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User Experience (UX) Design

Study detals

Course type: Bachelor's degree Degree: BSc (Hons) User Experience (UX) Design Study mode: Full time Duration : 36 Month

Requirements

English language requirements

IELTS Academic

Overall 6.0
Writing 6.0
Listening 5.5
Reading 5.5
Speaking 5.5

We also accept other English language qualifications. (TOEFEL iBT, Trinity ISE, LANGUAGECERT Academic..)

Don’t meet the English language requirements?

Pre-sessional English for international students. If you hold a conditional offer and have not yet met the English entry requirements for a degree course at the University, we can help you with our pre-sessional English courses.

Study for 4 years (start at Level 1)

The essential subjects are Mathematics + another science (Information Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, or Computing Science) - A-level, GCE CCC

Study for 3 years (start at Level 2)

The essential subjects are Mathematics + another Science (Information Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Psychology or Computing Science) - A-level, GCE ABB

IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma

Study for 4 years (start at Level 1) - 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level

Essential subject: Mathematics at Higher Level

Study for 3 years (start at Level 2) - 32 points, including 6, 5, 5 at higher level

Essential subject: Mathematics at Higher Level

Speciality

Pathways Available: International Stage One

Additional information

Degree Overview

This user experience design course will develop your skills in identifying unmet needs and defining them by incorporating them into the process of design. This course will ingrain web user experience design principles into our students and prepare them for a career in the industry. If you have an insatiable curiosity to speculate on the future and understand people’s experience as they interact with devices and systems – then this course is for you!

During your studies, you will develop an impressive portfolio of work that you can easily use for applying to a broad range of user experience jobs. At the beginning of the course you will gain an introduction to computing, design and human-computer interaction. You will then learn about user experience (UX) for different domains, including mobile applications, physical computing and the web.

In years three and four, you will further develop your skills in designing and evaluating ubiquitous systems, user experience and creative technologies.

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