UX/UI Design Advanced Certificate

Study Synchronously Online or On Campus: It's Your Choice
(F-1 students are not eligible for Advanced Certificate programs)

Program Overview: Advanced Certificate in UX/UI Design

• Twelve-credit advanced certificate program
• Grounded in human-centered design thinking
• Encourages deep understanding of user behavior and needs
• Offers a hands-on learning model with real-world design challenges
• Emphasizes ideation, research, and prototyping
• Explores the relationship between interactive media and human perception
• Stresses the importance of aesthetics and accessibility in design
• Delivered online or on campus with flexible scheduling options

Learning Outcomes & Benefits

• Develops a strong foundation in user experience and interface design
• Builds skills in creating user-first digital solutions
• Enables students to produce a professional-level design portfolio
• No master’s degree required for enrollment or completion
• Prepares students to apply learned skills in real-world settings
• Ideal for those looking to transition into or advance within the design field

Educational and Career Objectives

The candidate will be able to:

1. Understand and apply the basic principles of UX/UI design
2. Engage in successful customer and competition research
3. Prototype a variety of design ideas
4. Present design ideas in group settings
5. Enter the Touro masters level design program with 12 graduate credits
6. Compete successfully for entry level design positions

Semester 1

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

Semester 2

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

Course Credit Transfer and Degree Requirements for UX/UI & Interaction Design M.S.

Courses Counted Toward the M.S. Degree from the Advanced Certificate Program

Required Courses:

• UXIN 600
• UXIN 605
• UXIN 614

Elective Courses:

None from the Advanced Certificate program count as electives

Note:

• The M.S. in UX/UI & Interaction Design program requires a total of 11 courses (33 credits) for graduation:
• 7 core required courses
• 4 elective courses
• Students who complete the UX/UI Advanced Certificate Program have up to 6 years to apply for the M.S. program
• Upon entering the M.S. program after certificate completion, students must complete:
• 4 additional required core courses
• 4 elective courses
• Total: 8 additional courses to finish the degree
• Depending on prior academic background and transcript review, preparatory courses may be required
• A full listing of all required courses for the M.S. degree can be found here