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.

Equivalent EU/international qualifications are also accepted.
Applicants who do not meet these criteria will be considered on a case-by case basis as other professional qualifications and/or undergraduate UK honours degree subjects will be considered on merit as will relevant professional experience.
Overseas applicants will require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English language qualification.

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.

The MA User Experience Design introduces you to the necessary core principles of UX Design through lectures, seminars and hands-on studio projects, therefore no prior knowledge of UX Design is required. You will participate in a co-creation module that challenges you to harness your creative, collaborative and critical skills in articulating issues around sustainability. Further UX modules acquaint you with critical understanding of the professional and societal contexts in which UX Designs are developed and deployed and core UX methods and practices required for understanding and designing for different potential ‘users’. These modules will enable you to identify a research problem and/or designed product on which to focus your major independent project in Designing the Transformed User Experience and apply your prior learning to a UX Design research or portfolio project developed under supervision.
The programme aims to not only transform your thinking, enabling you to critically contribute to your chosen profession in or beyond UX Design, but also help shape its future through ethical awareness, sensitivity to the heterogeneity of user needs, and cultural appreciation of the contexts in which UX Design is developed and encountered.
Features and benefits:
  • 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 time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Course Enquiries Team
Email
courses@mmu.ac.uk
Phone
+44 (0)161 247 6969