User Experience Design MSc including Professional Placement
- Tution Fees : £20,790
- Course Duration : 2 Years
- Academic Course Level : Postgraduate
- Location : Penrhyn Road and Kingston School of Art at Knights Park
- Scholarship : Contact For Scholarship
Available Options
Academic requirements
| Level of entry | General qualification requirement |
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| Undergraduate |
Standard XII: 70% (CBSE, CISCE, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & West Bengal boards) or 80% (all other boards) A-levels International Baccalaureate. |
| Postgraduate taught masters |
Bachelors degree with minimum 55% overall (2:2 equivalent) Bachelors degree with minimum 60% overall (2:1 equivalent) For certain courses, work experience will also be required. Please see the postgraduate prospectus for specific course entry details. |
| Postgraduate research | A good postgraduate masters degree. |
English Language Requirements
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Most degree courses at Kingston University require a minimum Academic IELTS of 6.0-6.5 (with no element lower than 5.5).
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Although IELTS is preferred, the university does accept a variety of other English language qualifications, including TOEFL iBT and the Pearson Test of English Academic.
| Conditional Offer | Unconditional Offer | CAS |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Weeks | 1 Week | 5 Days |
| Entry requirements | |
You need a good honors degree (equivalent to 2:1 from a UK university) in art and design, computer science, or humanities. The most relevant undergraduate degrees are relevant to digital media – graphic design, communication design, interactive media, information technology – but also psychology, ethnography. The course attracts students with both BA and BSc degrees. Possible weaknesses in the undergraduate degree may be compensated with relevant work experience and other evidence that the student is motivated and able to study at this level. This may be demonstrated both through qualifications and portfolio of works. If you have an online portfolio/PDF of design and digital work (and a description of your design process) we would recommend for this to be included as a link in your personal statement. For this course the minimum requirement is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking. |
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| Course Modules | |
User Experience Design (Systems) Digital Studio Practice User Experience Design (Content) Media Specialist Practice Digital Media Final Project |
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| Career Prospects | |
Graduates of this course now work in roles such as user experience designer, user experience researcher, product owner, usability consultant, interaction designer, and information architect and content strategist. Some work in-house, at companies such as John Lewis, Aviva, IBM, E-Bay, BSkyB, RAC, Thomas Cook, BBC) in the UK and around the world at Google (USA), Symantec, Microsoft and TPVision (India). Others work for agencies such as Systems Concepts, weare: London, AIA Worldwide, Amaro, Wilson Fletcher, and UI Centric, in the UK, and around the world at MediaEngine (Italy), Oxx (Norway) and Thoughtworks (Johannesburg). Graduates increasingly find employment within the UK Government, public sector and charities (Dept Work & Pensions, Ministry of Justice). |