Course Summary
User Experience (UX) Design is the process of designing the experience a user has with a product or service, focussing on maximising user satisfaction through user research, usability testing and iterative design.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
• Undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level.
• Applicants may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence, which can be verified through our RPL (recognition of prior learning) process.
• Some prior experience with a related discipline is required.
• Shortlisted candidates may be called for interview and/or requested to submit a portfolio of previous work in this area in order to determine the extent of their prior experience.
• Two references must also support your application.
• Portfolio: Yes
Application Details
Application Deadline: 2025/26 Applications are now open
IADT operates a rolling admissions policy for graduate taught courses, with decisions issued in 4 weeks after a submitted and complete application is received.
An application is incomplete until you provide all required items on the checklist (including the application fee, if applicable).
Generally, courses will remain open to applications until all places are filled.
Provisional start date: 25th September 2025
Fees
EU and Non-EU Fees €4,500 per annum
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Linguistic
The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.
Career Progression
Graduates with existing UX design experience have moved into more senior roles, including leadership and management roles. Graduates starting out on their UX design careers have been successful in applying for roles as user researcher and UX designers.
Duration
Year 1
• Thursday evenings, 16:00-18:00, 18:30-20:30; online
Year 2
• Thursday evenings, 16:00-18:00, 18:30-20:30; online. From late September - early November
• Meeting with project advisor every 3-4 weeks online. From early October - early May.