UX design courses. Start for £2,000.
Six live online courses for career changers and practising designers — beginner to strategy. Real client brief, max 10 students, every session live.
Price-match guarantee
Find a comparable live UX course for less? We’ll match it.
Same live instruction and named instructors as courses costing several times more. See the full UK comparison.
| Live UX course | Price |
|---|---|
| UX Academy | from £1,500 |
| BrainStation | Not published |
| UX Design Institute | ~€2,995 |
| General Assembly | £9,000 |
London courses, verified June 2026. Price-match applies to comparable live, multi-week, mentored UX courses.
287 career-changers hired — accountants, teachers, nurses, marketers.
How to choose a UX course without wasting six months.
- Recordedno one answers your questions
- Project: rarely realexercises, mostly
- Fits around a job: yes
- Biggest riskquietly abandoned
- Live, but full-timefixed schedule, daytime
- Project: sometimes
- Fits around a job: rarely
- Biggest riskthe price, the schedule
- 100% live, evening classesmax 10, named instructor
- Real client project, every coursepresented to the client
- Fits around a job: yes
- Biggest risknone, if you show up
Beginner is £2,000. Extend with the UX Career Track: £1,000, a second live brief, 1:1 job support (Beginner graduates). Full path: £3,000 over 12 weeks — and if you find a comparable live, mentored course cheaper, we'll match it.
Find your level.
Beginner UX (AI) Design
No design experience required. Learn UX fundamentals and how to apply AI at every step.
Duration
8 weeks
Deposit
£99
Full price
£2,000
Starts
14 October 2026
Advanced UX Design
For practising UX/UI designers with 3+ years experience who have hit a ceiling.
Duration
6 weeks
Enrolling
Register interest
Full price
£1,500
Start date
Starting soon
UX Strategy
For mid-to-senior designers wanting leadership, consultancy, or board-level influence.
Duration
4 weeks
Enrolling
Register interest
Full price
£1,500
Start date
Starting soon
Product Design
UX/UI designers 1-2 years in who want to move into product roles at 65k-105k+.
Duration
6 weeks
Enrolling
Register interest
Full price
£1,500
Start date
Starting soon
UX Career Track
For Beginner graduates: a second live client brief, run as a design team, plus 1:1 job support.
Duration
4 weeks
Enrolling
Register interest
Full price
£1,000
Start date
Starting soon
Accessibility for UX
Design accessible, WCAG-compliant products and meet duties like the European Accessibility Act.
Duration
6 weeks
Enrolling
Register interest
Full price
£1,500
Start date
Starting soon
Compare all courses.
| Format | Beginner UX (AI) Design | Advanced UX Design | UX Strategy | Product Design | UX Career Track | Accessibility for UX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience needed | None | 3+ yrs | 5+ yrs | 1-2 yrs UX | Beginner UX (AI) Design or equivalent | Some design experience |
| Duration | 8 weeks | 6 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks |
| Deposit | £99 | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
| Full price | £2,000 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £1,000 | £1,500 |
| Outcome | Job-ready, AI-literate junior UX designer | Senior UX designer who shapes strategy | UX Lead or Strategist | Product Designer | Two client case studies and a job-search plan | Designer confident in accessibility and WCAG |
| View → | View → | View → | View → | View → | View → |
Before you choose.
Before you enrol
Is the course online or in-person?
Every course in UX design at UX Academy is 100% live online: small UX design classes over Zoom, no in-person attendance and no commute. You can join from anywhere in the UK or abroad, and every session is recorded.
Which UX course is right for me?
If you're changing careers and want a job in UX, start with Beginner UX (AI) Design (£2,000). Beginner graduates can then extend with the UX Career Track (£1,000) for a second live client brief and 1:1 job support (register-interest only), and the full path is £3,000 over 12 weeks. If you already have 3+ years and want to advance, choose Advanced UX Design or Product Design. If you want strategic influence, choose UX Strategy. Already comfortable with the basics and want to specialise? Accessibility for UX is a standalone course open to anyone with some design experience.
Do I need any experience to take a UX design course?
Beginner UX (AI) Design requires no prior design experience. Every other course on this page requires at least 1 year of relevant experience -- most ask for 3 or more.
How long does each course take?
Beginner UX (AI) Design is 8 weeks; the UX Career Track extension adds 4 weeks (12 weeks for the full job-ready path). Advanced UX Design and Product Design are 6 weeks. UX Strategy is 4 weeks. Accessibility for UX is 6 weeks. All run evenings, 6:00 to 8:30pm UK time.
What's the difference between a UX design course and a UI design course?
A UX design course teaches research, information architecture and testing -- how you decide what to build and why. A UI course teaches visual interface design -- how a screen looks. Every course at UX Academy teaches UX first and treats visual UI skill as one input into that process, because that's how UX roles are hired for in the UK market.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. All courses issue a certificate on completion. It doesn't expire. It's issued by Nomadic User Ltd, trading as UX Academy -- we aren't accredited by a government body, and most employers don't require that for UX roles. What hiring managers look for is a portfolio with a real client project, which every course builds toward.
What if I change my mind?
Your £99 deposit is refundable within 14 days of booking. Cancel after that but before the course starts and the deposit is forfeited; once the course has started no refund is available.
Talk to someone first.
Fifteen minutes with a real person about whether UX design is a realistic move for you. No pitch, no script, and a straight answer either way.
Speak to an advisor →