User Experience (UX) Design
| Study location | Canada, Ontario, Toronto |
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| Type | Graduate Certificate, College |
| Nominal duration | 1 year/ 3 semesters, includes 1 work placement |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | UX511 |
| Tuition fee | CA$21,198 per year The fees are for the 2024–2025 academic year and include tuition (CA$19,385), health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates for three semesters and are subject to change. |
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| Registration fee | CA$375 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$75) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate Diploma (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess:
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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| Language requirements | English For direct admission, if English is not your first language, OR you did not complete a minimum of two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program/college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you must provide one of the English language proficiency tests below:
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Overview
Humber’s User Experience (UX) Design graduate certificate simulates the interdisciplinary approaches needed to achieve an innovation process with a focus on design desirability, technological feasibility and business viability. In two semesters, you will be prepared to innovate by problem finding through design research, problem understanding through synthesis, and problem-solving through design and prototyping experiences. You will learn how to create valuable courses of action by generating design problem hypotheses, structured design process plans, compelling UX deliverables and persuasive arguments.
You will learn human-centered design methods and rhetoric that ground your design in the needs of the public. In addition, you will learn how to use interaction design and design systems through industry-standard quality assurance methods, and how to design and implement user interfaces to follow corporate strategies. A variety of conceptual and practical work will help you develop effective UX design skills.
As a user experience designer, you will employ the work-practice of prototyping concepts in order to describe ways to integrate digital services with material products and environments. As a UX researcher, you will discover insights through usability testing and apply them to create value for corporate clients and their customers. Toward the conclusion of this program, you will convert your acquired skills and achievements into a portfolio of design products that will help you launch a career as a UX design professional. This program fosters the practical discipline, relevance and currency essential in the contemporary, ever-growing UX job market using in-class studio spaces, case studies, peer-to-peer learning, live client work and a work placement. Graduates will have engaged in varied and comprehensive workplace experiences by the end of the three semesters.
All courses are hybrid and will combine online and in-class instruction and studio work.
Work Placement
This program includes a 160-hour (minimum) work placement which may be completed full-time in the third semester.
Watch this video to see the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts User Experience UX Design program video.
Career opportunities
Typical careers for graduates include:
- interaction designer
- user experience researcher
- user experience designer
- information architect
- product designer
- communication designer
- information designer