 (formerly PHYS 128)
J2 Arts Distribution Requirement (18 credit units)
- PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110)
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
- ART 111.6
- ART 112.6
- ART 113.6
- Two of ART 136.3, ART 141.3, ART 161.3
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
- LIT 100.6
- PHIL 120.3
- PHIL 133.3
J3 Major Requirement (54 credit units)
Science Requirement (30 credit units)
- CMPT 270.3
- CMPT 281.3
- CMPT 381.3
- CMPT 481.3 (integrative interdisciplinary course)
- CMPT 405.3 (integrative interdisciplinary course)
Choose 15 credit units from the following:
At least 3 credit units must be chosen at the 300-level or above
- CMPT 275.3, CMPT 350.3, CMPT 352.3, CMPT 355.3, CMPT 394.3 and CMPT 408.3 are recommended choices.
- Appropriate Special Topics courses may also be available in some terms.
Art Requirement (24 credit units)
Choose one of the following options
- ART 211.6 and ART 311.6
- ART 212.6 and ART 312.6
- ART 213.6 and ART 313.6
- ART 216.6 and ART 316.6
- ART 241.3 and ART 341.3 and 6 credit units senior ART courses
- ART 236.3 and ART 237.3 and ART 338.3 and ARTH 250.3
- ARTH 250.3 and ARTH 350.3 and 6 credit units senior ARTH courses
Choose 9 credit units from the following:
- PSY 252.3
- PSY 253.3
- PSY 255.3
- PSY 226.3
- PSY 256.3
- PSY 213.3
- PSY 214.3
- PSY 216.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
ARTH 250.3 may only be chosen to fulfill this requirement if not taken as part of the ART/ARTH requirements above.
- ARTH 250.3
- HIST 284.3
- PHIL 236.3
- SOC 244.3
- SOC 246.3
- WGST 201.3
J4 Electives Requirement (30 credit units)
Required Cognate Courses (9 credit units)
- ARTH 120.3
- ARTH 121.3
- CMPT 105.3
Open Electives (21 credit units)
Arts and Science courses, or those from other Colleges that have been
approved for Arts and Science credit, to complete the requirements for
120 credit unit 4-year program subject to the condition that not more
than 54 credit units may be at the junior level; at least 66 credit
units must be at the 200 or higher level.
