Overview
The user experience designer engages in a variety of design activities that help produce usable interfaces and help organizations meet business goals. User experience design addresses the structural, informational, psychological and emotional aspects of what makes a successful user interface, whether it is Web, mobile, tablet or any other device.
At Kent State University, user experience design is thought of as a process where students learn, understand, imagine, evaluate and inform. The design team begins by gathering data/information about users, clients, the organizational culture, common tasks and work environments. After sufficient data/information is gathered, the team seeks to understand the context in which the project will be undertaken. This phase is the bridge between data collection and design. Design in the imagine phase involves brainstorming, iterative prototyping and critiquing.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the User Experience Design program from Kent State University will be able to:
- Create a portfolio as a means to demonstrate competencies.
- Design and conduct research in a variety of ways necessary to understand users, stakeholders and competitors.
- Apply user experience research and design techniques to solve for user needs.
- Create and evaluate structures to support information and content organization.
- Test and critique existing designs and prototypes by employing usability-testing methods.
- Communicate design ideas in a variety of ways to design teams, stakeholders and developers.
- Demonstrate ability to manage user experience activities to align UX activities to organizational goals.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- User Experience Design Principles And Concepts
- User Experience Design In Practice
- Information Architecture
- Principles Of Interaction
- Researching The User Experience
- Usability
- Content Strategy
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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Deadline - At least one month before the start of the semester of first coursework.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Design Graphic Design User Experience Design View 9 other Masters in Graphic Design in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university for unconditional admission
- Official transcript(s)
- Goal statement
- Résumé
- Three letters of recommendation
Tuition Fee
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International
26100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26100 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
26100 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26100 USD per year during 12 months.
Funding
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