About the course

User experience (UX) design focuses on how people interact with, and experience products and services. These experiences could be on a screen, like a website or an app, or in a physical space, like wayfinding in a museum. And, these can be a mixture of both, and quite complex. Consider the experience of travel: researching, then booking a flight online, checking-in, boarding the flight, flying, landing, collecting luggage and leaving the airport.

　　UX designers carry out a range of tasks: they understand and frame problems through user research and analysis, they interpret findings and prioritise options, they develop concepts to solve the problems, and refine those concepts through testing before and after the experience is launched for public use.

　　UX designers are skilled researchers, critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, and make a variety of design outputs. The Master of User Experience Design (MUXD) is a 12-month 180-point Master’s degree. It's a conversion degree aimed at industry professionals and recent graduates, you don’t have to have an undergraduate Design degree to apply. Recently our students have come from a range of fields including graphic design, journalism, advertising, computer science, software engineering, teaching, government policy, architecture, psychology, industrial design and anthropology. The degree builds on skills developed during professional careers and undergraduate study. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Trimester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Trimester 1 (February), 2024	Wellington
Trimester 1 (February), 2025	Wellington
Trimester 2 (July), 2025	Wellington
Trimester 1 (February), 2026	Wellington

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Victoria University of Wellington

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.

　　IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0, or n TOEFL 90 on the internet-based test with at least 20 in writing, or n a minimum of two ratings of 5 and two ratings of 4 in the Victoria University English Proficiency Programme test,

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 90.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Victoria University of Wellington. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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