UX Design, Bachelor of Science

These are the requirements for the Bachelor UX Design

With your Bachelor's in UX Design, you can work, for example, as a User Requirements Engineer, User Interface Designer, or Usability Engineer.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning UX Design at IU International University if you provide either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study UX Design without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, for example, as a State-certified business economist, or hold a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online course UX Design

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 31 modules that you attend and complete over 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module carries 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time studies in UX Design looks like this:

• Semester 1: Basic design principles: seeing and understanding, Introduction to scientific work, Product development 4.0, Design of interactive media, Introduction to user research, User Experience
• Semester 2: Human-Computer Interaction, Collaborative work, Agile project management, Design and ergonomics of user interfaces, UX prototyping, Project: Web design
• Semester 3: Experience Psychology, Requirements Engineering, Introduction to user testing, Usability evaluation, Mobile media design, Project: Mobile design
• Semester 4: Interaction design, Specification, Digital business models, Seminar: Society and digital media, Design thinking, Project: User interface of enterprise software
• Semester 5: Basics of web programming, Media platforms and systems, Intercultural and ethical competencies, Project: Web programming, Elective module A
• Semester 6: Elective module B, Elective module C, Bachelor's thesis

What makes the Bachelor's degree in UX Design at IU special are the many opportunities to specialize in elective areas according to personal interests and professional fields.

For the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Applied UX: E-Health, Applied UX: Smart Devices, Applied UX: Smart Factory, Applied UX: Smart Mobility.

For the second specialization, choose one of these study modules: Audio-visual design, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality, Application design, Programming: Java and web application interfaces, Toolkit in media education.

And for the third specialization, select one of these modules: Advanced Project Management, Audio-visual design, Application design, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality, Big Data and Data Protection, Business Consulting, Business Intelligence, Foreign Languages, Global Commerce II, IT and Media Law, International Marketing and Branding, Market and Advertising Psychology, Mobile Software Engineering, Organizational Development and Change Management, Programming: Java and Web Application Interfaces, Smart Services, Toolkit in media education, General Studies, Business Start-up.

How flexible is the standard study time in the online course UX Design

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning course, you choose one of 3 study models:

• In the full-time study, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Full-time studies in UX Design are particularly suitable for those who are not working or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time study I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time study II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your professional life alongside your distance learning.

By the way, during your studies, you can also take a semester break at no additional cost.

What is the online course at IU like?

A study that adapts to your life: In the online course at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the distance learning course UX Design at IU International University, there is no mandatory attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You take your modules and courses whenever you want. This allows you to flexibly put together your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You receive the scripts in both printed form and digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you have access not only to the scripts for your UX Design studies but also to scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Additionally, via myCampus, the online campus of IU, you can access additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your instructors and fellow students in virtual live formats, such as interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams. An online exam can be taken around the clock once you feel adequately prepared. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of IU's numerous exam centers throughout Germany.