Course overview

• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Award: BSc (Hons) Digital User Experience
• Apprenticeship standard: Digital User Experience (UX) Professional (Integrated Degree)
• Apprenticeship Certificate: Northumbria University
• Fees: This programme is fully funded by your employer through the Apprenticeship Levy
• Entry requirements: 120 UCAS points through A-Levels, BTEC or equivalent Level 3 qualification and GCSE Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent
• English language requirements: GCSE at Grade C or above, or equivalent
• Mode of study: Part-Time, Blended and Work-based Learning
• Duration: 48 months + EPA, typically 6 months
• Assessment methods: Coursework, assignments and final End-Point Assessment
• Start date: October, January, April and July
• Locations: Live online learning (face to face for closed cohorts only, dependent upon numbers and location - London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds)

PLEASE NOTE: To be eligible for an Higher Apprenticeship programme, learners must:

(a) be currently in full-time employment and based in the UK

(b) be interested in completing a Higher Apprenticeship with their current employer

About the course

The BSc (Hons) Digital User Experience Degree Apprenticeship programme is designed for those who wish to enhance and accelerate their career prospects through engaging in a work-based learning programme providing opportunities to develop your understanding of user experience and digital system design, and capitalise on opportunities for applied learning within the context of your employment. The programme will specifically enable you to develop, update, extend and deepen your knowledge, technical, behavioural and contextual competence and underpinning professional skills and behaviours to excel as a digital user experience professional working in organisations across sectors. Your learning and personal and professional development will be facilitated through a structured learning programme and supported by a range of learning, classroom and work-based learning experiences. This will enable you to embark on a learning programme designed to enhance your future employability and equip you for a career leading or working within a digital user experience context. As such the programme will develop your knowledge and applied understanding of the range of technical and design-related concepts that underpin the experience that people have when interacting with digital systems, products, or services.