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Research methods, design systems, service design and the leadership of design practice in product organisations. GlobalMind University delivers this award fully online across six world regions. There is no campus gate. Assessment is identity-checked and one academic standard applies to every student, in every time zone. This is an academic Master's award; where a field has a licensing or registration route, that remains a matter for your professional body or regulator. You will work through the material as a practitioner-researcher: applied methods, real or anonymised cases, and a supervised capstone or dissertation as the final component. Faculty mark whether you noticed the constraints a slide deck usually hides. MSc UX Research & Design Leadership is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Information Systems Strategy & Governance through Information Systems Strategy & Governance; Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis; Cloud, Infrastructure & Platform Foundations; IT Project & Portfolio Management; Reliability, Observability & Service Management; Information Security, Privacy & Risk, and finish on Technology Capstone Project. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Lead a platform, product or engineering function Connect technical architecture to business and governance needs Manage cost, reliability and developer experience Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The programme carries 36 credits across four assessed modules. Delivery is tuition-free aside from the examination fee. Transcripts use letter grades and a GPA scale consistent with GlobalMind University awards. No professional-body logo is used in marketing to imply endorsement.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| GX71401 | Information Systems Strategy & Governance Information Systems Strategy & Governance (GX71401) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Information Systems Strategy & Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71402 | Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis (GX71402) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71403 | Cloud, Infrastructure & Platform Foundations Cloud, Infrastructure & Platform Foundations (GX71403) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Cloud, Infrastructure & Platform Foundations as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
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| GX71405 | IT Project & Portfolio Management IT Project & Portfolio Management (GX71405) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using IT Project & Portfolio Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71406 | Reliability, Observability & Service Management Reliability, Observability & Service Management (GX71406) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Reliability, Observability & Service Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71407 | Information Security, Privacy & Risk Information Security, Privacy & Risk (GX71407) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can map one named system, write a threat model, and specify the controls that would stop the most likely path, using Information Security, Privacy & Risk as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses control catalogues, incident write-ups, and a short technical standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a defensive design with a test plan and a statement of residual risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
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| GX71409 | Engineering Management & Developer Experience Engineering Management & Developer Experience (GX71409) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Engineering Management & Developer Experience as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71410 | Cost, FinOps & Capacity Cost, FinOps & Capacity (GX71410) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Cost, FinOps & Capacity as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71411 | AI, Analytics & Enterprise Technology Futures AI, Analytics & Enterprise Technology Futures (GX71411) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using AI, Analytics & Enterprise Technology Futures as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| GX71413 | Research Methods for Technology Management Research Methods for Technology Management (GX71413) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Research Methods for Technology Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71414 | Communicating Technology to the Business Communicating Technology to the Business (GX71414) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Communicating Technology to the Business as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| GX71415 | Technology Capstone Project Technology Capstone Project (GX71415) is a 3-credit course on MSc UX Research & Design Leadership, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Technology Capstone Project as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English (ES/PT/HI support hubs do not change the language of assessment unless a bilingual pathway is stated). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
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