Course summary
User Experience (UX) Design is a creative dynamic discipline that encourages curiosity creatively expressed through the voice of people. This exciting course encourages you to explore the world of interaction design and user experience with devices and systems. This user experience design course will develop your skills in identifying unmet needs and defining them by incorporating them into the process of design. Our course will ingrain digital user experience design principles into our students and prepare them for a career in the industry. If you have an insatiable curiosity to speculate on the future and understand people’s experience as they interact with devices and systems - then this course is for you! During your studies, you will develop an impressive portfolio of work that you can easily use for applying to a broad range of user experience jobs. Please visit our website for full course and module details.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
Entry requirements
Standard Qualification Requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 6 credits M: 39 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 28 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H3, H3
Scottish HNC - Pass
T Level - P
Minimum Year 2 Entry Requirements HNC - Design (Digital Design & Web Development or similar), Computing, User Experience or Engineering with B in the graded unit. SQA Advanced Highers - BBC to include one of the following subjects: Maths, Computing, Physics, Engineering Science, Design or Art & Design A-Level - BBB to include at least one of subjects listed above BTEC Extended Diploma - DDD in a related subject Minimum Year 3 Entry Requirements HND in Digital Design and Development, User Experience Design, Visual Communication (Digital Design) or HND Web Development - Pass with Grade BB at SCQF Level 8 in the graded units Other HNC/D qualifications may be considered, please contact Undergraduate Admissions for advice. Minimum Year 4 Entry Requirements Scottish bachelor’s degree in User Experience or Interaction Design (or equivalent)
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Scottish Higher - BCCC
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5. |
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £1820 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17520 | Year 1 |
| International | £17520 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Edinburgh Napier University
219 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1DJ