Postgraduate · September intake

User Experience Design and Innovation MA

A one-year MA at Bristol's Temple Quarter campus that teaches user experience design through research, prototyping, a client project and a team innovation project.

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Tuition per year £37,700 as publishedThis fee is the one the university prints on its own page for this course, read off that page on the date shown. It is their figure and not an estimate of ours. Fees are set a year at a time and can change between the year you read this and the year you start, so ask us to confirm it before you rely on it.
Duration
1 yearFull time
Award
MA
Intake
September

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Overview

This MA balances the theory of user experience with the practice of it: research with users, wireframes, prototypes and usability testing, taken from a first idea to something that can be tested. It is open to graduates of any subject.

The first term builds the fundamentals. In the second, students work on a live client project with one of the course's industry partners, and the year ends with a group Digital Innovation Project in which a team designs a complete user experience solution.

Teaching mixes workshops, seminars and guest lectures from people working in UX. The course is based at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus in the centre of Bristol, which was built for work with business.

Graduates go into UX design, user research, product design and digital strategy, in technology, healthcare, finance and the creative industries.

Curriculum

Entry requirements

Academic
Usually a 2:1 in any subject. Slightly lower grades are considered with six months of relevant work experience or a relevant postgraduate qualification.

Careers opportunities

Hiring in this field is decided on a portfolio rather than on a transcript, and the degree's job is to build one. A large share of graduates work freelance or on contract for the first few years, often alongside a studio job.

Roles graduates go into

  • Designer or practitioner in your discipline
  • Studio assistant
  • Art director
  • Creative producer
  • Arts administrator
  • Freelance commissions

Where they work

  • Design studios and agencies
  • In-house brand and product teams
  • Galleries, museums and arts organisations
  • Publishing and print
  • Self-employment and commissions
After the course

There is no register to join. What replaces it is a body of work, and most graduates spend the first two years building it in paid assisting roles.

Fees and funding

Tuition, international students£37,700 as publishedThis fee is the one the university prints on its own page for this course, read off that page on the date shown. It is their figure and not an estimate of ours. Fees are set a year at a time and can change between the year you read this and the year you start, so ask us to confirm it before you rely on it.

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University of Bristol

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