UX (User Experience) Design

Instructional Program (CIP)

Description

UX Design

Program Objective:

Prepare for a career in the high-growth field of UX design, no experience or degree required. With professional training designed by Google, get on the fast-track to a competitively paid job. There are currently 99,000 U.S. job openings in UX design with a median entry-level salary of $92,000.

Program Description:
You will create designs on paper and in digital design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. By the end of the certificate program, you will have a professional UX portfolio that includes three end-to-end projects, so that you’re ready to apply for jobs. Upon completion, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including Walmart, Best Buy, and Astreya.

Competencies to be achieved: PIT-111 UX Design (9 credits)

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design: the first of a series of seven courses that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects. UX designers make those everyday interactions usable, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback.

Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define and Ideate: the second course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you’ll complete the first phases of the design process for a project that you’ll be able to include in your portfolio. You will learn how to empathize with users and understand their pain points, define user needs using problem statements, and come up with lots of ideas for solutions to those user problems.

Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes: the third course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you’ll continue to design a mobile app for your professional UX portfolio. You’ll start by creating storyboards and getting familiar with the basics of drawing. Then, you'll create paper wireframes and digital wireframes using the design tool Figma. You’ll also create a paper prototype and a digital low-fidelity prototype in Figma.

Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts:  the fourth course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you will learn how to plan and conduct a usability study to gather feedback about designs. Then, you will modify your low-fidelity designs based on insights from your research.

Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma:  The fifth course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you will follow step-by-step tutorials to learn how to create high-fidelity designs, called mockups, in Figma, a popular design tool. Then, you’ll turn those designs into an interactive prototype that works like a finished product. You’ll conduct research to collect feedback about your designs and make improvements. Finally, you’ll learn how to share your designs with development teams and highlight your work in your professional UX portfolio.

Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD: the sixth course in a program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you will design a responsive website using Adobe XD, a popular design tool. You will complete the design process from beginning to end: empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes and prototypes, and testing designs to get feedback. By the end of this course, you will have a new design project to include in your professional UX portfolio.

Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs: the seventh and final course in a program that will equip you with the skills you need to become an entry-level UX designer. In this course, you will design a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website focused on social good. You will showcase all that you’ve learned during the certificate program to complete the design process from beginning to end: empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes and prototypes, and testing designs to get feedback. By the end of this course, you will have a new cross-platform design project to include in your professional UX portfolio.

Total Cost of Program (include all costs to the student including testing, certification): 

In-state: $924.00

Out-of-state: $1347.00

Note: Tuition, Fees, Books, and Supply costs reviewed annually and may be modified as needed 

Tuition (effective summer 2024):

In-state tuition: $873.00

Out-of-state Tuition: $1296.00

Tuition Schedule: https://www.azwestern.edu/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees 

Additional Fees (effective summer 2024):

Technology Fee: $45.00 ($5 per credit hour)

Bus fee:  $6 per semester (fall and spring only)

Total Additional Fees: $51.00

Books:

Provide a list of all books required for the program (even if cost of books is included in tuition): 

No Books Required for this Program

Total Book Cost: $0

WIOA Contact for Enrollment Status /Credential Verification:  

Name: Patrick Brown 

Email: Patrick.Brown@azwestern.edu

Phone number: 928-317-6168

Direct Website link to the program: 

https://www.azwestern.edu/sites/default/files/documents/degrees-and-certificates/occupational-certificate/UX%20Design.pdf

Additional information:  N/A

Refund Policy (provide a summary if Refund policy is not listed on school website): 

https://www.azwestern.edu/paying-for-college 

Credentials: (The following questions must be answered along with a supporting explanation for each) 

Industry Recognized: (Developed and offered by, or endorsed by a nationally-recognized industry association or organization representing a sizeable portion of the industry sector) 

Yes or No: Yes

Nationally Recognized Industry Association or Organization: Google

Stackable: (Part of a sequence of credentials) 

Yes or No: Yes 

Career Pathway: Certificate Google IT/AWS Joint Certification  

 Portable: (Recognized in other geographical areas; by other educational institutions; or by other industries/companies)

Yes or No (Explain): Yes, the Google UX Design certification is recognized worldwide.

Accredited Curriculum: (This refers to the course being accredited, not the test or school) 

Yes or No: Yes, Higher Learning Commission  

Link to Accrediting Website: https://www.hlcommission.org/ 

Credential Attainment Rate: Percentage of students in the last 24 months who obtained a postsecondary credential, or secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, during participation or within one year after exit from the training program. New program, no data. 

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