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What you'll learn in this UX bootcamp
Our immersive UX bootcamp helps motivated students become job-ready in 6 months! The 350+ hour curriculum features a combination of videos, in-depth articles, hands-on design projects, and career-related coursework.
The first step in becoming a great UX-Designer is immersing yourself in the philosophy that inspired innovation frameworks like user-centered design (UCD): design thinking. Grounded in empathy and a hands-on, iterative approach to problem solving, design thinking is the mindset you’ll use to create effective user experiences. The key aspects of design thinking include:
- Empathy: observe and engage the people you’re designing a product for
- Problem definition: a good solution depends on addressing the right problem
- Ideation: a good solution depends on addressing the right problem through divergent and convergent thinking, considering many possible solutions
- Prototyping: test those possible solutions
- Testing: get feedback from real people that will help you improve your ideas and create solutions
User research is central to UX design. When you engage users and understand their experience, you can move from being aware of a problem to understanding why the problem exists and what users want to see resolved. There are many different user research tools; this section will explore the most effective of them.
Topics include: user research methods, research plans, recruiting users through screener surveys, diary studies, and interviews.
In this UCD discovery unit, you’ll work on some mini-projects to sharpen your user research skills and then apply those skills to your capstone project.
Understanding the data you collect during the research phase will help you to make decisions that will reflect the interests of your users. In this unit, you’ll learn the different methods you can use to synthesize research in order to keep your designs focused on your user.
Topics include: synthesis best practices, affinity maps, empathy maps, personas, problem statements, journey maps, and research presentations.
This section (part of the UCD design phase) is all about getting your design hands dirty, so to speak. Here are some of the things you’ll dive into:
- Brainstorming solutions to the problem you’re trying to solve (for your capstone project)
- Learning how to write and map user stories that capture the intent of personas
- Learning the fundamentals of information architecture (to help you create and express your capstone project’s structure and flow)
In this section of the UCD design phase, you’ll bring your designs to life, first as sketches and then through wireframing. You’ll also be introduced to several design tools, including Sketch and Adobe XD, learn how to conduct a guerilla usability test to validate your sketches, and learn how to apply interaction design principles to your designs. You’ll also explore the world of user interface design in order to make your designs more accessible and engaging.
In the final phase of the UCD process, evaluation, you’ll create a prototype of your capstone project’s red routes. In this section, you’ll also learn when, why, and how to use different evaluative testing methods to improve your project. You’ll also put together a comprehensive case study of your capstone journey and give a presentation about your project.
Like most creative professions, your work as a UX designer is often going to be interrupted by urgent, unexpected projects. Don’t worry, though—after working through this unit, you’ll be prepared! In this unit, you’ll use the design sprint process to sharpen your skills.
You’ll work through:
- A Hackathon-style project to practice working through a design sprint
- End-to-end design while working under tight deadlines
This unit explores topics like psychology and empty states that will take your designs from good to great by teaching you how to craft designs that lead to increased engagement, continued use, and conversion.
Topics include:
- Onboarding flows
- Empty states
- Strategy and service design
- The future of UX
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Build a unique portfolio of projects
Identify a customer problem to solveConduct competitive researchSketch, design, and build a prototypePerform usability testing and identify improvements
Gain real-world UX experience
To accelerate your career shift into user experience design you'll be matched with a real company to complete a 40-hour industry design project that solves a business problem.
While working on the industry design project, you'll:
Collaborate directly with a client for four weeksDive deeper into an area of the UX design process you’re especially interested in: competitive research, user research, usability testing, redesign recommendationsSet yourself apart from other bootcamp graduates with a personalized portfolio
Work 1-on-1 with your UX design mentor
1-on-1 guidance
Accountability
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Get the perfect UX design job with 1:1 career coaching
Our career-focused curriculum, 1:1 calls with your career coach, and mock interviews, will help you land your dream job. You can access these and all our career support services for 6 months after completing the program.
Your career coaching calls will help you:
Create a successful job search strategyBuild your UX networkFind the right job titles and companiesCraft a UX resume and LinkedIn profileAce the job interview and portfolio walkthroughNegotiate your salary
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UX bootcamp course start dates
The UX Career Track is a 6-month program. Most students devote 15-20 hours a week to complete the course.
Tuition
Every tuition option comes with Springboard's job guarantee. If you don’t get a UX design job within six months of graduation, you get a full refund. Read the full Job Guarantee eligibility terms and conditions here
Is this design bootcamp right for me?
This UX bootcamp is for people who demonstrate an aptitude toward problem solving, have strong communication and collaboration skills, and have a background in adjacent fields.
Prerequisites
Aptitude toward problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.At least 1 year of documented professional experience or a degree in one of the following areas: understanding users, producing/managing visual content, or developing digital products. For example: user research, HCI, human factors; graphic/industrial design, architecture, studio arts; UI design.
Don’t meet the requirements?
Our 9-month UI/UX Design Bootcamp (also with a job guarantee) welcomes students from all backgrounds.
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Meet a few of our UX bootcamp alumni
Aisha Butt
Springboard really works hard to be a curriculum that you can integrate into your life as you’re a full-time employee or doing something else on the side and I really appreciated that. I felt like I could do my job—you know, pay my bills—and at the same time be moving toward a longer-term goal—and that was really important to me.
Heidi Sanders
I liked having the support of an online community where you could ask questions and you could see everyone else’s work—I thought that was really helpful. I felt like I had a great support system because if I were doing it just on my own without a mentor... I don’t think I would have been as successful as I was.
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What is included in the course tuition?
350+ hour expert-curated curriculumRegular video calls with your mentorUnlimited access to on-demand mentorsActive online student communitySupport from community managers1:1 and group coaching callsResume and portfolio reviews1-on-1 mock interviewsAccess to our employer network100% money-back guaranteeFrequently Asked Questions
This course is for people who want to get a job in UX Design. We are invested in helping you reach your career goals. Part of that commitment is making sure you know where to start, and which course is best to get you there. For the UX Career Track, we require candidates to have at least one year of documented paid professional experience or hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the following areas:
- Understanding users -- user research, HCI, human factors
- Producing/managing visual content -- graphic design, industrial design, architecture, fine/studio arts
- Developing digital products -- UI design
Don’t meet the requirements? Our 9-month UI/UX Design Career Track (also with a job guarantee) welcomes students from all backgrounds as long as you can demonstrate strong visual, creativity, and communication skills.
The technical skills survey is all free-form answer and is designed to assess your ability to: (a) Empathize with users; (b) Generate ideas; (c) Justify your design decisions.
We’re not looking for perfect answers — you’re not a UX Design pro yet! Rather, we want to get a better sense of how you approach a problem scenario and the creative ways you propose to solve it.
The survey is not a timed but, for reference, most students take less than 60 minutes to complete it.
This survey will allow us — and you — to assess your readiness for the course. If you find the test difficult and are not able to successfully answer a majority of the questions in each section, don’t worry! We have great options for you, and can advise you on best next steps after you’ve submitted the survey.
There are 4 payment options (all of which come with our job guarantee as long as you meet eligibility requirements). Our two standard payment plans are:
- Upfront payment: You pay $7,900 upfront for 6 months. This is a 17% discount on the monthly plan.
- Monthly Plan: You pay $1,590 per month, only for the month's you're enrolled (most students complete within 6 months).
In addition, we have 2 other payment options. These are available by application to qualifying US citizens and permanent residents. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you can still apply for Climb financing with a fully qualifying co-borrower who is a citizen or permanent resident - as long as you both have a US address. Deferred tuition is only available to US Citizens and permanent residents.
- Deferred Tuition: You pay a $500 deposit upon enrollment to confirm your seat. Then, you’ll pay the remaining tuition ($14,210) only when you land a job using your newly learned skills. You can pay that final balance in 36 monthly installments of $395. The remaining tuition will be waived if you don’t get a job, and maintain eligibility, within six months of graduating!
- Climb Credit loan: Available by application to qualifying US citizens and permanent residents. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you can still apply for financing with a fully qualifying co-borrower who is a citizen or permanent resident - as long as you both have a US address. If approved, you pay a deposit to confirm your seat, then finance the remaining tuition through a loan. You’ll make small interest-only payments during the course. After that, you will make 36 monthly payments of $358 - $430 each. Learn more here
- Due to regulatory issues, Climb Credit can no longer fund loans for Maine residents. If you live in Maine, you can still be approved if you apply with someone from any other U.S. state.
- Please note: lending might not be available in all 50 states - click here for the current full lending list.
All charges will be in USD (based on the above prices). If you reside outside the U.S., this might carry an additional transaction fee, depending on the bank you use. We display prices in your local currency to give you an estimate of how much you will pay based on prevailing exchange rates, excluding transaction fees.
Our admissions process will screen for an aptitude towards problem solving, communication and collaboration skills.
We require candidates to have at least one year of documented paid professional experience or hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the following areas:
- Understanding users -- user research, HCI, human factors
- Producing/managing visual content -- graphic design, industrial design, architecture, fine/studio arts
- Developing digital products -- UI design
Don’t see your job on this list? If you have questions, or you believe your work experience falls under the broader themes of understanding users, producing/managing visual content, or developing digital products, contact our Admissions Managers at uxcinquiry@springboard.com.