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Front-End Design Development, B.A.

Front-End Design Development, B.A.

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The front-end design development major allows you to combine your interests in art and computer science to create software that offers an attractive and intuitive user experience. You will learn to attend to user interface, analyze users and their behaviors, and develop software, all skills that will prepare you for a career in the rapidly growing field of user experience (UX).

Why major in front-end design development at Whitworth?

  • Start from the beginning. You don't need a background in computer science to take the first course.
  • Become skilled in multiple disciplines. The front-end design development major incorporates art, technology and design.
  • Gain hands-on experience. You will create and edit software in your courses, plus you will gain experience outside of the classroom through an internship.
  • Network with Whitworth alums who are already successful in the field.
  • Immerse yourself in the Lied Center for the Visual Arts. This beautiful, contemporary building houses six studios, two gallery spaces and a cutting-edge computer lab. Our studios are available from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Focus on faith and vocation and connect what you're learning here to your life beyond Whitworth.
  • Take advantage of amazing off-campus programs led by your professors.
  • Become who you're meant to be.
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Ask our faculty

Have questions? Our faculty are here to share their expertise and help you learn more about this program.

Ask Katie

kcreyts@whitworth.edu

Professor Katie Creyts' areas of expertise are glass, sculpture, arts administration and community arts.

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Ask Ben

bnecochea@whitworth.edu

Associate Professor Ben Necochea specializes in graphic design.

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Our front-end design development grads make a difference (and get jobs)

Front-end design development graduates will be ready for careers in software development, particularly related to user experience (UX). User experience is a quickly growing, in-demand area of software development. Graduates may also choose to apply their skills to other fields that involve user interaction, including graphic design, quality assurance, program management and data analytics.

Recent job placements include:

  • Lauren Pangborn, designer, Wahoo Fitness
  • Alec Moore, full-stack software engineer, Utah Jazz

Opportunities outside the classroom

  • Join Whitworth's student-run public-relations agency, Beyond the Pines, and use your graphic design and computer skills to serve local nonprofits.
  • Provide a local nonprofit with software as part of a class project. 
  • Volunteer in a high school computer science classroom as an expert and mentor.
  • Join an active ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) club that holds events most months and performs well in programming competitions.

Pack your bags!

Art and computer science faculty lead off-campus study programs over Jan Term and full semesters. Explore art and see significant museum collections in various countries in Europe or in Chicago. Or study computer science and work on projects in countries such as England, Wales, Ireland, India, China, Malaysia and Singapore.

What related degrees and programs can I explore?

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