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Masters Degree Description

Are you seeking to leverage and cultivate your expertise in creative digital technology for a career in the creative industry? Our MSc User Experience Design degree program equips you with the necessary skills to stand out in competitive fields such as web application development, mobile application development, screen based and screenless application design, interactive design, animation, and video/audio production. The MSc UxD course offers intake opportunities in January and September.

Focusing on ideation/design and prototyping/evaluation stages, the MSc User Experience Design program acknowledges that formal technical development is typically handled by separate teams in real-world scenarios, including the use of artificial intelligence in UI/UX design personalisation. As a result, students concentrate on honing their cognitive/design skills, supplemented by modules providing exposure to technologies supporting creativity and the ability to synthesize technical possibilities.

Entry Requirements

A second-class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject or a master's degree in an appropriate subject.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Upon completing this course, your proficiency in User Experience Design will position you favourably to pursue various creative industry roles integrating the utilization and design of emerging media technologies. Whether it's web-based and mobile applications, wearable devices, screen-based or screenless interfaces, animation, video production, or social media, the realm of digital consumerism is expanding rapidly, both domestically and internationally.

Careers this Master's prepares you for
MSc User Experience Design graduates will be able to apply for below listed graduate positions:

UX Designer
UX Developer
UX Researcher
Digital Interactive Designer
Digital Interactive Developer
Digital UI/UX Designer
Web Designer/Developer
Mobile App Developer
Research and Quality Assurance roles
Freelance Designer

Module Details

Core modules:

Design Futures - 30 credits
User Centred Design - 30 credits
Masters Application of Creative Technologies - 60 credits
User Research - 30 credits

Optional modules:

Application Design and Production - 30 credits
Digital and Physical Prototyping - 30 credits

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