UX Design
CERT - Occupational Certificate
User experience (UX) designers focus on the interaction that users have with products, like websites, apps, and physical objects. They make those everyday interactions useful, enjoyable, and accessible.
Program Purpose
UX designers combine market research, product development, strategy, and design to create seamless user experiences for products, services, and processes. They build a bridge to the customer, helping the company to better understand—and fulfill—their needs and expectations.
Learning Outcomes
- Implement the design process; empathize with users, define pain points, ideate solutions, create wireframes and prototypes, and test and iterate on designs.
- Demonstrate the basics of UX Research, like planning research studies, conducting interviews and usability studies, and synthesizing research results.
- Apply foundational UX concepts, like user-centered design, accessibility, and equity-focused design.
- Create a professional UX Portfolio that includes three end-to-end projects: a mobile app, a responsive website, and a cross-platform experience.
Program Map
Recommended Program Map / Program Requirements
The recommended plan below meets the requirements to complete this program. For official requirements, visit the AWC Catalog. If the recommended classes listed below don’t fit your schedule or interests, you can take alternate classes.
To get started on your personalized Academic Plan, visit the Academic Planning page or schedule an appointment to meet with an advisor.
One Semester
| Course | Course Title | Credits | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIT 111 | User Experience (UX) Design | 9 | Major Requirement |
| 9 |