Certificate in User Experience Research: UX Professional (UXPRO)
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About the Program
UXR skills are among the top 5 sought after job skills according to a 2019 LinkedIn report. The UX-PRO Certificate introduces you to essential ethnographic skills and ethical principles in a compact 12-credit advanced program. The emphasis in the user experience courses is on learning through practical exercises, culminating in negotiating, planning, and executing a capstone project that delivers insights to a real-world stakeholder. Across the user experience courses, you will develop your social media profile, expand your professional network, and evaluate your skill set in relation to recent job postings.
Program Requirements
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Program Requirements take the following courses, take 12 credits12 creditsUXPRO360 - Working in the UX Space1 creditUXPRO361 - Ethical User Research1 creditUXPRO362 - Asking and Listening1 creditUXPRO363 - Contextual Inquiry1 creditUXPRO364 - Design Thinking for Better UX1 creditUXPRO365 - Go Deeper with Theory1 creditUXPRO366 - Communicating User Research1 creditUXPRO367 - Just Enough Research1 creditUXPRO368 - Planning a Productive Capstone1 creditUXPRO469 - User Research Capstone3 credits
* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.