User Experience Design MA (Online)

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Course overview

Develop user-centred design skills and build an employment-ready portfolio through this collaborative and practical online MA course. You’ll learn, apply and showcase the iterative design processes essential for a successful career in user experience (UX) design. Exploring human-computer interaction and user-centred design in diverse domains, you will learn to evaluate user needs and improve experiences.

Why study this course at Falmouth?

  • Learn how to produce original designs based on your own intellectual property, building a unique and industry-ready portfolio of work
  • Benefit from cutting-edge mentorship by an experienced team including tutors working in a wide variety of professional UX roles
  • Collaborate on practical projects with a diverse worldwide cohort, enriching your perspectives and knowledge of international design practices
  • Expand your learning and your professional networks at our optional in-person events

Careers

Our Games Academy graduates have gone on to work as:

  • Creative design practitioners at companies such as MediaTonic, Firesprite, Creative Assembly, Project Gamechanger and Rare
  • Creative AI specialists at companies including Ultrahaptics, Solutionpath and Bewsign
  • Developers and data analysts at companies such as Facebook
  • Consultants in UX/UI and gamification
  • Doctoral researchers in artificial intelligence and/or data science, sponsored by the likes of Google

Entry requirements

An honours degree or Level 6 equivalent qualification is desirable. However, candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply. I

For more information regarding equivalent international qualifications and Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) please use the links on this page to contact the university.

English Language Requirements

If your first language is not English, you’ll need to take an English Language test. Falmouth accept:

IELTS – minimum overall score of IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

TOEFL iBT (online test) – minimum of 88 overall and at least 21 in all 4 components

LanguageCert (online test) – a High Pass from the ESOL B2 Communicator test in reading, writing, speaking and listening (2 parts)

The university also accept a range of other recognised English language qualifications.

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