User Experience Design (UXD)

Overview of this Specialization

Become deeply immersed in the science and the art of creating learning experiences and products grounded in practices such as human-centered design, instructional design, design thinking, and user research.

Upon completing this specialization, you'll have the skills to:

• • Iteratively frame a design problem through understanding and empathizing with users, utilizing a range of UX research methods   (interviews, observations, think-aloud, participatory design) 

  • Use a learner-centered and human-centered approach to iteratively design educational experiences and products

  • Utilize UX methods such as sketching, ideation, personas, empathy maps, analysis, prototyping to develop and present to stakeholders

  • Develop strong collaboration and other interpersonal skills to work and lead teams

Requirements

To complete this specialization, you'll need to complete 3 elective courses relevant to User Experience or Product Design. Note that you can only take 2 electives outside the ECT programs.

ECT elective courses

• EDCT-GE 2015 User Experience Design**  (offered FALL & SPRING)

  • ** Note to LTXD students: since you are required to take User Experience Design as part of your core foundations, this will not count towards the three.

• EDCT-GE 2520 User Research Methods (offered in SPRING)

• EDCT-GE 2510 Narrative, Digital Media and Learning (offered FALL & SPRING)

• EDCT-GE 2197 Media Practicum: Field Internship (if aligned with UX specialization)

• EDCT-GE 2554 EdTech UX Studio: Design for a Client

Other Electives:

• • • Electives change from semester to semester. You should search ALBERT for UX related courses. ECT has also identified UX releated courses for your consideration-- visit our student-created ECT "Airtable" Electives Database (click on the "non-ECT electives tab", then 'By Specialization' for electives outside of ECT)

    • See also ECT Career pathway page on Product Design and Development for additional suggestions.

Here is a sampling of courses outside of ECT that are aligned to this specialization:

• • • IDM-GY-6053 Ideation and Prototyping

    • CS-GY 6543 Human Computer Interaction

    • DM-UY 2213 User Experience Design (UX)

    • ITPG-GT 2544 User-Centered Design of Interactive Experience

    • ITPG-GT 2724 Visual Communication

    • ITPG-GT 2479 Product Design: Designing for People

    • **EDCT-GE 2510 Narrative Digital Media and Learning (offered FALL & SPRING)

    • TCHS1-GC 1055 Design Thinking and Innovation (offered FALL & SPRING)

    • ITPG-GT 2997 Design Research

    • MG-GY 9013 Design Thinking for Creative Problem Solving

    • MSPM1-GC 2040  Agile Project Management

    • MSPM1-GC 2030 Project Management Operations

Supplemental learning activities and resources

Though optional, students specializing in User Experience Design may also wish to engage in supplemental learning activities and resources and join professional organizations and communities as described below:

• • Explore our ECT Career pathway page on Product Design and Development to learn more about UX careers, alumni, and sample job descriptions.

  • ECT Internships

  • Faculty projects with a UX focus

  • UX focused Thesis (design project or paper), strongly recommended

  • LinkedIn Learning UX courses (free to NYU students)

  • Professional Organizations: UXPA, UIE, IXDA

  • Annual UX, Interaction Design, HCI and Product Management Conferences