MSc

User Experience Design

Learn more about studying User Experience Design as an international student.

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Key facts

  • Degree type
    Master's
  • Duration
    1 year
  • Delivery method
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    170,000SEK
  • Start date
    Aug
  • University ranking
    Not ranked

Program overview

What Jönköping University says about their program:

In today’s ever-changing market, designers and developers need advanced knowledge of and highly developed skills in how to create innovative and competitive products. This program builds an understanding of how people interact with software. It then explores how digital technologies, such as the semantic web and recommendation agents, can enhance user experience.

The program provides practical opportunities to learn processes and methods to support product design and development, and the delivery of the product to the market. In the final thesis project, you will perform in-depth work on a problem from industry, from society, or from a related field of academic research.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • High School Diploma/Certificate (which entitles the student to university studies in his/her home country)
  • Transcripts of completed courses and grades (if issued separately from the Diploma/Certificate)

NOTE: Students in their final year of high school/upper secondary school, can only apply through our local JU admission and only if the following criteria are met: official semester grades for all high school years including the second-to-last semester of the final year can be submitted. The final official diploma/certificate and grades must be submitted before the induction week in August. Predicted grades are not accepted, with the exception for IB Diploma students who are allowed to submit predicted grades if semester grades are not available.

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Bachelor's Diploma from a recognized university. Note

    If you have not yet received the diploma, but are in your final year, you may submit documentation from your university, certifying that you are an active student in your last semester. The document must be issued through and certified by a representative of the Academic Registrar's Office, the Examinations Office, or equivalent.

  • Thesis, independent work or equivalent from your bachelor’s degree (original language) only if the program you are applying to requires a thesis or equivalent.
  • We do not require a GMAT, GRE or CFA, but a good score may strengthen your application to some Master’s programs at Jönköping International Business School. You are welcome to send a certified copy of your test result with your application.

English proficiency

  • TOEFL iBT

    90 (20 in written test)

  • IELTS

    6.5 (no section below 5.5)

  • PTE

    62 (61 writing)

  • CAE

    C1 advanced, 180

  • CPE

    Cambridge English: Proficiency, 200

  • MELAB

    90

English proficiency waivers

  • Applicants with an upper secondary/ high school degree where English is the only language of instruction. Evidence must be provided showing the student's upper secondary tutoring language.
  • Upper secondary English instruction in some countries qualifies as equivalent to English 6/English B in Sweden.
  • Students with a formal university transcript or degree certificate for their Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) where it is clearly stated that the language of instruction for the program was English meet the requirement.
  • Students with a Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) from a university where English is the only language of instruction meet the requirement. The university must be listed as only providing instruction in English in the edition of the International Handbook of Universities or the World Directory of Medical Schools that was current the year the degree was awarded.
  • Students with a completed 1-year degree at the master's level or higher from a university where English is the only language of instruction meet the requirement. The university must be listed as only providing instruction in English in the World Higher Education Database (WHED). The degree must have been completed within the last 10 years.
  • Students with a Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) where English is the main subject meet the English requirement.
  • Students with 60 higher education (HE) credits from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland where the language of instruction of the course is English. The language of instruction must be clearly stated on official documents.
  • Students with 60 higher education (HE) credits from Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, or English-speaking parts of Canada. The language of instruction needs to be English.
  • Students with a Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish "Kandidatexamen") in engineering, computer science, computer applications, medicine, pharmacy, science or technology (taught in English) from India or Pakistan.

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • A copy of your passport (EU/EEA/Swiss citizens may submit a copy of a valid identity card which clearly states citizenship).
  • Letter of Motivation

    The letter of motivation is where you introduce yourself to us. Read more about the guidelines for your letter of motivation here.

  • Proof of Financial Support

Graduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Thesis, independent work or equivalent from your bachelor’s degree (original language) only if the programme you are applying to requires a thesis or equivalent.
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • A copy of your passport (EU/EEA/Swiss citizens may submit a copy of a valid identity card which clearly states citizenship).
  • Letter of Motivation

    The letter of motivation is where you introduce yourself to us. Read more about the guidelines for your letter of motivation here.

  • Proof of Financial Support
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Scholarships at Jönköping University

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Check back soon, or visit the university's website for the latest information on available scholarships, eligibility, award amounts, deadlines, and application requirements.

Fees

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    from 115,000 to 190,000 SEK per year

  • Graduate tuition

    from 120,000 to 175,000 SEK per year

  • Pathway tuition

    up to 215,000 SEK per year

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What is the cost of living near Jönköping University?

Category Cost  (in Swedish Krona)
Rent, 1-bed apartment in city centrekr 8,228
Rent, 1-bed apartment outside centrekr 5,634
Utilities (electricity, heating, water, refuse)kr 579
Internet (60 Mbps unlimited)kr 347
Mobile phone plan (data + calls)kr 267Range: kr 145 to kr 398· Sweden average
Monthly public transport passkr 737
Monthly grocery basketkr 1,605
Coffee shop drinkkr 42
Cinema or cultural event ticketkr 144
Gym membershipkr 437

Indicative monthly costs per person.

Data sourced from livingcost.org (Crowdsourced) and numbeo.com (Crowdsourced).

Visa requirements for Jönköping University

Many international students will require a visa to study in Sweden, and this is a vital step of your study abroad journey. Make sure you understand the requirements you may need to meet before applying.