UX Researcher

If you want to become a UX researcher, you need to know how to talk to users, run tests, analyze data, and turn findings into decisions teams can act on. This path gives you 24 units covering the research skills that companies hire for, including AI tools that are changing how researchers collect and analyze data.

You start with design foundations and design thinking because you need to understand what makes products work before you can research them. Wireframing and common patterns come early. These aren't just design skills. They help you see what questions to ask and where research fits into the product cycle. As you progress, you pick up workshop facilitation techniques. Research isn't just about reports. It's about getting teams aligned on what the data means.

The core UX research courses teach you both qualitative and quantitative methods. You learn when to run interviews versus surveys, how to recruit participants who'll give you real insights, and how to spot patterns in what people actually do instead of what they say they do. Each course is built by leading industry experts who run research at companies where UX research drives product decisions. You practice through project briefs like planning A/B tests for onboarding flows and creating user personas based on real research data.

Service design and accessibility training show you how research applies across entire user experiences, not just single screens. The modules on UX design psychology and human-centered AI teach you why people behave the way they do with products, and how to design research studies that account for AI-powered features. Product analytics and the product development lifecycle help you understand where research happens in the build process and how data informs what gets shipped.

The path includes skill tests to verify your qualitative research, quantitative research, and accessibility knowledge. You'll work on a stakeholder communication plan because research doesn't matter if you can't explain findings to people who make decisions. You finish with a professional certification that validates your UX researcher skills and shows employers you know how to run studies, analyze findings, and influence product direction with evidence instead of opinions.