199,400Number of Jobs, 2020
$77,200Median Pay per year, 2021
13%Job Growth, 2020-2030
*U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook – Web Developers and Deigital Designers
User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI), the crafting of positive, effectual interactions between users and products/ technology which serve/benefit the user has become one of the strongest specializations in today’s business world.
Organizations are increasingly recognizing the value and need to invest in user-centered design methods to gain competitive advantages and increase profitability. There is a significant demand for knowledgeable professionals to fill roles in the User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) industry.
In this program, you will practice and apply full design thinking processes to an in-demand product of your choice. By creating a human-centered digital product design from the ground up, you take on the role of a professional UX/UI Designer and demonstrate the understanding of the many facets of the digital product design process.
In this Q&A, Hilary talks about what it takes to be successful in the online classroom, tips for networking after you finish your UX program, and common career paths for graduates.
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Upon completion of the certificate program, graduates will be able to:
· Write, distribute, and analyze the results of an online user research survey.
· Recruit and conduct user interviews and synthesize responses from multiple interview sessions to an empathy map.
· Write a clearly defined problem statement.
· Design a user journey diagram, create user personas, and conduct market research and a competitive analysis of direct, indirect, and replacement competitors.
· Actively participate in group brainstorm and feedback sessions.
· Organize product features by user impact vs. development effort.
· Identify and communicate business goals for your product such as customer segments, revenue, key metrics for success, channels/distribution, and promotion.
· Compare responsive website design to mobile app design.
· Design a UX sitemap and optimal user flow path to establish information architecture.
· Design low fidelity, mid fidelity, and high fidelity wireframes for a responsive website or native mobile app.
· Create an interactive prototype.
· Recruit and conduct usability testing sessions.
· Compare agile and waterfall development methodologies and identify common roles within an agile software development team.
· Present work to fellow designers and industry leaders using UX/UI design vocabulary.
· Work in Figma: Create and maintain files, create frames, components, color styles, text styles, resize/rotate/move elements, upload and mask photos, and connect elements on screens to develop an interactive/clickable prototype.
This program is intended to support the application of design thinking for anyone interested in improving user interactions with a product, service, or technology.
1. Business Analysts and Consultants
2. Business Intelligence/Web Analytics Professionals
3. Instructional Designers
4. Product/Program Managers
5. Customer Relationship Management Practitioners
6. Human Factors Practitioners
7. Industrial and Product Design Practitioners
8. Information Architects
9. Interaction Designers
10. Library Science Practitioners
11. Medical Device and Appliance Designers
12. Mobile Applications Developers
13. Product Managers
14. Project Team Leaders/Project Managers/Scrum Masters
15. Software and Application Developers
16. Software Engineers
17. Technical Writers
18. Usability Analysts/Researchers
19. Visual/Graphic/User Interface Designers
20. Website Developers and Administrators
There are no prerequisites for admission to this program. Students should have proficiency in using a computer.
It is recommended that participants who reside outside of the United States and whose first language is not English possess English language proficiency equivalent to:
A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper) or 80 (iBT) or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5
There is no need to send the test score to the University. It is the participant's responsibility to demonstrate English language proficiency necessary to fully participate in the class lectures and discussions.
Program Details
Location: Online, Weekly modules
Length: 5 months
Cost: $4,500*
Next Start: Feb. 2023
*Cost is approximate and subject to change
It is recommended that participants who reside outside of United States and whose first language is not English must possess English language proficiency equivalent to a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper), 80 (iBT) or IELTS score of 6.5.
It is the participantís responsibility to demonstrate English language proficiency necessary to fully participate in the class lectures and discussions.
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