Master’s in Innovation with User Experience Design Online

Grounded in technology, design, and business disciplines, the online Master’s in Innovation with User Experience Design (IUX) program is designed to deliver a highly qualified and competitive workforce for the IT industry. The Foisie Business School has world-class expertise and resources in UX and is ideally positioned to prepare students as UX professionals and set them on a path to take on leaderships positions such as chief experience officers (CXO).  

UX-driven innovations are no longer a luxury but a must for maintaining competitive advantage in the marketplace. The continually increasing pace of our digital economy intensifies this demand for innovative technologies. More people come to rely on smart and connected technologies to meet their basic communication and information needs and to support personal decisions such as managing their health and wellness. Companies increasingly rely on smart and connected technologies to guarantee positive organizational outcomes. They support their employees with a work environment that helps them deliver the prompt and accurate business decisions required by a global and connected digital economy. To maintain competitive advantage, tech companies must ensure that their products are successfully embraced and effectively used by their intended users at home and at work. To achieve this goal, competition in the IT industry has shifted toward developing an outstanding user experience (UX) –thus increasing the demand for highly qualified UX professionals.  

Learning Outcomes

The online Masters in Innovation User Experience Design provides students with the skills for careers as product designers, UX designers, UX researchers, and innovative UX business leaders. It prepares them for working in advanced technological environments where they apply the UX driven innovation (UXDI) framework to help their companies develop competitive products and services. In our project-based, asynchronous online learning environment, students will:  

• Gain foundational knowledge in design thinking, design science, and the UX-driven innovation (UXDI) framework for developing technological innovations (e.g., smart and connected systems, robots, AR/VR applications) for homes and work environments. 

• Develop and execute plans for gaining a deep understanding about user needs. 

• Develop and execute plans for discovering opportunities for creating business and social value with UX driven innovations. 

• Develop and execute plans for designing and evaluating the discovered UX-driven innovation opportunities. 

• Develop advanced skills in focused area(s) of interest through the specialties offered in this program such as Applied Analytics, Brands, Products and Consumers, Managing and Organizing Innovation, IUX Research, System Design for IUX, and others. 

• Benefit from the capstone experience that enables them to revise, integrate, and apply their knowledge and skills through a large project.