Learn to understand the user journey through leading research techniques and methodologies.
Next Start Date:
August 12
Time to Complete:
24 weeks, Part-time
Live Virtual Classes:
9 hours per week
What Is UX/UI?
Great design goes beyond stunning aesthetics. Learn to harness cutting-edge tools to create effective user-centric experiences. While UX and UI go hand in hand, they are two distinct, related disciplines. At Northwestern UX/UI Boot Camp, you’ll learn both in addition to web prototyping. Your learning will culminate in a portfolio that showcases in-demand skills — from storyboards and prototypes to interactive apps and responsive websites.
UX: The Functionality
User experience (UX) design is focused on eliminating friction for the user of a product or service. UX includes: interaction design; information architecture; wireframing; product design; plus user research, testing, and data.
UX designer was one of Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in America for 2022.1
UI: The Look
User interface (UI) represents how users interact with and experience digital products and services. UI includes brand expression, visual communication, accessibility, graphic design, color, layout, and typography.
Digital design jobs are expected to grow 13% between 2020 and 2030— 6% faster than the national average.2
The Support You Need to Transform Your Career
UX/UI is essential in our increasingly digital world. At Northwestern UX/UI Boot Camp, we’re committed to equipping you with the fundamental skills you need to make an impact, while providing unparalleled support and resources before, during, and after your boot camp.
Further Your Career
Our Career Engagement Network will help you apply the tools and knowledge you have learned to advance your career. We will help you build your portfolio, optimize your resume and LinkedIn profile, and prepare for interviews. You’ll also have access to career resources throughout your professional life.
In 24 weeks, Northwestern UX/UI Boot Camp will prepare you to become an end-to-end UX/UI professional with the hard and soft skills needed to solve big design challenges. One-third of our curriculum is dedicated to front end web development, so you’ll be fluent in the medium you’ll be working with — even if you aren’t executing the programming.
All university-approved instructors are dedicated to delivering a high-quality curriculum and to enhancing the learning experience of their students; they also offer 1-on-1 guidance to learners throughout the program.
Learn to understand the user journey through leading research techniques and methodologies.
What you will learn:
A deep dive into the necessary skills, technologies, and frameworks designers need to master in order to create functional and immersive applications.
What you will learn:
Learn the many other aspects of visual design that UX/UI developers rely on to build highly engaging user experiences.
What you will learn:
Create live web applications as full-fledged prototypes and experiment with more complex user interactions.
What you will learn:
Work in small groups to put into practice the software, skills, and techniques you’ve learned.
Now You’re Ready
By the time you’ve completed the boot camp, you will have mastered in-demand skills, built an impressive portfolio of relevant, real-world projects, and earned a valuable Certificate of Completion from Northwestern University School of Professional Studies.
This is a part-time virtual program designed for working professionals like you who want to learn UX/UI to start, advance, or excel in a design career.
Time to complete | 24 weeks |
Live classes | 9 hrs/week |
Homework and projects | 20+ hrs/week |
Class time | 3 weekday evenings (3 hrs/class) |
edX Boot Camps does not receive any commissions or payments for referrals or successful loan applications. The lender’s loan approval criteria will apply and you should consider the terms and conditions of any loan carefully. We are not credit advisers. We make no representations about whether you will be given a loan or whether a loan will be suitable for you. We are not responsible for representations made to you by any credit provider.
The mission of the School of Professional Studies is to provide a superior Northwestern education to outstanding students whose academic pursuits must be balanced with professional or personal commitments. SPS strives to be a national leader in continuing and professional education by providing innovative learning opportunities that serve the lifelong learning needs of its students.
This program is offered through the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies in partnership with edX.
edX, part of 2U Inc., works with respected universities and organizations to deliver innovative, skills-based training to a community of over 45 million learners around the world to support them at every stage of their lives and careers. edX delivers boot camps through an immersive learning experience with expert services and valuable resources. As of 2021, graduates have been hired by 6,700+ companies, including more than 62% of the Fortune 100.
The Next UX/UI Boot Camp Starts August 12.
Reserve Your Spot Today!
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