This course includes

  • 25 hours of live, project-based training from experts
  • Software Access
  • 1-on-1 bonus training
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Small class sizes

Dive into UX & UI Design

Learn how to make apps and websites that are easy and fun for people to use. In this hands-on summer bootcamp, you'll explore key UX & UI concepts and learn skills that are in high demand in world-class tech companies. You'll use Figma (a free prototyping app) to make clickable product designs and test them on users. No coding required!

This beginner-friendly course kicks off with an introduction to user interface (UI) design. You'll learn the common patterns and shared visual language that apps and websites use in their interface designs, and you'll apply that knowledge by creating your own UI designs with Figma. Next, the class will explore user experience (UX) design concepts. You'll learn about and use interviews, user personas, and journey maps for researching and planning your project. You'll then use Figma to translate your findings into clickable prototypes and refine them through testing to ensure your product is user-friendly. We'll also bring AI into the mix throughout the course. Designers today are using AI to accelerate user research and generate interface ideas faster than ever, so you'll see exactly how your new skills plug into the way modern products are built.

As you refine your projects, your instructor will cover essential topics for anyone interested in a UX & UI design education or career, including creative briefs, workflows, portfolio development, and more. You'll finish the course with a strong basis of knowledge and demonstrated skills in digital design.

Schedule & Enrollment: UX & UI Design Summer Program Online (High School)

  • 25 Hours
  • Price before discounts: $1,599 Full tuition: $1,299
  • Early bird discount applied
  • Live Online
  • Work on real-world projects
  • Expert instructors
  • Small classes

Self-Paced

Attend this course online as self-paced training with access to an instructor for questions. When you purchase the self-paced course, you may also attend the live course for free within one year.

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Tuition

Full Tuition

Price before discounts: $1,599

Full tuition: $1,299

Early bird discount applied Due before the class starts

Learn the Skills Guarantee™

Get personalized attention in small groups

Work on real-world exercises & projects

Interactive Training

Attend this course live online or as self-paced training. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.

Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At NextGen Bootcamp, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.

Live Online Remote, from anywhere

Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.

  • Live, interactive class
  • Experienced instructor teaching over Zoom
  • Remote setup assistance provided

1-on-1 Bonus Training Included

We want you to leverage the skills you’ll learn. In addition to 25 hours of hands-on, small group training, you’ll receive one 1-on-1 training session where you can:

  • Review any concepts or projects from class
  • Receive assistance applying skills to your own project

Earn a Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!

Class Recordings

You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.

UX & UI Design Summer Program Online (High School) Curriculum

What You'll Learn at a Glance

  • Learn key UX & UI principles for designing user-friendly websites and mobile apps
  • Use Figma to design interfaces and build interactive, clickable prototypes
  • Conduct user research through interviews and personas to shape your design decisions
  • Sketch wireframes, map out user flows, and refine your prototypes through user testing
  • Explore visual design elements including color theory, typography, layout, and responsive design
  • Build case studies and a personal portfolio website with 1-on-1 feedback from your instructor

Course Syllabus

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UI Fundamentals

How & when to use common UI patterns

  • Menus
  • Tabs
  • Bottom tab bar
  • Buttons (including “Call to action” or CTA)
  • Accordion
  • Carousel
  • Modals
  • Forms

Learn Figma

Create Visual Designs & Clickable Prototypes

  • Learn how to use Figma to create clickable prototypes to show users for testing, or for clients to see your work.
  • Design the UI (user interface of websites, apps, etc) in Figma.

UX Design Concepts

Intersection of Design, Technology, & Business

  • Through critical analysis understand how user experience as a field sits in the intersection of different areas of the product.
  • What is the difference between User Experience Design and User Interface Design?
  • Learn about heuristics and apply heuristic evaluation to websites.
  • Competitive Research

Knowing Your User

  • Learn how to structure and conduct user interviews to better identify the needs and current behaviors of the user.
  • Understand how to engage the user to work through assumptions and preconceived notions that arise during the process.

User Research Through Interviews

  • Refine user interview questions.
  • Interview classmates for your project.

Refining User Research and Creating Personas

  • Create user personas from the interviews to represent the goals and behaviors of the users within the system.
  • Develop user scenarios to show when and how the user engages with the system.

Synthesis of User Research, Journey Maps, and User Flows

  • Continue to synthesize results of user research to find patterns.
  • Create a journey map for your project.
  • Think through the different features of the system by building user flows.

Wireframing, Sketching, Prototyping

  • Practice a sketching session for an existing website or mobile application of your choice. Start with sketching on a whiteboard or your notebook.
  • Sketch wireframes for your class project.
  • Learn the power of prototyping and testing an idea. Understand different methods of prototyping and their levels of fidelity.

Prototyping & User Testing

  • User testing methods and strategies.
  • Do’s and don’ts of user testing.
  • Do a user test on your project with a classmate.
  • Clearly list the assumptions and test your concepts.

Iterating the Prototype and Further User Testing

  • Report conclusions based on user testing.
  • Rework the prototype based on user testing conclusions.

Case Studies

Building Case Studies

  • Look at case study examples.
  • Finish your clickable prototype.
  • Present class projects as case studies on-screen.

Creative Briefs

Getting to Know a Project: Creative Briefs

  • What is a Creative Brief?
  • What to Include in a Creative Brief

Portfolio Website & Job Preparation

Creating Your Portfolio Website

  • Examples of UX & UI portfolio websites
  • What you should include on your portfolio website
  • Get 1-on-1 feedback on your case studies & portfolio website

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s included with my tuition?

  • A hands-on learning experience working on projects and exercises, which is proven to boost comprehension, retention, and engagement
  • Expert instructors who are industry professionals and experienced educators that are driven to help you succeed
  • Top-notch curricula that have been tried and tested over many cohorts and are consistently improved for an optimal learning experience
  • Supplemental materials to assist both during and after the course

Is this course open to beginners?

Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.

Can I take this course online (remote learning)?

Sorry, but this training is not available online.

What happens if I need to miss a session?

You have some options:

  • You can watch a recording of the session. We will provide any course materials.
  • If you can’t come into the classroom but can still attend remotely, we will provide you with the Zoom login information.
  • You can use your free retake to make up any missed class time.