Online Course – Google Certified Professional Certificate in UX Design

Your path to a career in UX design. During this program, you will learn the skills needed to start working in less than six months.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Developing empathy with users
  • Identifying user challenges
  • Presenting ideas for design solutions
  • Creating plans, sketches and prototypes
  • Conducting usability studies to test projects
  • Refining designs based on feedback
  • Using design tools like Figma and Adobe XD
  • Create a portfolio with projects to present to employers

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • User Experience (UX) Designers
  • Product Managers
  • Interaction designers
  • App developers
  • User Experience Analysts
  • UX researchers
  • Graphic designers with UX specialization
  • Digital accessibility experts
  • Technology project managers
  • User experience consultants

Professional Certificate – 7-course series

Prepare for a career in UX design, a field that is constantly growing, without needing a degree or experience. With professional training developed by Google, you can quickly improve your competitive advantage and land rewarding work.

User experience (UX) designers focus on the experiences of users who use products like websites, apps, and physical objects. They make these everyday interactions convenient, enjoyable, and accessible.

Over the course of seven courses, you will develop the skills needed to start a career in the field. The certificate can be completed in less than 6 months, with less than 10 hours per week.

You will create designs on paper and in digital tools, such as Figma and Adobe XD. At the end of the program, you will have a professional user experience portfolio with three perfect projects, ready to submit for jobs in the job market.

75% of students who receive Google certificates in the United States report improvement in their work within six months of receiving the certificate.

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Source: *Based on survey responses from program alumni, United States, 2021

Hands-on Learning Project

This program includes over 200 hours of instruction and hundreds of hands-on activities and assessments that simulate real-world UX design situations essential for workplace success. The content is highly interactive and developed by Googlers with decades of UX design experience.

You will learn to complete the design process from start to finish, including: how to develop empathy with users; identify users’ challenges; present ideas for design solutions; create plans, sketches, and prototypes; conduct usability studies to test projects; and refine designs based on feedback.

Through a combination of videos, texts, assessments, and hands-on activities, you’ll learn to use in-demand design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. You’ll create a portfolio of three projects to showcase the skills you’ve learned in the program to potential employers.

Develop strong skills needed by today’s top employers.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

The Basics of User Experience (UX) Design

Course 1 • 20 hours

Course details

What you’ll learn

  • Understand the shared responsibilities of junior UX designers and other teams you will work with.
  • Understand the basic concepts of user experience design, such as user-centered design, the design process, accessibility, and equitable design.
  • Explain why design sprints are an important and useful part of the work of user experience designers.
  • Start building an online portfolio to showcase your future work.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: User Experience (UX)
  • Category: Prototype
  • Category: UX Research
  • Category: User Experience (UXD) Jobs

Start the UX design process: Empathize, define, and dream

Course 2 • 30 hours

Course details

What you’ll learn

  • Describe common methods for UX research.
  • Create empathy with users to understand their needs and problems.
  • Develop problem statements to define user needs.
  • Generate ideas for possible solutions to users’ problems.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: User Experience (UX)
  • Category: Prototype
  • Category: Figma
  • Category: UX Research
  • Category: Transitioning User Experience Design (UXD) Programs