Master of Digital Transformation and Innovation - User Experience Design (UX Design)

The Digital Transformation and Innovation program is a multi-faculty collaboration between the Telfer School of Management, the Faculty of Arts, and the Faculty of Engineering to train highly qualified professionals to create, manage and research the profound change to the world that is happening as a result of electronic digital technology. At its heart, the technology enables the collection and communication of huge amounts of data that transforms how business and society works. It also creates a new online environment where the experience of business and social interactions by individuals is being reinvented. Innovation is an important aspect of the program to emphasize the re-invention and creative design of user experiences in business and social interactions.

The concentration in User Experience Design (UX Design) is a multidisciplinary graduate program with a strong commitment to industry relevance and the creative arts. In the program, students will: • Develop and demonstrate the ability to communicate with and integrate multi-disciplinary expertise related to UX. • Develop and demonstrate the ability to lead, design and create UX-based transformation and innovation using current and emerging tools, techniques and technology. • Develop skills in visual literacy, narratives, cognitive psychology, interaction design, information architecture and gender / cultural awareness and demonstrate the ability to apply them in practice. • Develop and demonstrate the ability to assess, test and research innovations in UX Design with sensitivity and awareness around ethics, equity, diversity, business impact and social impact.