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Overview
Human-centred design approaches provide the foundation for successful, usable and useful digital products and services. A rounded UX strategy includes customer research, user-centred design and prototyping and usability testing and evaluation.
Key Features
This Designing the User Experience module at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is an introduction to user experience design, focussing on methods for understanding people's characteristics and approaches to tasks, then designing for them in a range of contexts and media.It is suited to those who are interested in getting an understanding of the key Human-Computer Interaction concepts and theoretical underpinning of design principles and methods, as well as some practical experience of methods. The course has also proved very useful for those exploring whether they have an aptitude for the subject to develop it further as a career.Programme Structure
This module will cover the following topic areas:- Nature of Interaction Design: User experience; the scope and character of interaction design activities.
- Human characteristics and diversity: Physiological and psychological attributes; ergonomics; memory; cognition problem solving, reasoning and skills acquisition; implications for interaction design and development.
- User experience and Usability: Principles and concepts, guidelines and standards.
- Input and Output devices: Traditional and emerging Technologies.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
User Experience Design View 16 other Short Courses in User Experience Design in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Participants are expected to have a first degree at 2.2 level or above (or equivalent), or alternatively have industrial experience. Please note this is a Masters level module and does require some experience of design, if not formal qualifications, then at least some experience of working in content design or similar.
- If you are a non-UK student you will need to show your passport on entry to the UK. Please check your eligibility to visit and study in the UK here. If you are a non-Irish EU national currently resident in Ireland please contact us directly for further advice.
- If English is not your country's first language, you will be required to provide evidence to show you meet the UK Border Agency and the University's minimum English Language requirements. Further details are available on our English Language Requirements webpage
Tuition Fee
£TBC
Living costs for Bristol
750 - 1260 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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