DESIGN X435.1
Information Architecture (IA) and content strategy (CS) play significant roles in improving user experience. The challenge lies in building the right content for users' needs. The solution is unifying design and content with IA and CS professionals—all working harmoniously together.
You’ll go from high-level conceptual thinking to real world practical designs in the organization of complex websites and projects. As part of this class you integrate SEO and accessibility initiatives to enhance content discovery, audits and analysis, content inventory and interaction behaviors, company user engagement, voice and tone assessment, content management systems (CMS), templates and microcopy in CS. In information architecture, you learn about mental models, task and user flows, sitemaps, and wayfinding. This course includes two projects: the first one is about content audit and chunking; the second one is related to tree testing by using Optimal Workshop, card sorting, labels, tags and taxonomies. There are two final presentations that can become part of your UX design portfolio.
Prerequisites:
Working knowledge of Figma or any other prototyping tool, as you will be required to prototype.
Course Objectives
UC Berkeley Extension designs the best possible online learning experience for you to prepare you for the skills and a quality portfolio to become a confident design professional.
What You Learn
You explore information architecture and content strategy—from research and development through governance. You then apply your high-level conceptual thinking to real-world practical designs in the organization of complex websites and UX projects. The final projects can become part of your UX design portfolio.
How You Learn
We are online! All of the design classes are conducted online including: video classes, mentor-led learning and peer-to-peer support through our student online platform, Canvas.
Is This Course Right for Me?
This course is ideal for professionals and aspiring UX designers who want to further their career opportunities at a current employer, find a new job or grow their own business. Our experienced instructors monitor your development along with peer-to-peer support on our student online platform.
After completing this course, you are ready to take User Interface (UI) Design.
Fall 2025 enrollment opens on June 16!