BAU, Centro Universitario de Artes y Diseño de Barcelona
User Interface Design
Barcelona, Spain
Course
DURATION
6 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 760
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: BAU, affiliated with the University of Vic – the Central University of Catalonia, offers an intensive online specialisation co-developed with Symplicit and delivered with RMIT University. The course teaches interface strategy and design using Figma through a portfolio project. It's aimed at designers and communication specialists. 6 weeks, 8–10 h/week, 100% online, English, 760 €, Start: 11 May 2026 / July 13th 2026.
Career Outcomes: You'll gain skills for user interface design, interaction design, product interface and UX/UI roles. Potential jobs include UI designer, UX generalist, visual interface designer, product interface specialist, freelance interface consultant, and roles in design strategy or digital experience design and portfolio-driven freelance transitions globally.
This course, co-developed with industry leaders such as Symplicit, covers the latest trends in strategy development and interface design for business and digital experience. The course offers mastery of the main tools, techniques and skills of interface design through a portfolio project using Figma.
Especially focused on designers and communication specialists who seek to update and professionalize themselves in the digital industry.
BAU offers this intensive online specialisation course in collaboration with RMIT University in Australia with the aim of bringing the methods of this prestigious institution to design professionals in Europe.
- Teaching period: Next start dates - 11 May 2026 / July 13th 2026
- Schedule: online
- Modality: 100% online
- Language: English
- Price: 760 €
- Duration: 6 weeks, 8-10 h/week
Objectives
Throughout the course, you will learn the tools and techniques in use by top UI designers. You’ll get hands on with Figma. You’ll also walk away with a portfolio piece you can use to showcase your skills to current or potential employers.
Especially focused on designers and communication specialists who seek to update and professionalize themselves in the digital industry.
Introduction into UI Design
- The relationship between UX and UI Design
- An introduction into design briefs
- Key UI tools including Figma
- Milestone: Create a mood board
Design material
- Understanding user flow
- Brainstorming and ideation
- Applying features and design requirements
- Milestone: Create a UI flow diagram for your product
Setting up your workspace
- Design guidelines and accessibility
- Building a workspace
- An introduction to Atomic design
- Creating a UI toolkit
- Milestone: Create a UI component library
Atomic Design
- Heuristics and Gestalt principles
- Consistency and staging relationships
- Information hierarchy
- Milestone: Submit a mid-fi prototype
User testing
- Iterative prototyping
- Definitions of done
- Persuasive design
- Usability testing
- Milestone: Define user testing and feedback
The future of UI Design
- Incorporating feedback into the design
- Where UI is going
- Next steps
- Milestone: Submitting your final project and Presentation
Method of study
Online learning, including interactive videos, assignments and prescheduled webinars and 1:1 online sessions with mentors and industry experts.