User Experience Design (Online) | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

User Experience Design (Online)

This course explores the UX Design process and leverages it to bridge the gap between functionality and aesthetics, creating a better experience for users.

Course description

Guided by user-centered design processes, students design visual and experiential systems for web and mobile apps that are shaped by such things as: stakeholder interviews, requirement gathering, usability testing, competitor benchmarking, and analytics. In the process, visuals such as task maps, customer experience maps, user journeys, personas, wireframing, quick sketches, and prototypes will be developed to communicate and generate ideas. / This course is part of the Master of Arts in Graphic and Web Design and is a graduate level course. / Please note that this course does not qualify for the $25 alumni tuition rate.

Open to students ages 18 and above. View complete policies including class cancellation policies, before completing your registration.

Class meeting details

This course includes a weekly synchronous meeting using Google Meet every Thursday from 7:00-8:30 p.m. CST. The course is project-based, with 2 to 3 deadlines per week. Asynchronous course activities may include readings, video demonstrations and tutorials, online discussions, projects, and critiques.

Prerequisites

None

Required materials

Hardware
A computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access.

Textbooks
See canvas.mcad.edu/books for a list of required textbooks.

Class resources

This class uses Adobe Creative Cloud and Canvas, MCAD’s learning management system. Please see the link for more information.

Class savings

Register on or before January 19 and save $25.
Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).
Additional savings. Are you eligible?

Questions

Contact MCAD Continuing Education at continuing_education@mcad.edu or call 612.874.3765.

Register

Title
Non-credit Tuition
$1,485.00
Not Yet Open for Registration

Registration opens January 5.

  • Date:
    -
  • Time:
    7:00–8:30 p.m. CT
  • Day(s) of the week:
    Thursday
  • Ages:
    Open to student ages 18 and above.
  • Term:
    Spring 2026
  • Instructor: Alex Brown
  • Location:
    Online
  • SKU:
    GWD 6460 20 SP26

Prerequisites:

None

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Minneapolis, MN 55404

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