Overview

Ready to design experiences that make a difference? User Experience (UX) Design is the process of creating digital and other products or services that are user-friendly, intuitive and easy to navigate. UX design shapes how people interact with the world around them and improves experiences through usability, satisfaction, effectiveness, learnability, error tolerance and emotional connection.

Solutions can be applied to websites, mobile apps, immersive technologies (VR/AR/MR), physical spaces, service design and complex digital systems. UX design is necessary across many fields and can lead to diverse, in-demand professional opportunities.

Careers

Sample jobs after graduating the User Experience Design programme at Wilfrid Laurier University include:

UX researcher / design researcher / user researcher

interaction designer

information architect / UX architect

UX/UI designer

UX strategist

service designer

UX consultant / digital strategist / UX experience consultant

usability analyst / usability engineer

accessibility specialist / human factors specialist

UX writer

content strategist designer

visual designer / UI designer

web content designer

customer experience manager

chief experience officer (CXO)

product manager / product owner (UX-focused)

XR designer / virtual, augmented, or mixed reality designer (VR/AR/XR)

government service designer / public sector UX designer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human-Centered Design

Research Methods

Human Factors

Strategy and Management

UX Prototyping

Immersive Design

Service Design

Design Ethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

83

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

5 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brantford, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

83

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A four-year undergraduate degree or equivalent from an accredited university; applications are invited from students with an honours degree in any discipline.

A minimum B+ average in the last two years of study and a B average overall.

Applications are reviewed by the graduate programme admissions committee, which considers prior postsecondary grades, a statement of intent and letters of reference. Applications are reviewed holistically, and we are unable to pre-assess transcripts.

This programme is designed and intended for students with little to no previous experience in User Experience Design. For this reason, graduates of Laurier’s BDes in UXD, and those who have completed the Minor in UXD, are currently not eligible for admission to this programme.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20000 CAD / year

≈ 20000 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

11112 CAD / year

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Living costs

Brantford

Canada

1200 - 1900 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Funding

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