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Foundations

UX Academy Foundations

Our 4-8 week beginner course. Learn key concepts and practical skills, and work on a final design challenge to submit in a UX Academy application.

Next cohort launches: November 6th

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UX Academy

Kickstart your career as a product designer. Apply {{ signup.experience ? "directly with your previous" : "with your foundational visual" }} design work, and then dive into more than 480 hours of rigorous, mentor-led skills training, and career coaching. By the end, you'll have a professional UX/UI portfolio containing 4 projects which you can use to land a job in the industry.

Next cohort launches: October 23rd

Next cohort launches: November 6th

Next cohort launches: October 23rd

Learn more about UX Academy and how to take your first step!

Plan Your UX Academy Timeline

A new cohort of Foundations and UX Academy starts each month. Map out your journey below and estimate your graduation date depending on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework.

Have you worked as a graphic, digital, or web designer?

Great! Read more about the prerequisites for UX Academy. UX Academy Foundations is perfect for design beginners.

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Submit your UX Academy application

Apply with a sample of your design work for our Admissions panel to review.

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Resubmit if requested by Admissions

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Advanced Courses

Advanced, in-depth courses on digital product design.

Data-Driven Design

In this 6-week course, you’ll learn to collect and interpret data to design, launch, and grow digital products.

Data-Driven Design

In this 6-week course, you’ll learn to collect and interpret data to design, launch, and grow digital products.

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Short Courses

4-week courses in design fundamentals, UX, and UI.

Design 101

Want to learn more about visual design? Take this crash course that covers concepts like color theory, typography, and layout.

Design 101

Want to learn more about visual design? Take this crash course that covers concepts like color theory, typography, and layout.

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UI Design

Build on existing knowledge of design fundamentals. Learn how to use task flows and UI design patterns to create pixel-perfect prototypes.

UI Design

Build on existing knowledge of design fundamentals. Learn how to use task flows and UI design patterns to create pixel-perfect prototypes.

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UX Research & Strategy

Learn how researching user needs can lead to stronger designs and better products. Perfect for aspiring UX professionals, project managers, and entrepreneurs.

UX Research & Strategy

Learn how researching user needs can lead to stronger designs and better products. Perfect for aspiring UX professionals, project managers, and entrepreneurs.

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UX: Interaction Design

Discover how to design products around user goals. Sketch and wireframe your ideas using interaction patterns and usability principles.

UX: Interaction Design

Discover how to design products around user goals. Sketch and wireframe your ideas using interaction patterns and usability principles.

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The Designlab Promise

We believe that education should be both rigorous and affordable—you shouldn’t have to break the bank to get the skills you need to take the next step in your life.