Course contact details
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Email:contactus@dundee.ac.uk
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University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Experience Design
- BDes (Hon)
- 4 Years
- Full-time
- 21 September 2026
- Undergraduate
- Main Site
Course summary
Experience designers create things that better connect us, attract us, involve us and include us. They make our lives easier, more fun and more meaningful, in big and small ways.
This course covers aspects of User Experience (UX) such as:
user interface (UI) design
graphic design
apps
You will move beyond mere usage to understand, perceive, connect, and engage people through your designs. You will extend your creativity beyond the screen to create products, services, spaces, and more.
Experience design is where people, technology and design meet.
You will learn industry-ready skills across all of these areas. You will learn how to use them together professionally to take projects from first idea to beautifully crafted outcome.
In learning about people, you will find that people aren’t just ‘users’. They are the centre of your approach. They will very often act as your collaborators and your creative inspiration. You will learn to really see people and to understand them deeply. This will touch on understanding their culture, identity and how they see the world. With this understanding, you will see where your design ideas could fit into their lives.
You will creatively harness current technologies to design new experiences. You will learn how to work with emerging technologies. This will prevent you from being stuck to any particular platform or medium. You will also learn how to stay flexible and ready to experiment with new opportunities playfully and creatively.
Experience designers can influence what the future looks like. You will explore using AI and other emerging technologies as design tools. You will look at how new technology could impact people and society in positive, negative (and ambiguous) ways in the future
How to apply
This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
- EU has vacancies
- Wales has vacancies
- England has vacancies
- International has vacancies
- Scotland does not have vacancies
- Northern Ireland has vacancies
- Republic of Ireland has vacancies
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W200
- Institution code:
- D65
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
A levelABB
Literate or Art and Design Subject recommended.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDM
A relevant BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with DDM
Scottish HigherNot accepted
Scottish Advanced HigherBB
at Advanced Higher plus BB at Higher in different subjects. Literate subject or Art and Design subject recommended
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 points
32 points overall with 6, 5, 5 at Higher Level. Literate or Art and Design Subject recommended
Scottish HNDPass
Relevant HND with Graded Unit 2 at B
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
A level BCC
Literate or Art and Design subject recommended
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 30 points
30 points overall with 5, 5, 5 at Higher Level. Literate or Art and Design Subject recommended.
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
Achieving a strong set of qualifications is key to earning a place at the University. We understand grades are influenced by things outside your control, such as the impact of deprivation where you live. That’s why each year we look at each student's application in detail including circumstances outside of your control that may have impacted your potential.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
Not available
Historical entry grades data is not currently available for University of Dundee - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
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* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
Tuition fees shown for Scottish students are for students starting in the 2025/26 academic year. The fees for 2026/27 have not yet been confirmed and we expect confirmation of these in March 2026.
Please note: From 2026/27, the UK Government has indicated that universities may be permitted to increase tuition fees annually in line with inflation. Any tuition fee increase will follow the process and terms set out in the University’s Student Terms and Conditions www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/student-terms-and-conditions and will be communicated to you in advance.
Tuition fees for International students will increase by no more than either of the below, whichever is higher at September of the relevant academic year:
- a 5% increase on the previous year's tuition fee for year programme of study
- an increase in accordance with the Consumer Prices Index
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