Does it look bad to have an Applied Computing major?

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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I will be graduating with a BA in Applied Computing and minor in Business from a four year university next Summer. I intended to major in accounting but gave it up because my true passion lies in the fields of art and design. At my school there is a department/program specializing in emergent technologies and art, which is my concentration studies, thus I'm taking a lot of art/design courses besides the programming and computer science curriculum. My ideal career path is to become a UI designer, or anything that involves programming,IT and design art. </p>

<p>What troubles me is that someone told me that "applied" majors does not sound good and it would be hard to find good jobs, because its "associate degree" level.</p>

<p>I just want to hear your thoughts on it, and please feel free to give me advices on the possible career paths, thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Suggestion would be to head to grad school for an MS in HCI, UX, or related. The field is way too broad AND deep to be covered well with a 4 year degree. Depending on where you live there are quite a few good state programs (grad) with focus in those areas. </p>

<p>Prospective employers will want portfolio and solid knowledge of the popular technologies in case you decide to go the job route. Internships of course would help.</p>