MSc User Experience Design

Program Overview

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User Experience Design MSc

Overview

Learn to develop a comprehensive understanding of user-centred design principles, methodologies, and techniques. Develop your creative skills and portfolio.

Key Information

• Study mode and duration:
  • 1 year full-time (September start)
  • 17 months full-time (January start)
  • 2 years part-time
• Start date:
  • September 2025
  • January 2026

Course Information

Overview

Are you seeking to leverage and cultivate your expertise in creative digital technology for a career in the creative industry? Our MSc User Experience Design degree program equips you with the necessary skills to stand out in competitive fields such as web application development, mobile application development, screen-based and screenless application design, interactive design, animation, and video/audio production. The MSc UxD course offers intake opportunities in January and September.

Focusing on ideation/design and prototyping/evaluation stages, the MSc User Experience Design program acknowledges that formal technical development is typically handled by separate teams in real-world scenarios, including the use of artificial intelligence in UI/UX design personalisation. As a result, students concentrate on honing their cognitive/design skills, supplemented by modules providing exposure to technologies supporting creativity and the ability to synthesize technical possibilities.

With access to cutting-edge equipment, you will design your own projects while receiving guidance from expert technical staff, facilitating your journey towards becoming a proficient UXD expert.

Course Highlights

• Get to grips with the latest coding practice and software used by professionals
• Have access to our TV studios, motion capture facilities, computer and multimedia laboratories, music studio, photographic studio and print and production workshops to build and test your digital creations
• Work on client-based problems in order to develop your portfolio skills
• Be supported by expert staff at the top of their game

Entry Requirements

Eligibility

This course accepts UK, EU, and International students.

September 2025 / January 2026 start

• UK qualifications:
  • A second-class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject or a master's degree in an appropriate subject.
• Non-UK qualifications:
  • If you're applying as an international student with a non-UK degree, you’ll need to show you meet the UK entry requirements listed above.
• English language requirements:
  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 5.5.

Selection Process

An online portfolio submission may be required as part of the selection process.

Course Costs and Funding

Tuition Fees (September 2025 / January 2026 start)

• UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man students:
  • Full-time: £9,400
  • Part-time: £6,270 in year 1, £3,130 in year 2 (subject to annual increase)
• EU students:
  • Full-time: £9,400
  • Part-time: £6,270 in year 1, £3,130 in year 2 (subject to annual increase)
• International students:
  • Full-time: £17,900
  • Part-time: £11,930 in year 1, £5,970 in year 2 (subject to annual increase)

Modules

What You'll Study (Full-time)

• Core modules:
  • Design Futures - 30 credits
  • User Centred Design - 30 credits
  • Masters Application of Creative Technologies - 60 credits
  • User Research - 30 credits
• Optional modules:
  • Application Design and Production - 30 credits
  • Digital and Physical Prototyping - 30 credits

What You'll Study (Part-time)

Year 1:

• Core modules:
  • User Centred Design - 30 credits
  • User Research - 30 credits

Year 2:

• Core modules:
  • Masters Application of Creative Technologies - 60 credits
• Optional modules:
  • Application Design and Production - 30 credits
  • Digital and Physical Prototyping - 30 credits

Career Development

Upon completing this course, your proficiency in User Experience Design will position you favourably to pursue various creative industry roles integrating the utilization and design of emerging media technologies.

Careers This Master's Prepares You For

• UX Designer
• UX Developer
• UX Researcher
• Digital Interactive Designer
• Digital Interactive Developer
• Digital UI/UX Designer
• Web Designer/Developer
• Mobile App Developer
• Research and Quality Assurance roles
• Freelance Designer

Supporting You

Master's study is more focused on independent learning than undergraduate study, but you'll get lots of support via video, phone and face-to-face from teaching and support staff to enhance your learning experience and help you succeed.

Types of Support

• Personal tutor
• Student support advisor
• Creative skills tutors
• IT and computing support
• Disability advice and additional support
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Library support
• Support with English

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Course structure:
  • 1 year (full-time)
  • 17 months (full-time)
  • 2 years (part-time)
• Teaching:
  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Laboratory sessions
  • Project work
• Assessment:
  • Coursework

Changes to Course Content

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry. If a module doesn't run, we'll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.