MSc User Experience Design at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

This MSc in User Experience Design is designed for graduates from any undergraduate background who want to develop the skills to design innovative, inclusive, and future-focused user experiences across multiple channels and platforms. You will be encouraged to think critically, collaborate inclusively, and push the boundaries of what design can achieve.

Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment | Department: Computing | Duration: 12 months full-time; 18 months (with Professional Placement) full-time; 24 months part-time | Study mode: full-time/part-time (optional professional placement) | Intake: September 2027, January 2028 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course welcomes graduates from both technical and non-technical disciplines who are keen to specialise in User Experience (UX) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Modules include Human-Centred Design, UX Development, Visual Interface Design, Accessibility and Assistive Technology, Research Methods and Evaluation, Advanced and Immersive Technologies, Individual Master’s Project, Professional Placement.

Career pathways

The MSc User Experience Design is designed to equip you with the skills, experience, and mindset to thrive in a rapidly growing field. Over the past decade, demand for UX professionals has expanded across every sector media, finance, health, education, and beyond as organisations recognise the need to create seamless, accessible, and meaningful digital experiences.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent. We will consider applicants from a wide range of backgrounds broadly related to User Experience Design (including but not limited to Computing, Gaming, Engineering, Business, Marketing, Psychology, Law, Art and Design). Applicants will need to be interested in the technological and scientific approaches to User Experience Design, and all applications require a personal statement to demonstrate interest in the subject. IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,710 a year (2027/28). full-time, 12 months; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

International applicants: GBP 19,630 a year (2027/28). full-time, 12 months; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027, January 2028

Duration: 12 months full-time; 18 months (with Professional Placement) full-time; 24 months part-time

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