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Layne Foit: Layne Foit, MLIS alum: "A successful career in UX demands that you work well and collaboratively with people from all walks of life (your customers) and all levels within your organization." Read more.

User experience is a design concept concerned with the layout, visual design, brand, and sound involved with human-computer interaction. Usability, efficiency, utility, and accessibility are all related concepts which require a deep understanding of user needs as related to the product.

iSchool Courses

Suggested

• LIS 527 - Business Information Resources (3)
• LIS 584 - Knowledge Management (3)
• LIS 588 - Special Librarianship (3)
• IMT 547 - Social Media Data Mining and Analysis (4)
• IMT 565 - Designing Information Experiences (4)

Also consider...

• LIS 583 - Cross Cultural Approaches to Leadership (3)
• IMT 535 - Introduction to Information Architecture (5)
• IMT 561 - Visualization Design (4)

Students with an interest in user experience and design can also enroll in the competitive to supplement their studies with additional HCDE coursework.

Professional Organizations

Sample Job Titles

• Front-End Developer
• Information Architect
• Interaction Designer
• Product Designer
• User Experience Analyst
• User Experience Developer
• User Researcher
• UX Designer
• UX Researcher
• UX/UI Designer
• Visual Designer