User Experience (UX) Design

About this course

User experience design is concerned with how people interact with products, services, and systems, and with making those interactions as clear, efficient, and satisfying as possible. It is a discipline that sits at the intersection of psychology, design, and technology, drawing on understanding of human behaviour and cognition to shape digital and physical interfaces that work well for the people who use them. At Edinburgh Napier University, the BA User Experience (UX) Design runs over four years of full-time study and includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and work placement, giving you substantial professional experience and international exposure before you graduate. The programme develops your skills in user research, usability testing, interaction design, information architecture, and prototyping. You will learn to understand user needs through observation and research methods, t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 54% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 19% of graduatescards →
• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 7% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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