User Experience (UX) Design

Course description

At Edinburgh Napier University we aim to be recognised as a University that is professional, ambitious, innovative and inclusive. In our dealings with you we will act with respect and integrity. We will create an environment to enable you to feel proud to be a student of the University, to feel confident, challenged and supported.
This programme aims to develop your interest in and knowledge and understanding of User Experience (UX) and:
• Provide the knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practice from a range of discipline areas within the field of UX;
• Develop your competence and understanding of theory and practice applicable to areas ranging from computer science, engineering and design;
• Develop your critical, analytical, problem-based learning skills and the transferable skills to prepare you for graduate employment;
• Provide you with transferable skills, such as oral and written communication, time management, group working, and to assist you in subsequent employment or study;
• Develop your creative skills in interaction design through practice and the evaluation of that practice.
Edinburgh Napier University is committed to delivering an excellent personalised student experience. You will be given the opportunity to acquire and develop many valuable practical skills such as the ability to collect, analyse, interpret and understand data and information. On completing this programme you will have been given opportunities to gain an appreciation of the value of education to society and to you as an individual.

Subjects

• Information technology
• Data processing
• Computers
• Computer studies
• Systems