User Experience Design

Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Computer science

About this course

User Experience is now a dominant specialism in nearly every industry. Here at Edinburgh Napier, we are a top 10 Modern UK University for Computer Science (The Times/Sunday Times), with specialist labs and facilities that provide an up-to-date learning environment.

The MSc User Experience Design will enable you to truly understand people’s relationship with technology. You will learn not only an empirical approach but also the empathic skills to truly understanding people and the digital technology they use. You will learn how to produce low fidelity and fully working prototypes to design for this new discipline.

This course will empower you with the skills to understand human-centred design. By examining and creating innovative solutions to real world issues you will develop the professional skills demanded in today’s workplace. Understanding how people want to interact with brands, products and services will furnish you with the skills to bring your expertise to the work place.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: Edinburgh

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Edinburgh

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2141 Web design professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2139 Information technology professionals
2136 IT quality and testing professionals
3132 IT user support technicians
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Edinburgh
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Computer science