Institute Name : Tamwood (Vocational + Internship)

Course Name : User Experience (UX) Design Courses & Programs in Vancouver

Course Type : Skills

Education Level : 3

Duration : 48 Weeks

Method of Delivery : Classroom Plus Work Place

Pre Requirements : Age: 19+, Secondary School Diploma, Skype Interview

Language Level : IELTS 5.5 Plus or Equivalent

Visa Type : 24

Application Fee :

Academic Deposit :

Fees : $8900 CAN Full

Intakes :

Course Description :

UX design professionals are in high demand. Take this program to set yourself up for a successful career as a UX Design Professional. In this program you will learn the skills, tools, and techniques used in the field of User Experience Design and apply them in a practical professional environment; including design, research, testing of interfaces, websites, products, and applications. This program prepares you for a career in any of the following roles: UX Designer, Information Architect, UX Researcher, Product Designer, and Interaction Designer.

You have the choice of doing the full-time diploma or the work and study diploma which combines the courses in the full-time diploma program with a 480-hour co-operative work term.

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• • Understand and apply the principles of user experience research, user-centric design approaches and strategy, UX methodologies, information architecture, user behaviours, information structures, graphical user interfaces, visual design, mobile user experience, and usability testing
• • Work in a practical setting and apply techniques such as creating a user-centric design approach for a project using personal development and information design
• • Develop usable wireframes for a website and/or simple application using Axure software
• • Design an intuitive user interface and applying the learned principles of visual design
• • Test and measure the success of a UX design project employing learned user testing techniques

Minimum Age: 19 Years

You have completed: Final year of general/secondary level schooling

Language Skills: International students must demonstrate Level 5 English with Tamwood Careers’ online test and interview. The online test and interview are exempt if IELTS Academic score 5.5 or higher, TOEFL iBT score 46 or higher, Cambridge FCE (C), Tamwood Language Centre’s Level 5, or successful completion of Tamwood Language Centre EAP 192 or IELTS preparation course is presented.

Interview: An in-person or virtual (Skype) interview with a Tamwood member.

Access to MAC/PC:

Students enrolled in the UX Design program required to have a MAC notebook or Windows PC (Laptop). Students required to be able to install Adobe CC on their systems. Please see below for recommended specifications.

Profit from Professional Instructors with Practical Experience in the field of UX Design

Make use of work-integrated learning by completing projects in both the study and the co-op term

Learn from industry professionals with first-hand knowledge through our guest speaker series

Course 1: Design Thinking

# of Hours: 20

Course 2: User Research: Interviewing, Surveys

# of Hours: 30

Course 3: Domain, Competitive/Comparative Analysis

# of Hours: 20

Course 4: Rapid Prototyping

# of Hours: 40

Course 5: Usability Testing

# of Hours: 20

Course 6: Wireframing

# of Hours: 20

Course 7: Heuristic Analysis

# of Hours: 10

Course 8: Screen Designs

# of Hours: 40

Course 9: User Flows

# of Hours: 10

Course 10: e-Commerce

# of Hours: 3

Course 11: Web Apps & Desktop/Large

# of Hours: 3

Course 12: Presentation Skills

# of Hours: 6

Course 13: Invision

# of Hours: 10

Course 14: Sketch App

# of Hours: 8

Course 15: Responsive Web Design

# of Hours: 3

Course 16: Design for iOS and Android Platforms

# of Hours: 6

Course 17: Web Design Patterns

# of Hours: 4

Course 18: Project Management (Scrum, Lean)

# of Hours: 4

Course 19: Behavioural Patterns & Mental Models

# of Hours: 4

Course 20: MVP & Feature Prioritization

# of Hours: 10

Course 21: Working with Clients

# of Hours: 10

Course 22: Scope Development

# of Hours: 6

Course 23: User Interface Design

# of Hours: 10

Course 24: Working with Web Developers

# of Hours: 10

Course 25: Branding

# of Hours: 10

Course 26: Managing Client Expectations

# of Hours: 10

Course 27: Visual Design

# of Hours: 10

Course 28: Colour & Design Theory

# of Hours: 20

Course 29: Testing & Iteration

# of Hours: 30

Course 30: Innovation & Pushing Boundaries of Design

# of Hours: 20

Course 31: Emerging Tech & Wearables

# of Hours: 5

Course 32: KPIs & Business Intelligence Tools

# of Hours: 10

Course 33: Quantitative Data Analysis

# of Hours: 20

Course 34: Ethics & Legalities

# of Hours: 3

Course 35: Presenting to Clients

# of Hours: 20

Course 36: Strategy Development

# of Hours: 15

Cooperative Work Experience

# of Hours: 480

Students in the Work and Study Diploma Program complete a 480 hour co-op work placement. After completing the Job Skills Seminars and attending the Orientation to Working and Living in Canada, co-op students work with the Work Placement Coordinator to secure a job placement in which they can make a practical application of the skills and knowledge learned in the study term. Through the co-op work placement, students gain valuable work experience in Canada, expand and fine-tune their hard and soft skills and make new professional connections in their chosen career field.