Study Synchronously Online or On Campus: It's Your Choice
(F-1 students are not eligible for Advanced Certificate
programs)
This twelve-credit advanced certificate program provides the candidate with a solid foundation in user experience and user interface design. A core design concept, UX/UI design features human-centered design thinking – an innovative approach that encourages designers of all types to truly understand users, while enhancing new products, services, systems, processes, and experiences. The advanced certificate offers a direct hands-on approach to the relationship between interactive media and human perception through ideation, research and prototyping techniques, always putting the end user at the center of the experience and stressing the importance of aesthetics and accessibility in a design system. As a result, the candidate develops a basic, yet professional, portfolio of work without needing to commit to earning a master’s degree.
Educational and career objectives
The candidate will be able to:
- Understand and apply the basic principles of UX/UI design
- Engage in successful customer and competition research
- Prototype a variety of design ideas
- Present design ideas in group settings
- Enter the Touro masters level design program with 12 graduate credits
- Compete successfully for entry level design positions
Semester 1
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UXIN 609
Foundations and History of Design
- This course explores the principles and elements of visual design, including the basic
vocabulary of visual forms, the various materials used in the field, related technical and
computer skills, and important creative problem solving strategies. A variety of creative
projects are designed to challenge students to demonstrate their visual creative skills, their
grasp of visual literacy, and their growing technical competence. Students submit their work to
class critiques that assess their cumulative understanding of the concepts and skills taught.
3 Credits -
UXIN 605
Design Thinking and Methodology
- In this introductory course in human-centered design thinking, students will learn new
innovative approaches to truly understand users and enhance new products, services, systems,
processes, and experiences. Through hands-on projects, students will learn media design
fundamentals through ideation, research, and prototyping techniques, always putting the user as
the center of the experience. At the end of the course, students will be able to create and
present a final project that reflects these best practices and meaningful insights from research
and problem solving.
3 Credits -
UXIN 600
UI Design Principles
- This hands-on course explores the core principles of UI design, emphasizing the importance
of aesthetics and accessibility in software interfaces. Students will gain proficiency in
industry-standard tools such as Figma and Adobe XD, applying these skills to create
practical and effective designs for web, smartphone, tablet, and kiosk interfaces. Through
interactive projects, students will explore information architecture, user accessibility,
navigation, and user interaction. Assessment is based on class participation and the quality
of their portfolio projects. The course also provides insights into career opportunities in
the UI/UX design field.
3 Credits -
UXIN 614
Interactive Design for Mobile
- In this mobile prototyping course, students are first introduced to mobile interactive
concepts
for both the iOS and Android platforms and learn how to create basic to high-end prototypes
for
a mobile app. Students either design a mobile app from scratch or select a mobile app in
need of
a redesign and present their prototype as a final project for a class critique.
3 Credits
Semester 2
Required Courses that count towards the UX/UI & Interaction Design Masters of Science Degree:
UXIN 600, UXIN 605, UXIN 614
Elective Courses that count toward the UX/UI & Interaction Design Masters of Science Degree:
None