User Interface and Experience Design
UndergraduateCUR-GRDE10352026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 22 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 Mar 2026,
- 31 Aug 2026
- Price from
- $1,479
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
User Interface and Experience Design
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- analyse industry level digital products to identify their key attributes and apply observed successful strategies
- apply UI/UX design principles to create intuitive user-centric digital interfaces
- evaluate design decisions with usability heuristics and iterate upon them with industry best practices
- create and communicate a final digital products that addresses real world user needs
- Web Servers & Databases
- APIs, C.R.U.D & REST
- Mongoose, Schemas and Models
- Auth with JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
- Sass (SCSS) and Parcel (web app bundler)
- Single Page Applications (SPAs)
- Web Components, Lit-HTML & LitElement
- Public APIs: Haircut Custom Web Component & Add Haircut Form
- Add Favourite Haircut
- Filters, Version Control & Hosting
In this subject, students apply acquired skills and theoretical knowledge in interaction design to develop effective digital interfaces. Students explore UI Design principles and UX evaluation methodologies to develop innovative design experiences while maintaining a user-centric approach. This subject empowers students to create impactful and meaningful interface solutions across a range of digital mediums.
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- Project 1 (45%)
- Project 2 (55%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2026 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
CUR-DIG31-DigEx Major Project 1 (no longer available)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Access to the internet
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG