UNC Charlotte: The UX/UI Boot Camp
Learn to design a better digital world with UNC Charlotte
Global network: Access a network of 250+ employers looking to hire.
360-degree mastery: Go beyond UX/UI with a holistic focus on design and front-end web development.
Learner success: Stay on track with personalized academic support.
Career support: Leverage free professional resources throughout your career.
Duration
24 weeks
Time to complete, part-time
Pacing
9 hours per week
Live instruction
The support you need to transform your career
UX/UI is essential in our increasingly digital world. The UX/UI Boot Camp at UNC Charlotte is committed to equipping you with the fundamental skills you need to make an impact, while providing unparalleled support and resources before, during, and after your boot camp.
- Structured flexibility: Our program is designed to give you the flexibility you need to balance your work-life schedule while providing the structure and support you need to achieve your career goals.
- Innovative instruction: Our online UX/UI course offers live interactive virtual classes led by skilled instructors.
- Real-world projects: Our industry-driven curriculum teaches you the most in-demand skills through real-world examples. Everything you will learn is immediately applicable to a professional environment.
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Meaningful outcomes.
Become an end-to-end UX/UI professional.
UX/UI positions are in-demand and can be found across all kinds of industries. UX designer is one of Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in America for 2022Footnote 1, while digital design jobs are expected to grow 16% by 2032 — 6% faster than the national average.Footnote 2
Further your career.
Our Career Engagement Network will help you apply the tools and knowledge you learn in your program to advance your career by assisting you in developing a strong portfolio, a polished résumé, and sharp interview skills. You’ll also have access to free career resources throughout your professional life.
Innovative curriculum. In-demand skills.
In 24 weeks, The UX/UI Boot Camp at UNC Charlotte will prepare you to become an end-to-end UX/UI professional with the hard and soft skills needed to solve big design challenges. One-third of our curriculum is dedicated to front-end web development, so you’ll be fluent in the medium you’ll be working with — even if you aren’t executing the programming.
Our user-centric curriculum is delivered through live, online classes and high-quality coursework. Our instructors are fully vetted by the university and offer 1-on-1 virtual guidance to learners throughout the program.
UX vs. UI
What is UX/UI?
Great design goes beyond stunning aesthetics. Learn to harness cutting-edge tools to create effective user-centric experiences. While UX and UI go hand in hand, they are two distinct, related disciplines. At The UX/UI Boot Camp at UNC Charlotte, you’ll learn both in addition to web prototyping. Your learning will culminate in a portfolio that showcases in-demand skills — from storyboards and prototypes to interactive apps and responsive websites.
UX: The functionality.
User experience (UX) design is focused on eliminating friction for the user of a product or service. UX includes interaction design, information architecture, wireframing, product design, plus user research, testing, and data.
UI: The look.
User interface (UI) represents how users interact with and experience digital products and services. UI includes brand expression, visual communication, accessibility, graphic design, color, layout, and typography.
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UX/UI boot camp fee: $13,000
Interest-free payment plan
Pay an initial deposit and split the rest of your tuition into monthly installments with no interest.
A powerful educational partnership
About UNC Charlotte
With more than 75,000 alumni in the Charlotte area alone, #NinerNation ties are strong throughout the Queen City. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is North Carolina’s urban research university, leveraging its location in N.C.’s largest city to offer internationally competitive programs in the undergraduate, graduate, and noncredit/professional development sectors. UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies is committed to helping its students achieve their goals, from the conveniently located Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte City Center in Uptown Charlotte, just steps from the 7th Street Market and First Ward Park.
This program is offered through UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies in partnership with edX.
About the UX/UI Boot Camp
The UX/UI Boot Camp at UNC Charlotte, offered in partnership with edX, is made available through a unique consortium delivery model to provide skills-based learning to participants across North Carolina and beyond. Participants will be taught by a university-approved instructor, while learning alongside students from other consortium-participating universities and institutions. Upon meeting the completion requirements, participants will be issued a Certificate of Completion by UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies.
Frequently asked questions
In an edX UX/UI boot camp, you will gain experience in a wide range of popular design tools and methods such as Adobe XD, Figma, InVision, agile methodology, user-centered design research, and rapid prototyping. In addition, you will further add to your resume by learning how these concepts are leveraged within design fields — from UX research to UI development.
UX and UI design can often differ based on the development stage that a particular product or service is in. For example, UX design typically focuses on research and solving user problems during the product development phase, while UI design focuses on creating intuitive and visually pleasing interfaces for users when they interact with the product.
Our UX/UI boot camp will not only help you build a strong foundation in user interface research and design, but it will also offer you the opportunity to further your education on your own schedule. The flexibility of a boot camp compared to a traditional degree program allows learners to directly apply new skills gained in class to their roles in real time, as well as prepare for their next career move.
Much like any other industry, job opportunities for UX/UI designers can vary depending on prior experience, educational background, and location. Our UX/UI boot camp features career resources and support through offerings such as resume, portfolio and LinkedIn reviews, interview coaching, and access to a network of 250+ employers who are looking to hire.
UX/UI designers do not need to learn coding languages but they do need to understand a given medium to be able to work alongside web developers and other team members who code. Please note that no coding experience is required for some UX/UI camps.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for digital designers is $80,730 per year in 2022.Footnote 3 In addition, the projected growth in employment of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers from 2020 to 2030 is projected at 13% — that’s 6% faster than the national average.Footnote 3
UX/UI boot camp tuition varies across each program and depends on your chosen length of study. Ask your admissions representative for tuition and funding option details. Interest-free payment plans are available.
Yes! A number of our university partners are offering a 20% discount on UX/UI boot camps to verified active military service members, reservists and veterans. Learn more on this page dedicated to military learners.
