Student Experience

What to Expect

Students can expect a highly applied, interdisciplinary learning experience that combines design, technology, research, and industry collaboration. The program offers a project-based, industry-connected learning experience where students research user needs, design digital and immersive products, test solutions with real users, and apply emerging technologies to solve complex problems. Graduates leave with practical experience, professional connections, and a portfolio that demonstrates their ability to create accessible, ethical, and user-centred digital experiences.

  • Learn through real-world projects with industry partners, applying UX research, prototyping, usability testing, and product design methods to design challenges.
  • Explore the relationship between people and technology by studying human behaviour, human-computer interaction (HCI), and information architecture.
  • Gain experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, simulating professional design environments and working with researchers, developers, and business partners.
  • Develop practical research skills through qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, visualization, and evidence-based decision-making.
  • Design for accessibility, ethics, and inclusivity, ensuring products meet legal requirements and support diverse user needs.
  • Explore emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence (AI), large data models, and extended reality (XR), to design innovative and immersive user experiences.
  • Prepare for professional practice and career growth by developing case studies, building industry networks, sharing research and design work publicly, and engaging with UX professionals.

Work-Integrated Learning

The User Experience Design graduate certificate emphasizes applied, experiential learning in which students collaborate with industry partners, work on real projects, use professional tools and emerging technologies, conduct ethical user research and testing, and develop career-ready portfolios that reflect current industry practices and expectations.

  • Work directly with industry on digital product design projects, applying research, design, and technology skills to real business and organizational challenges.
  • Develop projects that span the entire development lifecycle, from concept development and prototyping through testing, iteration, and implementation.
  • Apply both qualitative and quantitative research methods to gather and analyze data and create evidence-based design recommendations that align user needs with organizational objectives.
  • Use industry-standard design systems to create prototypes, design interfaces, and develop interactive digital experiences.
  • Leverage emerging technologies including machine learning, open standards software and wearable hardware to address contemporary design challenges.
  • Develop immersive XR experiences through practical work with virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and spatial computing technologies.
  • Build professional networks and industry connections through engagement with UX practitioners, community activities, knowledge-sharing events, conferences, and professional publications.

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