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User Experience Courses for Beginners

Beginner User Experience courses can help you learn user research techniques, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing. You can build skills in creating user personas, conducting A/B testing, and analyzing user feedback to improve designs. Many courses introduce tools like Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD, that support designing interfaces and visualizing user flows. You'll also explore methods for collaborating with stakeholders and iterating on designs based on user insights, ensuring your projects are user-centered and effective.

Popular Beginner User Experience Courses and Certifications


  • G

    Google

    Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, UI/UX Research, User Experience Design, User Research, Design Thinking, Design Research, Usability, User Centered Design, Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Sprint Retrospectives, Wireframing, Ideation

    4.8 stars, 76K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (76K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google

    Google UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Wireframing, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Presentations, Web Design, User Research, Design Thinking, Figma (Design Software), Usability, Design Reviews, Persona (User Experience), Design Research, User Story, Web Presence, Interviewing Skills

    4.8 stars, 101K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (101K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Michigan

    User Experience Research and Design

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Surveys, Qualitative Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, Usability Testing, User Research, Design Research, User Story, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Survey Creation, Interaction Design, Ideation, A/B Testing, Conceptual Design, Persona (User Experience), Web Analytics, Experience Design

    4.7 stars, 2.3K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (2.3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    IBM

    Generative AI for UI UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, UI/UX Research, ChatGPT, AI literacy, Design Research, Persona (User Experience), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Design Software, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, AI Workflows, User Interface (UI) Design, Brainstorming, Human Centered Design, Wireframing

    4.7 stars, 12K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (12K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Mockups, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, Ideation, User Centered Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Human Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Artificial Intelligence

    4.7 stars, 699 reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (699) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Meta

    Principles of UX/UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Wireframing, Interaction Design, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, UI/UX Research, User Research, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Usability Testing, Mockups, Design Research, Usability, Web Design, Front-End Web Development

    4.6 stars, 1.1K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.6 (1.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    IBM

    IBM UI/UX Designer

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Information Architecture, UI/UX Research, User Research, Persona (User Experience), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Agile Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), User Centered Design, Agile Methodology, Usability, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, User Experience, Adobe XD, Design Research, Prototyping

    4.8 stars, 3K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (3K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Job skills
    Job skills
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    California Institute of the Arts

    UI / UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, Mockups, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, UI/UX Strategy, User Interface (UI) Design, Adobe XD, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Layout Design, Interaction Design, User Research, Graphic Design

    4.7 stars, 8.1K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (8.1K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google

    Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Story, Human Factors, Ideation, Competitive Analysis

    4.8 stars, 17K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (17K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    Skillshare

    Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Interactive Design, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Flows, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Sharing, Design Reviews, Design Software

    4.4 stars, 50 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.4 (50) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google

    Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Presentations, User Experience Design, User Experience, Usability, User Research, Data Ethics, Research Design, Prototyping, Research Methodologies, Information Privacy

    4.8 stars, 6.1K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (6.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to UX Design MasterTrack Certificate Program

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Design Research, Usability Testing, Experience Design, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Human Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability, Visual Storytelling, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.2 stars, 56 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.2 (56) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Free
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Best User Experience courses from Google

Top-rated User Experience courses offered by Google on Coursera.

  1. 1
    Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
    GoogleBeginner1 - 4 Weeks4.8(75,979)Google
  2. 2
    Google UX Design
    GoogleBeginner3 - 6 Months4.8(100,683)Google
  3. 3
    Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
    GoogleBeginner1 - 4 Weeks4.8(17,002)Google

Best User Experience certificate programs

Earn a certificate in User Experience from top universities and companies.

  1. 1
    User Experience Research and Design
    University of MichiganBeginner3 - 6 Months4.7(2,317)Specialization
  2. 2
    Generative AI for UI UX Design
    IBMBeginner1 - 3 Months4.7(12,108)Specialization
  3. 3
    Microsoft UX Design
    MicrosoftBeginner3 - 6 Months4.7(699)Professional Certificate

Best User Experience courses for beginners

Top-rated beginner-friendly User Experience courses with no prerequisites.

  1. 1
    Principles of UX/UI Design
    MetaBeginner1 - 3 Months4.6(1,105)No prerequisites
  2. 2
    IBM UI/UX Designer
    IBMBeginner3 - 6 Months4.8(2,965)No prerequisites
  3. 3
    UI / UX Design
    California Institute of the ArtsBeginner3 - 6 Months4.7(8,106)No prerequisites

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