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UX & Product Design

Build an evidence-led UX & Product Design foundation you can explain in a real workplace or interview.

Research real user needs and turn them into accessible, testable digital product ideas.

34–44 hours to completeBeginner to intermediate20 modulesCompletion certificate

About this course

A practical entry route into user experience and product-design work. Learn research, journeys, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, usability testing and portfolio storytelling through a complete product case study.

Career relevance

Where this can take you

Designed for learners exploring design careers and building a practical, honest portfolio.

Portfolio project: Create a UX & Product Design capstone pack that documents your purpose, method, evidence, quality check and next action.

Skills you will gain

Practical skills, not just theory

Plan ethical user research and synthesise evidence.Create journeys, flows and wireframes around a real need.Test a prototype and turn feedback into an improvement.Present a design case study with decisions and limitations.

What you will learn

01

Plan ethical user research and synthesise evidence.

02

Create journeys, flows and wireframes around a real need.

03

Test a prototype and turn feedback into an improvement.

04

Present a design case study with decisions and limitations.

Built in private

A proper, guided course experience

Every module contains four paced lessons: core learning, workplace scenario, professional reflection and an applied decision lab. Learners complete practical workshops and portfolio evidence before the scored final assessment. Course materials remain locked until launch.

01

UX and product-design foundations

Module 1 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for ux and product-design foundations.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

02

User research planning

Module 2 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for user research planning.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

03

Interviews, surveys and observation

Module 3 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for interviews, surveys and observation.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

04

Personas and user journeys

Module 4 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for personas and user journeys.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

05

Information architecture and user flows

Module 5 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for information architecture and user flows.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

06

Wireframes and interface patterns

Module 6 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for wireframes and interface patterns.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

07

Visual hierarchy and accessible design

Module 7 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for visual hierarchy and accessible design.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

08

Prototyping for learning

Module 8 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for prototyping for learning.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

09

Usability testing and feedback

Module 9 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for usability testing and feedback.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

10

Working with product and engineering teams

Module 10 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for working with product and engineering teams.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

11

Portfolio lab: end-to-end product case study

Module 11 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for portfolio lab: end-to-end product case study.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

12

Final UX and product-design capstone

Module 12 of UX & Product Design: build practical understanding, make evidence-led decisions and create portfolio-ready work for final ux and product-design capstone.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

13

Extended workplace case study

Work through a realistic multi-step brief, make decisions with incomplete information and document a controlled response.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

14

Advanced practice studio

Produce a stronger version of your practical artefact using feedback criteria, quality checks and a clear revision process.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

15

Portfolio and career translation

Turn your learning into interview-ready evidence, a portfolio case study and a clear description of your contribution.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

16

Professional mastery review

Bring the full programme together through a final scenario, evidence review, reflection and next-step development plan.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

17

UX & Product Design industry application lab

Apply ux & product design methods to a realistic sector brief with competing priorities, incomplete information and professional constraints.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

18

Operational delivery and professional handover

Coordinate a complete delivery workflow, maintain the records another person needs and explain how versions, permissions, quality checks and handover are managed.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

19

Decision simulation and stakeholder review

Respond to a realistic decision point, weigh evidence and trade-offs, then prepare a clear stakeholder update and escalation path.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

20

Portfolio defence and development roadmap

Present your strongest learning evidence, answer challenge questions, identify a development gap and plan the next credible learning step.

Four guided lessons + applied workshop · Coming soon

Assessment and certificate

A simulated product-design case, portfolio review and final knowledge assessment. It is not a certification from Figma, Google or another design provider.

Who this is for

  • Aspiring UX, UI and product-design learners.
  • Career changers building a credible design portfolio.
  • Teams improving the usability of a service or digital product.