Graduate Certificate in Information Architecture and User Experience at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

A 15-credit-hour distance-education graduate certificate that prepares information and design professionals to work as information architects or user experience professionals.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: School of Information Sciences | Duration: 15 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Required courses are Information Architecture (INSC 525), Usability Testing and Evaluation (INSC 586) and Human-Computer Interaction (INSC 588), plus two electives from Metadata, Knowledge Organization Systems, Data Management, Digital Libraries, Information Organization and Retrieval, and Web Design.

Career pathways

Information architect or user experience professional.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed online application to the Graduate School and School of Information Sciences standards: undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher, a 400-700 word statement of career objectives, letters of recommendation from 3 people qualified to judge academic and/or professional qualities, and a resume. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required in certificate courses. Applicants with a master's degree from another institution may request a transcript evaluation.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 15 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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