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Graduate Certificate in User Experience Design

Transform your career in User Experience (UX) Design by developing capabilities in design thinking, user research, prototyping, and more. Gain valuable hybrid skills that complement your UX skillset, and graduate with an industry-recognised portfolio.

 

Please use plan code GC208O in the application system for this program. 

Closing soon

Applications close
9 Dec 2024
Duration
12 months (9 months accelerated)
Number of courses
4

Closing soon

Applications close
9 Dec 2024
Duration
12 months (9 months accelerated)
Number of courses
4

Program Overview

Why study User Experience Design?

The adoption and success of today’s digital products and services is heavily dependent on users’ perception of ease and quality interactions with that product or service. User Experience (UX) Design is a mindset and development process that deep-dives into users’ needs, identify pain points, and delivers iterative improvements to create delightful human-centred solutions.

So why study UX Design with us?

  • Hands-on with industry tools: Gain first-hand experience with best-practice tools including Figma that is used within the design industry.
  • Develop hybrid skills: This program is much more than UX. Lean into the future of UX Design and emerging practice through tackling additional topics such as hardware, ethical and responsible design, and DesignOps.
  • Graduate with an employer-ready portfolio: Demonstrate the knowledge gained through a real-world industry portfolio; a vital asset for any designer. Show potential employers how you think like a designer and demonstrate your abilities through a robust portfolio.

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of User Experience Design you may  be eligible to continue your studies in the following programs:

Program outcomes

  • Critique and apply appropriate research tools and methods to identify and articulate a user experience design problem for a range of stakeholders.
  • Formulate innovative design solutions which meet business needs using emerging user experience technologies and ethical design practices.
  • Communicate design outputs and ideas to stakeholders using various user experience tools, presentation formats and storytelling techniques.
  • Apply knowledge and skills in using the tools, processes and approaches to create meaningful digital interactions between a service and a user.

Course overview

Learn more about our Graduate Certificate in User Experience Design course in the video below.

Program structure

In this course, you will be introduced to the role that user experience (UX) design plays in connecting organisations to customers and users. You will learn how to evaluate and manage key elements of a user experience design project including stakeholder relationships, ethics and inclusivity, and technology considerations. You will develop an understanding of the value of user experience design to help shape project briefs, to persuade and win client work, and scope projects which achieve client objectives while representing best practice in user experience.

You will also gain an understanding of the role that UX plays across public and private sectors and be able to prioritise and align user experience projects to the requirements and constraints of those sectors.

Learning outcomes

  • Define and communicate the purpose and value of UX design to industry within individual, team, and global contexts.
  • Critically reflect on the role of user experience design practice, systems, tools, and processes to create impactful UX solutions.
  • Articulate the complexity of meeting stakeholder requirements whilst accounting for project constraints such as equitable access, inclusivity, and responsible design (ethics) to generate meaningful UX solutions.
  • Propose contextually appropriate approaches to UX challenges which shape and respond to client requirements.

Fee Summary

Admission Requirements

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Matt Kurowski
Matt KurowskiProgram Manager, RMIT

Matt Kurowski is a senior strategic service designer across finance, fintech, and the public sector. He has expertise in strategic partnerships, organisation design, new digital product and omnichannel service development. Currently, Matt contributes to RMIT and RMIT Online’s postgraduate courses in sociotechnical business design such as service design, user experience

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