MA User Experience Design

University of the Arts London (UAL)

Master

In London

£ 9,500 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

NEW COURSE FOR SEPTEMBER 2018MA User Experience Design is subject to validation. Validation is a process that makes sure students get a high-quality academic experience. During validation there maybe be some changes to course content.Please contact us if you have any questions about this course. MA User Experience (UX) Design is a professionally focused, design-led course that will equip you with the specialist skills to conceive, prototype and produce a human-centred experience in an interactive digital context.ABOUT THIS COURSE You'll learn the advanced studio skills of user experience design, the methods and practices of user research and the critical-theoretical background to the field.There's an increasingly high demand for designers who are able to combine their creative skills with profound insight into human behaviours and contexts. This course prepares you for the rapidly expanding field of UX – with a wide range of opportunities for advanced practitioners.REASONS TO APPLY Industry Engaged: This MA is highly engaged with UX industry practice and the future of UX as a professional discipline. You’ll benefit from live UX briefs, studio visits and partnership with leading London UX industry professional and studios such as ustwo, Made by Many and AKQA. Design Led UX: The course puts studio practice at the centre of what students do. Supported by the community of practice at LCC and grounded in a critical awareness of design methods and processes, you can expect to be designing new digital experiences from the start. Interdisciplinary: In the professional design world, UX designers perform many different tasks and are expected to have skills in research, interaction design, product prototyping, concept development and evaluation. This constellation of skills means the course delivers technical and critical training at an advanced level, in a highly interdisciplinary context . Skills: Key to building the...

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London
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Elephant and Castle

Start date

On request

About this course

ENTRY REQUIREMENTSThe MA User Experience Design course welcomes open and inquiring minds of all kinds.Applicants are interested in deepening their practice to include user research and in pursuing further study as a way of developing a valuable professional qualification. They are open to learning in a new collaborative and critical way, be eager to ground their work in real-world research and be willing to take creative risks and make mistakes along the way .Applicants will have a portfolio of digital design work that demonstrates awareness of the creative and critical aspects...

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Industry
  • Prototyping

Course programme

Content

On this industry focused and design-led course you'll learn how compelling user experiences are designed, tested, and evaluated.

The course covers the advanced studio skills of user experience design, including the methods and practices of user research through the critical-theoretical background. You'll gain knowledge of the relevant tools, materials and practices that make up user experience design in the context of the community of practice represented by LCC.

With a focus on design for complex systems, emerging technologies and integrated experiences, you’ll develop an informed approach which builds on a foundation of graphic, communication and interface design values through open inquiry and creative risk-taking.

The methods and tools of user research are emphasised throughout and you will be challenged to collaborate on live industry briefs covering varied topics such as UX for wearable technologies, smart cities, data visualisation and social transformation.

Who is this course for?

The course is intended for people who have completed an undergraduate degree in design, social sciences, digital technologies, media and communications, and associated degrees. We also anticipate that applicants will be working designers wishing to deepen their practice and develop new opportunities.

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Course start date

September 2018

Course units

The course runs over four terms starting in September 2018.

Autumn, Term One

The first term features a series of fast, skills-focused projects where you will be working with your peers to develop your abilities in interface prototyping, interaction design, user research and concept development.

Spring, Summer, Term Two and Term Three

In the second and third terms, you will be working with some of our external partners across a range of themes ranging from social transformation to data visualisation and human-robot relations.

Autumn, Term Four

In your final term, you will research and write your mas­ters thesis and develop a final major project. In parallel with this practical design work you will be evolving your critical understanding of the field, and positioning yourself relative to the main ideas and theories of interaction, cognition, and experience.

Staff Course Team

John Fass and Eva Verhoeven.

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