Advanced Diploma in User Experience Design

Course Code

SAQA 110464

Faculty

Design and Technology

Accreditation

Adv.Dip

Study options

1 Year 

Starting February 2025

Tuition from R82900

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2 Year 

Starting July 2025

Tuition from R54800

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Course overview

Are you interested in understanding how online users think and behave? Do you want to advance your knowledge of the ever-changing digital landscape?

The Advanced Diploma in User Experience Design focuses on developing skills in research, problem-solving, conceptualising, systems design, prototyping, testing, and software use. Acquire a deep and systematic understanding of the current knowledge, theories, methodologies, and practices in the specialist area of User Experience Design. Students are challenged to provide innovative, sustainable, ethical, and socially responsible solutions as they engage in design processes to identify complex user (human) experience problems. Knowledge is drawn from diverse areas including design, technology, research methodology, intellectual property law, psychology, and communication. Develop attributes necessary to thrive in the field of UX such as collaboration, negotiation, facilitation, teamwork, and communication. Graduates are expected to become ethical individuals and lifelong learners to continue to learn, grow and adapt to the fast-changing workplace. The qualification addresses the niche job market and prepares students for postgraduate studies.

Objectives

  • Provide students with a well-rounded understanding of User Experience Design and its application in the world of Digital Products and Systems.
  • Equip students with an understanding of the key concepts, facts, principles, rules, knowledge, theories, methodologies, and processes needed for decision-making in researching, conceptualising, designing, prototyping, and testing User Experience Design solutions in unfamiliar and variable contexts.
  • Equip students with the competencies needed to research, identify, analyse, and propose solutions for User Experience design opportunities and problems in creative, effective, technologically appropriate, sustainable, and ethical ways.
  • Provide students with an in-depth understanding of sustainable design, the circular economy, and the ability to apply these concepts to user experience design in both local and global contexts.
  • Equip students to communicate innovative solutions using verbal, written and visual communications on multiple platforms.
  • Provide students with the decision-making, knowledge, and skills to use well-formed arguments and appropriate academic, professional, or occupational discourse to justify their user experience design solutions.
  • Prepare students for postgraduate studies in related fields.

Course details

A programme for those embarking on, or switch to, the exciting field of User Experience Design. In a world of uncertainty, rapid technological development and changing markets, the qualified UX Designer is well equipped to offer solutions that improve consumer usage experiences.

Study Options (2)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

South Africa

Students may be accepted into the Inscape Advanced Diploma in User Experience Design if they have one of the following qualifications:

  • Diploma in Design Studies, Level 6, 360 Credits
  • Bachelor of Design Studies, Level 7, 360 Credits
  • Bachelor of Arts in Design, Level 7, 360 Credits

Special Admissions

Applications from learners who are possibly qualified in other fields or who wish to take the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) route will be considered. Learners seeking access to the Advanced Diploma in User Experience Design who do not meet the required entrance criteria may be considered for the RPL route. Admission to the course is at the discretion of the Academic Committee per the institution’s RPL policy. An RPL assessment process is used to evaluate the knowledge and skills of learners wishing to gain access, credits, or advanced standing. Supporting documents must be submitted to provide evidence of knowledge, skills and values and should include but are not limited to a curriculum vitae with detailed work history, portfolios of completed work, workplace training schedules and examples, and certificates for appropriate non-accredited software training and reference letters from workplace supervisors. Examples must have been completed within the past five years. Please contact [email protected] for more information regarding the RPL process.

International Students

For admissions to the Advanced Diploma in User Experience Design programme, any foreign qualification at an equivalent level to the NQF level 6 must be submitted to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for evaluation of equivalence. Once this has been confirmed and Inscape has received the documentation the application will be considered.

FEES

Advanced Diploma User Experience Design

Fees Cost
Tuition R82 900
Study Pack R10 590
Pre-verificationR900*

*Pre-Verification Fee is non-refundable.

Visit the Fees and Funding section or download the fees booklet below. 

What’s Included in your fee?

  • Tuition
  • Preliminary Stationery & Equipment
  • Software
  • Textbooks

Career Opportunities

Students credited with this qualification will be equipped to practice as specialist User Experience Designers, UX Specialists, Product Designers, Interface Design Managers, Researchers, Strategists, Web and App Developers.

Apply your knowledge and shape the industry in the following careers: 

  • Specialist User Experience [UX] Designers
  • Product Designers
  • Interface Design Managers
  • Researchers
  • Strategists
  • Web and App Developers

Take your Next step

Ensuring that every active participant is challenge-ready, work-ready, life-ready and society-ready.

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1 Year 

Starting February 2025

Tuition from R82900

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2 Year 

Starting July 2025

Tuition from R54800

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