Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Beginner 180 hours English Professional CertificateFREE
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The most respected entry-level UX certificate. Builds three portfolio-ready projects you can show in interviews.
What you'll learn
Define the UX design process from research to handoff
Conduct user research and synthesize insights
Build wireframes, low-fi mockups and prototypes
Design responsive websites and mobile apps
Use Figma and Adobe XD for design and prototyping
Run usability studies and iterate on findings
Build a portfolio of three case studies
Prepare for entry-level UX job interviews
This course includes
180h
On-demand video
300+
Templates & readings
40+
Design exercises
Yes
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Syllabus· 7 courses · 20+ lessons
- What is UX?
- Equity-focused and accessible design
- UX design careers and team roles
- Empathy and personas
- User journeys and problem statements
- Storyboarding and ideation
- Paper wireframing
- Digital wireframes in Figma
- Low-fi prototypes
- Planning a usability study
- Moderating sessions and synthesizing insights
- Iterating on designs
- Visual hierarchy and typography
- Color, gestalt principles
- Hi-fi prototype in Figma
- Designing for multiple breakpoints
- Adobe XD essentials
- Capstone portfolio project
- Building your portfolio website
- Resumes and interviews
Instructor
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Google Career Certificates
Google UX curriculum team
12M learners24 courses 4.8 instructor rating
Built and taught by Google's in-house UX designers and researchers including Roxana Myhrum and Marlee Posey. The Google UX Design certificate is one of the most popular career-switch programs on Coursera with over 600k learners.
Requirements
- No prior design experience required
- Free Figma account
- Computer with internet access
- 10 hours/week for about 6 months
Who this course is for
- Career switchers entering UX
- Marketers and PMs moving into product design
- Junior designers wanting a structured foundation
- Students preparing a UX portfolio
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Frequently asked questions
Google UX is more job-prep focused with portfolio projects and employer connections. CalArts is more conceptual and design-theory heavy. Pick Google for getting hired; CalArts for a creative foundation.
It can, especially via Google's employer consortium (Walmart, Verizon, Best Buy). But the portfolio you build during the course is what actually lands interviews — make it genuinely good.
Bootcamps cost $7k–$10k with 1:1 mentorship and job placement support. Google cert is $300 total but self-directed. Pick the bootcamp if you need accountability; pick Google if you are self-motivated.
Both, but Figma is the primary tool (free tier is enough). Adobe XD is covered briefly because much of the industry has moved to Figma since 2023.
Audit it on Coursera for free — same content, no certificate. Pair with Refactoring UI (free articles) and the Figma YouTube channel for the same portfolio quality.