Course
UI/UX Design Training
Learn the fundamentals of UX through hands-on sessions and build a real-world project for your portfolio
This is a fast-paced, in-person UX course designed for beginners and career-switchers. Over 4 weeks, you'll learn key concepts of UX and apply them through a real project. Each week builds on the last — research, design, and test your way to a full case study by the end.
Intake starts
February 17, 2026
What you will learn
Foundations of UX and user-centered design
User research and persona creation
Journey mapping and information architecture
Wireframing, prototyping, and UI design basics
Usability testing methods
How to write and present a UX case study
Course Syllabus
Week 1: Understand the Problem
- What is UX? How do we define good user experience?
- Intro to user research methods
- Creating personas from real user input
- Defining your design challenge
Week 2: Structure and Flow
- User journey mapping
- Identify pain points and opportunity areas
- Information architecture basics
- Sketching low-fidelity wireframes
Week 3: Visual Design & Prototyping
- UI design fundamentals: hierarchy, layout, type, color
- Intro to Figma: building mid- to high-fidelity screens
- Set up your design file (components, styles, variables, etc)
- Peer critique and feedback
Week 4: Usability Testing & Case Study Creation
- Running simple user tests (in-class or with friends)
- Synthesizing insights and iterating your designs
- Structuring your case study: problem, process, outcome
- Final project presentation day
Hands-On Project
What you will build
- A full UX process breakdown
- Screens and flows designed in Figma
- User insights and iterations
- A case study you can publish or present
Skill level
Beginner to Intermediate
Duration
4 weeks
Prerequisites
Some comfort with using digital tools (Figma, Miro) is helpful
Format
In-person classroom sessions with take-home assignments.
Hands-on Projects
Why Take This Course?
- Build a real project you can talk about in interviews
- Get direct mentorship and in-person feedback
- Learn the actual process used by product teams
- Leave with something tangible to add to your portfolio.
Who should take this course?
Aspiring UX designers
looking to take the next leap
Graphic designers
moving into product
Career-switchers
from adjacent fields (marketing, dev, etc.)
Anyone
looking to build a case study with guidance
Certification & Career Benefits
Earn a recognized certification upon completion
Hands-on experience with discovery and design
Boost your portfolio with a case study you can talk about