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UI/UX Design Masterclass

Research users, structure content, design accessible interfaces and test clickable prototypes to take a digital product from idea to a validated design.

  • Beginner
  • About 7 hours
  • 4 modules
  • 16 lessons
  • Certificate of completion

About this course

Design products people love. Learn user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability to craft intuitive digital experiences.

What you will learn

  • Explain the difference between UX and UI and apply a user-centred design process from discovery to delivery.
  • Plan and run ethical user research, then turn findings into insights, personas and journey maps.
  • Organise content and navigation using card sorting, tree testing, user flows and task analysis.
  • Create annotated wireframes and evaluate designs against Nielsen's ten usability heuristics.
  • Design accessible, responsive interfaces using visual hierarchy, a starter design system, colour, type and icons.
  • Build interactive prototypes, run low-cost usability tests and iterate on the findings to improve a design.

Curriculum

Module 1UX Foundations4 lessons
  1. 1UX vs UI: The Full Picture Free preview
  2. 2User-Centred Design Process
  3. 3User Research Methods
  4. 4Personas and User Journeys
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2Information Architecture4 lessons
  1. 5Organising Content and Navigation
  2. 6User Flows and Task Analysis
  3. 7Wireframing from Sketch to Digital
  4. 8Usability Heuristics
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3UI Design Craft4 lessons
  1. 9Visual Hierarchy in Interfaces
  2. 10Design Systems and Components
  3. 11Colour, Type and Iconography for UI
  4. 12Responsive and Mobile-First Design
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4Prototyping and Testing4 lessons
  1. 13Interactive Prototypes
  2. 14Usability Testing on a Budget
  3. 15Iterating from Feedback
  4. 16Course Project: App Design End-to-End
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: App Design End-to-End

Who this course is for

  • Beginners who want to start a career in UX, UI or product design.
  • Graphic and web designers, developers and product managers who want to design more usable products.
  • Founders and small business owners planning an app or website who want to get it right before building.

Requirements

  • A computer with internet access and a free account on a design tool such as Figma or Penpot.
  • A smartphone for testing prototypes at real size.
  • No prior design experience is needed; paper and pens for sketching are helpful.

What is included

Written lessons

16 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.

Module quizzes

A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.

Final project

App Design End-to-End. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.

Certificate

A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.

How the certificate works

Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.

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