
CAREER ACCELERATOR
King’s UX Design
Build a portfolio of work that’s recognised by top employers and validated by a world-class university.
Developed in collaboration with industry leaders




6 months online
15-20 hours per week
(Excludes live sessions and time with success team)
Starts 29 Jan, 2024
Places are limited.
Structured but flexible
Weekly goals. Your schedule.
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Get more than skills – get results

Aman Birdi
From digital marketer to marketing executive (UX Design) in 4 months.

Wayne McLean
“If I stopped right now (after the first course of the programme), I think I would’ve gotten full value for money.”

Ginny Cobbett
“I was able to use the learnings from course one to assist someone in creating a customer journey map for a new service.”
What you’ll learn
Each of the three, six-week courses are purpose built to give you the practical capability you need to stand out in industry. In the fourth and final course – a six-week Employer Project – you’ll apply what you’ve learnt to a real-world scenario.
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3 WEEKS
Onboarding and Goal Setting
You’ll start with two weeks of Orientation, where you’ll get comfortable with the online learning platform, connect with fellow learners, and plan your studies. You’ll also meet your Success Manager and Career Coach, who will help you personalise your plan of attack to achieve your version of success.
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6 WEEKS
Course 1: Understanding users
This first course introduces the UX processes and approaches in an organisational context. Learn about the impactful UX design opportunities that exist, and start to develop a high-performance mindset. You’ll discover the current best practices to research and understand your users. The assignments focus on evaluating the UX of a product, conducting user research, and creating user journey maps.
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6 WEEKS
Course 2: Designing for user needs
Master the iterative processes involved in designing prototypes. You’ll explore how UX designers work in Agile teams to discover, create and improve ideas. As part of this, you’ll consider user flows and information architecture. Understand how these design initiatives are launched and build the skills required to do so impactfully. The course assignments will dive into ideation techniques, and the first stages of creating and testing a mid-fi prototype.
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6 WEEKS
Course 3: User-centered optimisation
Cultivate skills in designing high-fidelity prototypes and preparing them for design handoff, ensuring your work is build-ready. Learn continuous optimisation techniques using user feedback to improve UX experiences. Enhance your portfolio with case studies, setting a strong foundation for your career in UX design.
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6 WEEKS
Employer Project
Put your new skills to work in a practical business project based on a real design challenge set by a real-world company. You’ll work in groups to find the best solution and present your work in the final week. The result is a relevant case study you can add to your portfolio.
Who you’ll learn from

Subject Experts
To ensure relevance and rigour, the programme content is developed in consultation with both university faculty and industry leaders.

Facilitators
Get both live and on-demand guidance from experienced professionals, for content challenges and industry best-practice techniques.

Career Coaches
Set yourself up for long-term success in your career through a mix of 1:1 sessions and interactive masterclasses with your personal coach.
Get proof of what you know and of what you can do
If you want to stand out, you need the right knowledge and the ability to translate it into action.
The university certificate you’ll earn once you graduate is a recognised mark of excellence that helps you stand out in a crowded market. To complement the certificate, you can use the Employer Project as a case study to prove the relevance of what you’ve learned and your ability to deliver commercial value to a business.

Different ways to invest in your career
Accessing our flexible payment plans is easier than you think (it takes less than 5 minutes). Book a call with an Enrolment Advisor to see if you qualify – chances are, you do.
Once-off

reduced rate
Benefit from a reduced rate by making payment upfront, in full, prior to the start of the programme.
6 months

no added fees or interest
Make a 10% deposit of £799,50 and then six monthly payments of £1199,25 (no added fees or interest).
24 months*

no added fees or interest
This plan is only available to UK citizens and residents, and is offered through our finance partner EdAid. You’ll be required to make a 10% deposit, followed by 24 monthly payments of £299,81 (no added fees or interest).

What could you earn as a UX designer?
Insights from Glassdoor indicate that a UX designer in the UK is likely to earn:
If you’re a business, you could be our next partner
We work with industry partners in a few different ways, and we’re open to finding a way that works for you. Here are some of the benefits.
Outsource a project
Co-design a business project to get access to the minds of a group of ambitious and diverse professionals who are solely focused on solving your business problem.
Train your team
We’ll work with you to find a custom solution for your team on all or part of a programme. As learners or mentors, they’ll benefit from relevant skills and university approval.
Make recruitment easier
Transform the way you recruit for complex digital roles with exposure to a highly relevant pool of talent and tangible proof of what they’re capable of.

“Working as part of the Employer Project has been valuable to us as an organisation. We were fortunate to work closely with an extremely talented cohort, benefitting from the insights and ideas they shared.”
– John Kostovski, Product Manager – Identify, DocuSign
Why learn UX design?
Users have become much more conscious about the brands they choose to support, which has stimulated the need for more mindful, inclusive, and user-centric design. The difference between bad and good UX design can radically impact a customer’s interactions with a business, and ultimately affect that company’s success.

A holistic approach for ongoing impact
Career Accelerators address four knowledge and skill groups that lay the foundations for sustainable career success.
Technical
Technical knowledge, skills, and experience in high-demand technologies.
Business
The business understanding needed to apply technical skills in a meaningful way.
Employability
Human skills essential for on-the-job performance, promotions, and leadership.
Personal
Self-awareness and reflective capabilities critical for sustained career growth.
If you’re not sure, speak to someone
Find out if this programme will suit you and your goals by talking to an Enrolment Advisor. They’ll help you feel confident in your decision (whether it’s a yes or a no).

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