User Experience/User Interface (UXUI) - Level 3 - Online Courses - Adult Learning

About this course

PLEASE NOTE: This course runs Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thrsdays

User Experience (UX) is how a user feels when interacting with a product, focusing on ease of use and efficiency. User Interface (UI) is the visual, interactive surface (screens, buttons, icons) they use. Simply UX is the journey, UI is the vehicle. Together, they make technology useful and attractive. 
These may be things like

• Mobile Apps/Websites: A smooth checkout process on an app is good UX; the layout, buttons, and colours used to make that purchase are the UI.

• Navigation: An intuitive search bar that makes it easy to find products on a site.

• Physical Interfaces: A vending machine with a clear touch screen, responsive buttons, and simple instructions. 

UX (User Experience) focuses on user research, user testing, and solving problems by creating a logical, useful, and enjoyable experience. UI (User Interface) focuses on aesthetics, layout, and responsiveness, ensuring the product looks good and works technically. 

About this qualification
This qualification is designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills within user experience/user interface (UX/UI). This is a level 3 qualification. This is a live online course of 3 hours of teaching, 4 days a week for 12 weeks. You will also need to allow extra time for portfolio work.

Who is it suitable for?
This qualification is suitable if you wish to develop sector awareness. It will provide you with skills and knowledge related to UX/UI practices with a view to seek employment or further study. This may help you progress to roles such as UX designer, UX researcher, visual designer (UI designer) and content strategist.

What are the entry requirements?
You should be aged 19 or above to undertake this qualification. There are no specific prior skills/knowledge that you must have for this qualification. However, you may find it helpful if they have already achieved a qualification or have a small amount of subject knowledge, although this is not necessary. You must have a laptop/PC with internet connection.

How is this qualification structured?
This qualification consists of 6 mandatory units. Introduction to User Experience (UX), The User-Centred Design (UCD) Process, User Research, User Experience (UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) Design in Practice.

How is it assessed?
This qualification is internally assessed and externally quality assured via a portfolio of evidence. You will have theory questions to write answers to and submit throughout, as well as creating practical examples of UXUI scenarios.

What you will need:

You will need a PC or laptop with a working internet connection. Live sessions are run over Teams.

Booking your place and fee information

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.