The Advanced Certificate in User Experience (UX) teaches students how to design and evaluate digital interfaces (e.g., websites, software products, and mobile/tablet applications) from a user-centered perspective, with an emphasis on understanding users and their contexts and applying that knowledge to make digital tools more user-friendly and engaging. Through their coursework, students build a digital portfolio demonstrating their preparedness to do practical UX work in a variety of roles and settings. 

Admissions Requirements

This advanced certificate can be taken within the School of Information’s MS in Library and Information Science, MS Museums and Digital Culture or MS in Data Analytics and Visualization. It can also be taken as post-master’s program. Applicants to the post-master’s Advanced Certificate program must:

• hold a master’s degree in the arts, humanities, social sciences, or science from an accredited university;
• submit the online application form, nonrefundable application fee, and official transcripts (uploaded online at application);
• submit a statement of purpose (approximately two pages);
• submit a current résumé; and
• request two letters of recommendation on the application from employers, professors, or others able to judge the applicant’s potential for graduate study.

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
INFO-643	Information Architecture & Interaction Design	3
INFO-644	Usability Theory & Practice	3
Elective Courses
Choose two courses from the following		6
INFO-606	Digital Accessibility
INFO-608	Human Information Interaction
INFO-616	Programming Interactive Visualizations
INFO-630	Human-Centered Research Design & Methods
INFO-636	Conversational User Experience Design
INFO-637	Programming User Interfaces
INFO-641	Visual Communication & Information Design
INFO-642	Content Strategy
INFO-645	Advanced Usability and UX Evaluation
INFO-646	Digital Product Design
INFO-648	Mobile Interaction Design
INFO-649	Practical Ethnography for User Experience
INFO-650	Speculative Design
INFO-651	Emotional Design
INFO-658	Information Visualization
INFO-681	Community Building & Engagement
INFO-682	Projects in Information Experience Design
INFO-685	Digital Analytics: Web, Mobile and Social Media
INFO-697	Special Topics (With Permission)
INFO-698	Practicum/Seminar Information Science (With Permission)
INFO-699	Independent Study (With Permission)
Total Credits		12