UX Design is a one year technology programme focusing on user experience. Become a UX Designer and acquire practical skills in usability testing, wireframing, prototyping and basic principles of interaction design.
UX Design, or user experience design, is about streamlining the experience of a human user and their interactions with digital products, services and systems. The interactions seeks to maximize the user’s feeling of accomplishment while keeping frustrations to a minimum.
UX Designers with complete competence in the concepts, processes, methods, tools, and techniques in user-centric design practices are in high demand. The main objective of the programme is to provide you with practical and relevant training in the user experience design area, and make you ready to apply for a job as a UX designer or for further studies in the field.
The programme teaches students to create interactions with users that are both personal and intuitive, and focus on building a more profound understanding with users including their shared values, abilities, needs, and limitations.
By focusing on creating a deep understanding of users, UX Design practices have risen in demand. UX Designers are vital in the development of effective interaction practices, and the industry seeks to provide the skills and competencies acquired in this programme.
It is challenging, but motivating, to develop oneself. I love the teachers on this program.Birgitte Venæs, student
The programme balances theoretical and practical applications, which is crucial for professional development. Students will acquire knowledge, skills, and competence in research and insight, wireframing and prototyping, usability testing and basic interaction and design principles. Students who complete the programme will be able to work individually and build relations with other designers, users, and stakeholders.
The education is aimed towards people that want to create a successful user-centered design by having a deeper understanding of users, their needs, values, abilities, and also their limitations. 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 developing practical skills within the most important aspects of user experience design, and the main goal is mastering these practical skills. The training programme is largely comprised of practical assignments where you will be working with industry-relatable tasks.
Courses covered during the first semester of study:
Courses covered during the second semester of study:
The candidate:
We recommend the following:
Both PC and Mac are applicable. In the UX industry, most people use MAC.
Core i5/i7 or M1 processor (or equivalent thereof).
At least 16 GB RAM.
500 GB Hard drive (or 250 GB + cloud storage: e.g. Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive).
After completing the programme you will be able to work in both national and international companies that specialize in product and service development, digital solution development, accessibility, information visualization and the X-reality area. Companies are currently adapting, as technology is changing rapidly. Job descriptions are therefore very dynamic.
UX design is about putting the user first. We see more companies doing just this, and the need for UX designers is constantly growing. Fredrik Melby, Effera Digital
The education can serve as a platform for further studies. Students who have completed UX Design can also combine these skills with User Interface Design, Front-end Development, Graphic Design or Digital Marketing.
| Startups: |
August 15, 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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