User Experience Design - English - 3 years - Full-time
Whether it’s a smart fridge that stocks itself up online, or a watch that tracks activity, the user experience of digital technology is a reality for every professional designer. As a prospective student of User Experience Design (UXD) at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), you might already have some initial ideas of how to improve daily lives with technology. UXD takes this one step further and teaches you is to hone your creativity by putting the end user of your product at the forefront of the design process.
Testimonials
On working with real clients
Felix Kaufman
‘We’re now working on a project for the canteen at THUAS to design an app that helps customers in making healthier choices. Through the app you get bonus points when you buy healthy food and you can use these points later to buy healthy smoothies. I really like the fact that we can combine research with working with real clients.’
On motivation
Grace Wabbijn
‘It’s very interesting seeing what moves people, why they do things. And how you then adapt your design in such a way that your product can be used in a way that is fun and easy for people. Through our research, we can ultimately create something that can really help people.’
On making choices
Osman Öztürk
‘I like to concentrate on design and everything related to design: websites, apps and more. You learn techniques here and how to do research in the way in which design is used. This is very interesting. You first need to know what you are doing it for, for whom and why. It means that a design does not have to be 'attractive', but that you do need to know why it was designed that way.’
Admission
UXD, 2019-2020
You have a Dutch diploma
To begin the 3-year bachelor's degree programme in User Experience Design, you should have a vwo-diploma with the appropriate profile.| HAVO |
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You have a non-Dutch diploma
To enrol for the UED 3 year programme you will need a secondary school diploma comparable to a Dutch VWO diploma and a good command of English.
Before we can decide on your eligibility, we’ll need to assess your secondary school certificate.
To make sure your certificate is evaluated fairly, we work with NUFFIC, an organisation that specialises in the assessment of international education qualifications.
Admissions Test 21+
If you’re 21 years old before 1 September 2020, but don’t have a diploma or a qualification that meets the entry requirements, you can take the 21+ Admissions Test. The 21+ Admissions Test is offered at several dates between January and the start of the academic year, and consists of a digital general capacity test. Please note that you can only participate if you have an EEA-nationality or residence permit for the Netherlands that is valid on the test date.
PREP School (English Academic Preparation School)
If your diploma grants admission to the follow up programme of your choice, but you have not quite reached the required level of English, we offer an English PREP school. On completion of this programme, you’ll not only be ready to join a degree programme at THUAS, but you’ll also have learnt a lot about the Netherlands, The Hague and about our university.
The Hague Pathway College
The Hague Pathway College will prepare you for success in a 3-year English-taught Bachelor’s programmes at THUAS, if your diploma does not allow for direct admission. During the International Foundation Year you will enhance your subject related knowledge (like Maths, Economics or Physics, depending on the bachelor’s you’d like to study), improve your English language level and strengthen your academic skills. After learning the essentials, you’re ready to start the 3-year bachelor’s programme of your choice without the need to take additional tests like IELTS.
Student for a day
Get a taste of student life
1 February 2020
Open Day
Attend UXD classes like Project Design for Emotion and Psychology of Experience and meet our current creatives and lecturers. This is also your chance to experience how UXD coaches you and your fellow students to become innovative designers.
Student for a day
Shadow a current UXD student and experience what it’s like to study at THUAS. You will participate in brainstorming sessions with existing workgroups and attend useful introductory lectures like: Programming Basics and Building Engaging Prototypes. These could help you decide what type of designer you would like to be and how you can exploit your passion for technology.