• Get on the fast track to a career in UX design.

  • Professional Diploma in UX Design

    Prepare for a career in the high-growth field of UX design, no experience or degree required. With work-integrated professional training, get on the fast-track to a competitively paid job.

    Duration: 6 months.

    Study Mode: Online learning with tutor support.

    EQF Level: 5

    Credits Recommendation: 8 ECTS

    What you'll learn

    • Follow the design process: empathize with users, define pain points, ideate solutions, create wireframes and prototypes, test and iterate on designs.
    • Understand the basics of UX research, like planning research studies, conducting interviews and usability studies, and synthesizing research results.
    • Apply foundational UX concepts, like user-centered design, accessibility, and equity-focused design.
    • Create a professional UX portfolio, including end-to-end projects, so that you're ready to apply for jobs.

  • Course Content

    There are 7 units in the Professional Diploma in UX Design

    Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

    What you'll learn

    • Identify common job responsibilities of entry-level UX designers and other teams you might work with.
    • Understand foundational concepts in UX design, such as user-centered design, the design process, accessibility, and equity-focused design.
    • Explain why design sprints are an important and useful part of a UX designer’s work.

    Start the UX Design Process

    What you'll learn

    • Empathize with users to understand their needs and pain points
    • Develop problem statements to define user needs.
    • Generate ideas for possible solutions to user problems.

    Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes

    What you'll learn

    • Create storyboards to come up with ideas about solutions to user needs.
    • Create wireframes on paper and digitally in the design tool Figma.
    • Build paper prototypes to create interactive designs.
    • Design low-fidelity prototypes in Figma.

    Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts

    What you'll learn

    • Plan and conduct moderated and unmoderated usability studies.
    • Synthesize observations from usability studies and come up with insights.
    • Share research methodology and insights using persuasive presentation skills.
    • Modify low-fidelity designs based on research insights.

    Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes

    What you'll learn

    • Build mockups and high-fidelity prototypes in the design tool Figma.
    • Define and apply common visual design elements and principles.
    • Demonstrate how design systems can be used to organize, standardize, and enhance designs.
    • Understand the role of design critique sessions and feedback while iterating on designs.

    Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites

    What you'll learn

    • Apply each step of the UX design thinking framework (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test) to create a dynamic website.
    • Plan information architecture and sitemaps for website designs.
    • Apply common layouts for web pages.
    • Complete a design project and include it in your professional UX portfolio.

    Design A User Experience for Social Good

    What you'll learn

    • Apply each step of the UX design thinking framework (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test) to create a project focused on social good.
    • Build wireframes, mockups, and low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes for a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website.
    • Prepare to successfully interview for an entry-level UX design job.
    • Gain a competitive edge by learning AI skills from Google experts

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