This is an intensive course in UX design covering all the basics with a lot of focus on hands-on learning and practising. Our concept is simple. We’ve handpicked professional UX designers working in the industry to teach you their skills. In 16 weeks, you will learn how to go from an idea to a product using the design thinking process.

You will have a fixed schedule for lectures mentioned and you will plan your self-study time.

At the end of the course, you can:

Exercise professional UX design methods and principles.
Identify real problems and challenges and turn them into testable prototypes.
Work in a structured way with quantitive and qualitative user research methods and base decisions on data.
Implement accessibility in design.
Use design methods to create a positive impact in the world.

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Projects our students worked on

Build a competitive portfolio with project-based learning

Developing nudging techniques for Lifesum

Improving user flows for Ekvi

Onboarding Feeder users

A week at the UX course

Learn from professionals

Each week, you will have online sessions led by UX experts and industry guests to pass on their expertise. You will also get a digital course package with pre-recorded lectures and curated reading material for self-studies.

Project-based learning

Learn with project briefs to build up your portfolio. Some projects will also be real client work 😬. You will demo your projects during the course and receive and give feedback from the coach and your classmates.

Community and teamwork

We don't do average online courses – we start friendships. Expect group work from day one. Learn modern tools like Figma to collaborate like professional UX designers. Remote is what we do best.

Intense but flexible

We mix flexible remote self-studies that you plan yourself alongside scheduled weekly sessions with our coaches and your class peers. The course is full-time but with a flexible schedule and plenty of self-studies that you plan yourself.

Details

Cost
Government-funded + CSN approved
80 YH points

Course dates
September 16 - January 17, 2024
(incl. 2 weeks of Christmas break)

Application deadline
Apply before June 23.
Start your application for all info about the application process and test.

Format
Online full-time. Mixed self-studies with online meet-ups.

Scope
16 weeks at 100% pace.

Schedule

Monday 10:00 - 12:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30
Thursday 10:00 - 12:00
Friday 10:00 - 12:00

Language
English

Some of our design instructors

Natalié Schnelzer

Barcelona based UI/UX designer with 8+ years of experience. Focused on unique, user-centric digital products and experiences. Natalie has worked in many different tech startups, and agencies and is currently leading product design strategy and vision at Ekvi.

Stockholm based UX designer with a strong academic background in Interaction design and human-computer interaction. She has worked with UX design at companies such as Happy Socks, Columbus and Electrolux with over 8+ years experience in the industry.

Nastya Kudruk

Digital marketing consultant based in Athens with 6+ years of experience in SaaS, fintech and edtech. She specializes in traffic acquisition and has created and executed lead generation and growth strategies for tech startups and corporations. She currently works as a Performance Marketer at Technigo and teaches data analysis and data tools.

Hanna Pettersson

Stockholm-based marketer, visual designer and founder of Technigo. Hanna has more than 10 years of experience in design. She has worked for companies like Spotify, King, Rebel and Bird, and Uptrail.

How to join

Application

To apply, you need to solve a little design challenge and try out some UX design. Start your application to receive all instructions for the test in your email.

The application deadline is June 23. Expect an answer from us no later than on July 5, you can then choose to accept your spot or not.

Who can apply?

This intensive course is designed to upgrade your career with professional UX and UI design skills. To be eligible to apply, you need to have;

2 years of proven work experience from any field where UX design can be applied.
Meet general requirements to join a course within Yrkeshögskolan (only available in the Nordics).

Main learnings

The UX design process and methodology based on the Design Thinking framework.
Conduct user research, receive and give feedback and make informed design decisions.
Modern tools for collaborative design like Figma, Figjam and more.
AI tools for design.
Low- and high-fidelity prototypes using design tools and UI design.
Data-driven design and analytics.
Design standards for accessibility.
The basics of usability and interaction design
UX design methods for social change.

”The best school anyone can ever find, with the most incredible, encouraging team. You've given me such a memorable journey guys, thanks a million!”

"You don't just learn by you doing the assignments, you also learn from everyone else doing them!"

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Program overview

You will work together with your classmates in agile sprints.

Sprint 1

20 YH Points

UX Design

In this UX Design Methods course, you will master Design Thinking and learn to use tools like Figma to develop impactful solutions. You will engage in user-centred research, prototyping, and iterative design.

Sprint 2

15 YH Points

Interface Design

You will dive deep into using Figma and understanding the principles of interaction and UI design to create effective and visually appealing interfaces. You will combine theoretical knowledge of color theory, typography, layout, and user psychology with hands-on Figma projects.

Sprint 3

10 YH Points

Accessibility in design

Learn to make digital products more accessible and inclusive, following standards like the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the European Accessibility Act (EAA).

Sprint 4

15 YH Points

Data-driven design

Use data insights and UX psychology to guide design decisions for digital services. Master analytical tools and conduct hypothesis-driven experiments to evaluate designs based on user behaviour, preferences, and psychological principles.

Sprint 5

20 YH Points

UX Project

Apply your UX design knowledge to a practical project aimed at creating positive social or environmental change. Under guidance, you'll integrate your professional expertise with UX principles to tackle issues such as poverty alleviation and climate improvement, while exploring case studies on social innovation.

FAQ

Is this course CSN approved?

Yes, residents in the Nordics can apply for CSN for this course.

What is the workload of this course?

This is a full-time course. The workload will correspond to 40 hours a week where you can plan a lot of the time yourself.

Who can apply?

This intensive course is for anyone who wants to upgrade their career with professional UX and UI design skills. To be eligible to apply, you need to have;

2 years of proven work experience from any field where UX design can be applied.
Meet general requirements to join a course within Yrkeshögskolan.

If I can't make it to some sessions, can I watch that afterwards?

Yes, all sessions are recorded. But since much of the work will be workshop style, it's hard to fully join in by watching it afterwards. If you miss it, you have to do the exercises from the lesson by yourself to account for that lesson towards passing the course.

Can I combine it with a full-time job?

It will be difficult to follow a course while having a full-time job on the side. We recommend you dedicate around 30-40 hours for the course during the week.

Can you describe what a week looks like in the course?

You will have a mix of live classes during the week, sessions with peers to retrospect, demo your progress and an opportunity to join open classroom sessions where you can ask questions and work on the projects.

Hands-on creativity

We know that exploring and experimenting is key to learn new skills. We always focus on the how and to spark that creativity.

Real-world skills

Everything we teach is mirroring how the industry works. We teach modern industry standard tools, methods and knowledge.

Collaborative Learning

Expect to work in groups, discuss, give feedback to others. Together we are stronger. After our trainings you will be better equipped to keep up-to-date with the latest and to be an inspiration to your peers.