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MSc User Experience Design

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Our MSc in User Experience Design combines the empirical methods of data analysis with the empathy-centred skills essential to UX Design. Our modules enhance your ability to prototype digital products alongside systematic evaluation and an understanding of their core technologies. You will learn to design innovative product experiences with new technologies.

The MSc course develops your skills and competencies in UX Design’s creative and analytical aspects as you complete a diverse range of projects. We offer you the opportunity to design experiences that embed digital technology in the physical world, including Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). You will develop an understanding of how the technology works, how to prototype advanced experiences, and how to design interactions that create meaningful outcomes and spark joy. As it is an MSc, you will approach evaluation through the scientific method: collecting data through experimentation and applying empirical analysis in order to develop technology-based solutions.

Entry Requirements

A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification). We will consider students from a range of disciplines relevant to User Experience Design (including Art and Design, Computer Science, Media, Psychology, Business).

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Organisations beyond the design industry – including management and information technology companies – value the user-centred design skills we teach.

Graduates usually pursue careers as user experience designers, interaction designers, user researchers, usability specialists, and consultants. In some cases, they go on to careers in research, teaching, or progress onto PhD study. Employment destinations of our recent graduates include IBM Design, IBM iX, Samsung, Next, Dyson, Tencent, Huawei, Baidu, and Pivotal Labs.

Module Details

Semester 1 – Compulsory Modules

  • Experience Design
  • Usability, Principles and Practice
  • Design Research Methods

Optional Modules

  • Design for Behaviour Change
  • Experience Design for Digital Health
  • Tangible Interaction Design

Semester 2 – Compulsory Modules

  • Industry Project
  • Advanced Interaction Design
  • UX Research Major Project

Summer Compulsory Modules

  • UX Research Major Project

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