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User Experience (UX) Design

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Merchiston Campus
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2026-20272027-2028
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Course summary

User Experience (UX) Design is a creative dynamic discipline that encourages curiosity creatively expressed through the voice of people. This exciting course encourages you to explore the world of interaction design and user experience with devices and systems.

This user experience design course will develop your skills in identifying unmet needs and defining them by incorporating them into the process of design.

Our course will ingrain digital user experience design principles into our students and prepare them for a career in the industry. If you have an insatiable curiosity to speculate on the future and understand people’s experience as they interact with devices and systems - then this course is for you!

During your studies, you will develop an impressive portfolio of work that you can easily use for applying to a broad range of user experience jobs.

Please visit our website for full course and module details.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Merchiston Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years
  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 4 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
E59

How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
E59

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
CCC

T Level
P

With grade C or above in the core component. T Level with additional A Level in Maths, Computing, Physics, Engineering Science, Design or Art & Design grade B

GCSE Grade C/4 in Maths is also required.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish HNC
Pass

HNC with C in the graded unit in any subject

In addition have National 5 C in Maths

Scottish Higher
BBBC

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 6 Merit: 39

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 39 Credits at Merit & 6 Distinction. Maths required at Level 2 or equivalent.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*D

Minimum grades DD (Distinction, Distinction) or MM (Merit, Merit) and A level Grade C in a related subject.

GCSE Grade C/4 in Maths.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 27

27 points with 6, 5, 4 in HL subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

GSCE Maths at Grade C /4

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2H2H3H3

Minimum Year 2 Entry Requirements

HNC - Design (Digital Design & Web Development or similar), Computing, User Experience or Engineering with B in the graded unit.

SQA Advanced Highers - BBC to include one of the following subjects: Maths, Computing, Physics, Engineering Science, Design or Art & Design

A-Level - BBB to include at least one of subjects listed above

BTEC Extended Diploma - DDD in a related subject

Minimum Year 3 Entry Requirements

HND in Digital Design and Development, User Experience Design, Visual Communication (Digital Design) or HND Web Development - Pass with Grade BB at SCQF Level 8 in the graded units
Other HNC/D qualifications may be considered, please contact Undergraduate Admissions for advice.

Minimum Year 4 Entry Requirements

Scottish bachelor’s degree in User Experience or Interaction Design (or equivalent)

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Typical qualification requirements

Scottish Higher BCCC

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5.

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).

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Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & InternationalTBC

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.

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