Become a job-ready UI Designer with this one year Professional Program. Acquire sought-after skills in User Interface Design resulting in great career opportunities upon graduation.
User Interface Design is an applied professional degree education and refers to the visual layout of the elements that a user might interact with in a digital product. The programme provides competence to develop user interface design for digital devices with a strong focus on accessibility and user-centred design principles across different platforms.
Students will acquire competence and hands-on skills in UI design methodologies, current visual design principles and industry-relevant tools. The programme will impart proficiency in creating and maintaining design style elements, design systems and components, templates and digital prototypes. You will also be trained in relevant presentation techniques and collaboration methods. After graduation, you will possess the competence to work with interface design development independently and in interdisciplinary constellations.
The tasks are often very self-explanatory and easy to understand. Anine Rønningen-Holtet, student
The study is industry-relevant, and you are guaranteed to get a job. Yuliia Ferreira, student
The programme is aimed towards people that want to create successful user-centred interaction design solutions by having a deeper understanding of design foundations, design systems, prototyping and evaluative research. The programme is open to candidates with no prior experience but also for those who have worked in other related subject areas or with a relevant educational background.
The programme focuses on practical skills in all aspects of UI design within the digital industry, with special emphasis on creating a user-centred digital products across different platforms. Students will be job-ready in professions like User Interface Designer, User Interfaces Accessibility Tester and Visual Designer.
The programme starts with Design Foundations, focusing on design fundamentals and practical skills in the use of industry-relevant design tools. We dive into subjects like design thinking, atomic design, universal design and all-inclusive design mentality to develop digital products accessible for all users. Next up is Design Styles, which includes typography, shapes, illustrations, visual hierarchy and colour systems, and how to shape and edit design elements.
We then move on to Design Systems, and provide skills with industry-standard software and production methods for design system components such as controls, elements, inputs, selects, micro animations and navigation. The semester concludes with a Semester Project which can open for teamwork, real client projects, or interdisciplinary cooperation projects across disciplines.
The second semester starts with Template Design, where students learn to build and maintain design templates, data visualisation, and gain practical skills to create dashboards and graphs. Next up is Prototyping, where you acquire skills to review a prototype, identify potential issues, and express feedback and suggestions for potential improvements. This is followed by Evaluative Research, to ensure that the product meets all user needs.
The year concludes with a Project Exam, where you demonstrate the competence required during the academic year. The project challenges the candidate to find a real-world project to acquire practical experience in a professional setting. The very last course is Industry Knowledge and Portfolio, focusing on professional development and further career strategies in the UI design field, as well as putting together a portfolio of your UI work.
Courses in User Interface Design:
After graduation the candidates possess the following learning outcomes:
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Recommended specs:
i5/i7 processor or equivalent
8 GB RAM
500 GB HD
Minimum 16 GB RAM
External storage (HD or cloud storage e.g. iCloud, Dropbox etc.).
You will be able to work in both national and international companies in need of UI designers. Currently, there is a vast selection of job listings related to the field in various business areas. Graduates will be able to work with design agencies, digital product developers, software developers, media houses or communication agencies.
We recommend watching the latest livestream on User Interface Design, hosted by Marna Haskins and Delia Farrer 15 March 2023.
| Startups: |
October 17, 2023 |
| Application deadline: | Ongoing admissions |
| Duration: | 1 year full time 2 years part time |
| Programme language: | English |
| Tuition online: |
EUR 4.200,- per semester full time |
| Accreditations: | Approved for loans and grants from the State Educational Loan Fund. NOKUT accredited. |
| Admission requirements: | Admission by formal competence or admission by prior learning. Read more. |
| Degree: | Professional Degree |
| Credits: | 60 ECVET |
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