UX design courses. Start for £1,500.
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.
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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 £1,500 early bird until 15 December, then £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 14 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
10 weeks
Deposit
£99
Price
£1,500 early bird until 15 December, then £2,000
Starts
12 January 2027
Advanced Agentic (UX) Design
For UX designers with 2+ years of experience who are designing, or about to design, AI agents and assistants.
Duration
6 weeks
Deposit
£99
Price
£1,200 early bird until 27 December, then £1,500
Starts
27 January 2027
UX Strategy
For mid-to-senior designers wanting leadership, consultancy, or board-level influence.
Duration
4 weeks
Enrolling
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Price
£1,500
Start date
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Product Design
UX/UI designers 1-2 years in who want to move into product roles at 65k-105k+.
Duration
6 weeks
Enrolling
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Price
£1,500
Start date
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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
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Price
£1,000
Start date
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Accessibility for UX
Design accessible, WCAG-compliant products and meet duties like the European Accessibility Act.
Duration
6 weeks
Enrolling
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Price
£1,500
Start date
Starting soon
Compare all courses.
| Format | Beginner UX (AI) Design | Advanced Agentic (UX) Design | UX Strategy | Product Design | UX Career Track | Accessibility for UX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience needed | None | 2+ yrs | 5+ yrs | 1-2 yrs UX | Beginner UX (AI) Design or equivalent | Some design experience |
| Duration | 10 weeks | 6 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks |
| Deposit | £99 | £99 | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
| Price | £1,500 early bird until 15 December, then £2,000 | £1,200 early bird until 27 December, then £1,500 | £1,500 | £1,500 | £1,000 | £1,500 |
| Outcome | Job-ready, AI-literate junior UX designer | Designer ready for agentic AI products | 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.
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 14 weeks. If you already have 2+ years of UX and want to design AI agents and assistants, choose Advanced Agentic (UX) Design. If you want to move into product roles, choose 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 -- Advanced Agentic (UX) Design asks for 2 or more, UX Strategy for 5.
How long does each course take?
Beginner UX (AI) Design is 10 weeks; the UX Career Track extension adds 4 weeks (14 weeks for the full job-ready path). Advanced Agentic (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. Beginner UX (AI) Design is a UX course, not a UI course: you wireframe and prototype in Figma, but it isn't about visual design.
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.
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