Creative & Communication

UX Designer

Explore how UX designers study people's needs and shape useful, accessible interactions with products and services.

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What does this career involve?

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Work you might explore

  • Learning about users, tasks and contexts
  • Mapping flows and creating interface prototypes
  • Testing ideas and identifying usability barriers
  • Working with developers and product teams

What skills can help?

  • User research
  • Information architecture
  • Prototyping
  • Accessibility awareness

Courses to explore

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Projects students can try

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PROJECT 01

Redesign a confusing public-service form

PROJECT 02

Test a mobile prototype with classmates

PROJECT 03

Create an accessibility review of a familiar app

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