User Experience Design
Entry requirements
You should have at least a 2:2 undergraduate UK honours degree, ideally in a creative arts and design discipline such as e.g., Graphic Design; Fashion Communication Design; Illustration; Animation; Games Art and/or Design; Product Design; Filmmaking; Film & Television Production; Creative Film Production; Media Production; Digital Media Production; Sound & Video; Photography.
Months of entry
September
Course content
As more businesses invest in digital transformation, public sector and central government services are accessed digitally ‘by default’, e-retail outgrows physical high street sales, and a multiplicity of digital services and experiences – for entertainment, sociality and wellbeing – are used by the majority of the population on a daily basis, the need for digital User Experience (UX) specialists will only continue to grow.
- You will become an integral part of SODA - home to a vibrant creative community of research active staff with expertise in diverse fields of practice such as UX, Filmmaking, Photography, Games Art and Sound Design.
- You will have the space, expert guidance and technical resources to enable you to develop your independent UX practice, whilst also taking advantage of the collaborative activities provided by our cross-programme module.
- You will have the opportunity to extend and develop your professional networks and experience by being introduced to national and international educational partners, research communities and exceptional links with the creative and digital sectors in Manchester and across the UK.
- By joining SODA at Manchester Met, you will become a part of the University’s dynamic research community within a city that is one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in Europe with a complementary arts scene and cultural industries sector.
- You will have access to facilities such as the Virtual Reality studio and UX Labs.
Information for international students
Please visit the international page.
Fees and funding
For further information please see the fees and funding page.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Course Enquiries Team
- courses@mmu.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)161 247 6969