Professional Academy Diploma in UX & UI Design Course

Program Overview

Professional Academy Diploma in UX & UI Design Course

Awarded by: Dorset College Dublin

Duration: 11 Weeks

Timetable: Tuesday: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Start/End Date: 07/10/25 - 16/12/25

Delivery: LIVE ONLINE CLASSES

Fees: €1050 - Discount 20% - €850 Deposit: €75

Why Study UX UI Design at Dorset College Dublin:

This UX/UI Design Course teaches the fundamentals of user experience and guides you through mastering the design process. You will gain the expertise to design intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and create user-centered designs that deliver exceptional digital experiences. The Professional Academy Diploma in UX/UI Design is tailored for individuals looking to master user experience and interface design.

Why Choose This Course?

• Expert-Led Live Online Training
• Hands-On UX UI Projects
• Career Ready Skills
• Aligned with Emerging Trends
• Delivered by Industry Experts
• Flexible learning options
• Build problem-solving capabilities
• Industry Best Practices

Upon successful completion learners will have the key skills:

• Master UX/UI Design – Develop expertise in interactive and user-centered design
• Enhance Customer Experience – Create intuitive, user-friendly digital products
• UX Research & Prototyping – Learn key methodologies to refine and test designs
• Portfolio Development – Showcase your work to enhance career opportunities
• Master design principles to create impactful user experiences
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and interactive designs
• Use cutting-edge tools and techniques to bring ideas to life
• Design intuitive, user-friendly interfaces
• Ensure usability and accessibility for diverse audiences
• Leverage industry-standard design tools and software
• Collaborate seamlessly and communicate ideas effectively
• Lead and manage the design process with confidence

Design Theory

• Contemporary theories and standards in Interaction and Web Design
• Principles of design for Graphical User Interfaces
• Introduction to User Experience Design
• Introduction to Usability Principles
• Identify target audience types and their requirements
• Designing for access and compatibility

Wireframes & Vector Images

• Basic principles of vector images – How do they work? What are they used for?
• Creating and saving vector images, drawing and editing shapes, colours, and strokes
• Working with layers, type, gradients, brushes, symbols and effects
• Arranging objects and layers, grouping items, working with artboard, guides, rulers etc
• Editing and combining shapes and paths
• Introduction to the pen tool
• Importing and exporting assets

Web Page Authoring

• Writing and saving files for web
• How to structure a HTML page - Semantic and non-semantic tags, creating Text blocks, Lists, Tables, Links, and Images etc
• HTML syntax – tags, attributes and values
• Meta-data and link structure in HTML
• CSS syntax – selectors, declarations, properties and values
• Format and Style in CSS- using id and class, working with margins, padding, alignment, floating, positioning etc
• CSS Animation and media queries for dynamic and responsive design

Sourcing, Editing Media Assets

• Basic principles of modern Irish/European Copyright Law – How to assess or assert the copyright status of a media asset
• Sourcing public domain assets online
• Editing media and optimising for web publication
• Embedding media assets in a responsive website
• Understanding web-safe fonts

Web and App Animation

• Core principles of animation – timing, anticipation, squash and stretch, ease in/ease out, overlapping action, follow-through, staging/framing, arcs, straight ahead and pose-to-pose, secondary action, solid drawing and appeal
• Working with key-frames
• Using curve editor to adjust the timing
• Importing 2D assets
• Creating bone-based animation – setting pivot points, grouping, and arranging
• Sprites and setting sorting layers
• Animating effects
• Controlling animation via scripting

Assessment & Awards

Designed for those from a variety of professional backgrounds and experience levels, for example:

• Are you a complete beginner who is seeking an interesting new career?
• Are you a designer who wants to add UX/UI to your skillset or take your career to the next level?
• Good working knowledge of computers and competence in spoken and written English

Assessment & Award

The assessment strategy is an individual supervised project (70%). Also, students will be individually continuously assessed (30%) and an individual supervised project (70%) - A project designed to showcase your ability to use UX/UI.

Assessment Method Continuous Assessment 30% Individual Project 70%

Award Professional Diploma in UX/UI Design & Usability Awarded by: **Dorset College Dublin

Career Opportunities

Employers in the IT Industry demand continuous professional development from candidates that shows they are willing to expand their portfolio of qualifications in an ever-evolving industry. This UX Design course is designed to give you job-ready skills in UX UI Design. The average UX Designer salary in Ireland is €61,000 per year. Entry-level positions start at €44,000 per year while more experienced designers make up to €72,000 per year.

Flexible Payment Terms

To secure a place on this course, a non-refundable deposit of €75 applies, and the remainder paid in instalments. You have the flexibility of using our online payment facility to manage your course payments at any time, from the comfort of your own home.

Deposit: €75.00 1st Instalment: €337.50 01/04/2024 2nd Instalment: €337.50 15/05/2025