Lacy Kelly Ramos
is a United States Digital Corps Fellow, focusing on human-centered design.
You can complete this program fully online.
Complete six required courses and one elective by studying part time or full time.
Ready for a great career in user-experience (UX) design? Build your UX design portfolio with our convenient, flexible online courses, taught by working designers with real-world experience. Learn essential user-centered design principles and technique, such as conducting, synthesizing user research; wireframing; prototyping; usability testing; UX design strategy; user experience design (UXD); UI design; and design thinking.
Through our coursework, you'll be put in the mindset of a UX designer: understanding the types of interactions that humans have with machines or products such as apps, websites, dashboards, kiosks and other interfaces. Learn how to troubleshoot issues with forms, documents, systems, physical objects in order to make those everyday interactions delightful, intuitive, engaging and accessible.
Ideate on your designs with focused one-on-one critiques from your instructors, as well as feedback from classmates. Hear from visiting guest speakers to glean insights into today's UX topics. After completing your capstone course, you will be prepared to join the high-growth UX design industry.
What are the benefits of UC Berkeley Extension's Professional Program in User Experience (UX) Design?
There are no prerequisites for the Professional Program in User Experience (UX) Design, but a bachelor's degree is preferred.
The curriculum comprises 6 required courses and a minimum of 2 units of electives for a total of 14 semester units (minimum 222 hours of instruction). Candidates must pay a nonrefundable program registration fee.
You must take all courses for a letter grade. To receive the Award of Completion, you must complete each course with a grade of C or better. All coursework must be completed within three years.
You can complete this program in as few as two terms. If you want to study full-time, you can take four courses during the first term and three in the second (or vice-versa).
By registering, you declare your intention to complete the curriculum. To register online for the Professional Program in User Experience (UX) Design, complete these two steps:
Each course is priced individually, and you pay the course fee at the time of enrollment. The required and elective courses for the program have an estimated cost of $7,793 (not including course materials, or registration fee). Course fees are subject to change.
Once you have completed the program coursework, notify UC Berkeley Extension that you have completed the curriculum and request your Award of Completion. Send an email to extension-uxdesign@berkeley.edu After your records have been reviewed, verified and approved (usually within two to three weeks), your award of completion will be mailed to you.
There are no admission requirements for international students who wish to complete a course or certificate online. You may register for any online course available for enrollment. Follow the registration and enrollment process for the online course you have selected.
Graduate Clara Azulay
UX Design Instructor Minakshi Mukherjee
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