Overview

The Master of Arts in User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) Design will prepare you for a meaningful career in the burgeoning fields of UX/UI. This unique offering combines the four-course User Experience Design Graduate Certificate and the four-course User Interface Design Graduate Certificate, providing a holistic perspective.

Embark on an engaging exploration where aesthetics, functionality, and human-centered values converge. Our program equips you to develop ethical, creative design solutions that address real-world challenges. Guided by principles of inclusivity, sustainability, and designing for the social good, you’ll gain expertise in:

• UX research
• Interaction design
• UX and microcopy writing
• UI design principles
• Design thinking and problem-solving approaches
• UI motion design

The accelerated dual-focus program allows you the flexibility to acquire proficiency with the tools and approaches of the closely related fields of UX and UI research and design, opening a broad range of lucrative career opportunities.

Courses

UX Design Graduate Certificate Courses
UI Design Graduate Certificate Courses

Integrated Courses
WRT/ART 509: UX/UI Portfolio
Enables students to develop the visual and technical skills to create a professional and attractive electronic portfolio. The final product will combine their undergraduate and graduate graphic, interaction, or experience design work for review by potential employers or clients. The class will teach students how to objectively review and revise existing works and the protocol or design principles needed for portfolio creation. Instructors will work individually with students and help them choose pieces that best represent their strengths as a designer.

ART 510: UI Visual Principles for Non-Designers*
Introduces students with little or no background or formal design training to the fundamentals of the field. This course aids students in developing a unique approach to the design process and helps them understand the steps necessary to complete projects from the initial brief to the final piece. Students will learn to apply design thinking and visual skills to meaningful communications and user interface experiences while understanding the importance of the audience and context in every decision-making.

*Alternative courses for ART 510 are PSC 502 (Diversity and Inclusion in Public Administration and Policy), SCM 610 (Social Media for Strategic Communication), SCM 611 (Social Media Branding), SCM 612 (Modes of Creative Content Creation).

Admissions

• Bachelor’s Degree
• College transcripts
• Two letters of recommendation
• Resume/CV
• Personal Statement
  • Description of interest in the program
  • Relevant academic and/or work experience