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MA User Experience Design
Farnham
INTAKE: Jan, May & Sept
Program Overview
The MA User Experience (UX) Design program at UCA is a highly specialized and forward-thinking course designed to equip students with advanced skills in creating intuitive and user-centered digital experiences across various platforms, from websites and mobile apps to emerging technologies. This program is characterized by its fusion of creative excellence, technical proficiency, and a deep understanding of contemporary UX design practices, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared to excel in the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of digital design.
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Creative Excellence: The curriculum places a strong emphasis on creative excellence, encouraging students to explore innovative UX design concepts and solutions.
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User-Centered Design: Students engage in user-centered design principles, ensuring that their designs prioritize usability, accessibility, and user satisfaction.
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Information Architecture: The program covers information architecture, enabling students to organize and structure digital content effectively for optimal user navigation.
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Usability Testing: Students learn to conduct usability testing and user research to inform and refine their design decisions.
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Interactive Prototyping: The program emphasizes interactive prototyping, allowing students to create and test functional prototypes of digital interfaces.
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Visual and Interaction Design: Students combine visual aesthetics with effective interaction design, creating visually appealing and user-friendly digital experiences.
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Emerging Technologies: The program explores emerging technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR), integrating these into UX design projects.
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Collaboration is encouraged among students with diverse backgrounds, including designers, programmers, artists, and user experience (UX) experts, providing opportunities to work on cross-disciplinary UX design projects.
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Professional Practice: The program equips students with the skills and knowledge needed for professional UX design practice, including project management and collaboration with external clients and organizations.
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Industry Connections: UCA maintains strong connections with technology companies, design agencies, and UX design organizations, offering students opportunities for internships, networking, and exposure to real-world UX design challenges.
Location
Farnham
Score
IELTS 6.5
Tuition Fee
£ 18000
Postgraduate Entry Requirements:
Academic Qualifications:Minimum average percentage of 60% in undergraduate studies is often considered, some courses may have higher minimum percentage requirements.
English Language Proficiency :
- IELTS: The minimum required overall score is usually between 6.5 and 7.0, with a minimum score of 6 in each component.
- PTE Academic: The minimum required overall score is typically between 58 and 67.
- TOEFL: The minimum required scores are usually between 90 and 95 for the internet-based test (iBT) and 575-600 for the paper-based test (PBT).
Students must provide:
- academic marksheets & transcripts
- letters of recommendation
- a personal statement - SOP
- passport
- other supporting documents as required by the university.
Work experience: Some postgraduate courses may require relevant work experience in the field.
It is important to note that meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission, as the university considers factors such as availability of places and competition for the program. Additionally, some courses may have higher entry requirements or additional selection criteria, such as interviews or portfolio submissions.
The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) recognizes the importance of providing financial support to students pursuing their creative arts education. University for the Creative Arts offers a range of scholarships and funding opportunities to help students with the costs of tuition fees and living expenses.
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships: University for the Creative Arts offers Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. These scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence and are open to both domestic and international students. The scholarship amount varies and can contribute towards tuition fees or living expenses.
International Scholarships: University for the Creative Arts offers scholarships specifically designed for international students. These scholarships are available for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The eligibility criteria, application process, and scholarship amounts may vary.
University for the Creative Arts Creative Excellence Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional talent and creative potential in their chosen field of study. The Creative Excellence Scholarships are available for various disciplines within the creative arts, such as fine arts, design, fashion, media, and more.
External Scholarships and Funding: University for the Creative Arts encourages students to explore external scholarship opportunities and funding sources. There may be scholarships offered by government organizations, charitable foundations, or industry associations that are applicable to creative arts students. University for the Creative Arts provides guidance and support to help students identify and apply for external scholarships.
It is important to note that scholarship availability, eligibility criteria, and application deadlines may vary from year to year.
Graduates from UCA's MA User Experience (UX) Design program are well-prepared for dynamic career opportunities within the field of UX design and digital experience creation.
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UX Designer: Graduates can pursue careers as UX designers, responsible for creating user-friendly and efficient digital interfaces for websites, apps, and software.
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UI Designer: Proficiency in user interface (UI) design makes graduates excellent candidates for roles focused on designing visually appealing and cohesive digital interfaces.
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Usability Analyst: Careers as usability analysts involve evaluating and improving the usability of digital products through testing and user research.
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Information Architect: Graduates can work as information architects, responsible for structuring and organizing digital content for enhanced user navigation.
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UX Researcher: For those interested in user research, careers as UX researchers involve conducting studies to understand user behavior and inform design decisions.
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AR/VR UX Designer: Graduates can specialize in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) UX design, creating immersive and user-centered experiences for these emerging technologies.
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Interaction Designer: Careers as interaction designers involve designing seamless and engaging user interactions in digital products.
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Independent UX Designer: Many graduates choose to become independent UX designers, offering their services as freelance designers or starting their UX design studios.
