UI Design Micro-Certificates
Registration is open for Spring 2026!
Design the interfaces behind the experiences we use every day.
Our UI Design Micro-Certificates offer accessible, hands-on learning for anyone looking to expand their skills in user interface (UI) design. Each of short-format program brings together three focused courses completed over eight weeks, giving you practical experience with visual systems, interaction design, and creative tools used industry-wide.
UI design is about more than just aesthetics and apps. It’s how you can shape the way people interact with digital and physical systems on products like wearable devices, and emerging technologies like AR, voice, and gesture-based tools. From layout and motion to navigation and accessibility, UI designers help create experiences that feel clear, intuitive, and human.
Whether you're just starting or building on what you already know, our UI Design micro-certificates are a great way to deepen your design skills, make more intentional creative choices, and start creating interfaces that connect people to the things they use every day.
Learn more about each micro-certificate program in more detail below!
Choose from two programs:
Meet Your Instructors
With a degree in Communication Design from Emily Carr and over 15 years in digital experience, Angela has built an impressive portfolio of clients, including Google Fiber and McCain Foods. Much of her expertise was shaped during her time working in the United States, where she gained a broad perspective on the industry.
Guided by deep curiosity and a belief in the power of design, Angela approaches challenges by balancing business goals, user needs, technical realities, and creativity (not necessarily in that order). She is currently freelancing, teaching, and pursuing a Masters of Design in Strategy and Innovation.
Abena Edugyan works at the intersection of psychology and interaction design, translating insights about human behavior into meaningful digital experiences. With experience as a UX researcher at Microsoft, Metalab, and Alberta Treasury Branches, she specializes in translating complex enterprise workflows into intuitive, human-centered experiences. Abena holds a B.Sc. in psychology and an M.Sc. in interaction design.
She teaches in the UI Design Foundations Micro-Certificate program, guiding students in building thoughtful, inclusive, and user-centered design practices. Drawing on her interdisciplinary background, Abena encourages students to apply design frameworks to real-world challenges while developing the skills and confidence to advocate for users in complex systems.
Randy Walton’s education background started in art & communication design, which then expanded into a balance between website UI design and front-end development. He is an educator and freelance designer exploring concept-to-code projects for clients as well as self‑driven work. He has taught in the past, visual design, web design and coding at various institutes across Vancouver, BC.
His work can be found here: https://randywalton.ca
Shraddha Kumbhar specializes in human-centred design, creative technologies, systems thinking and design education. She combines analytical rigour with empathy to address complex design challenges. Her work spans multiple sectors, including healthcare, emergency management, and information and communications technology. Notable projects include her work at ISM Creative for the Women's Health AR Training App for medical professionals and her research contributions at the Health Design Lab at ECU for the Recovery and Renewal of Participation in Healthcare project. Additionally, she designed a guidebook for the Community Network Roadmap project, collaborating with Athabasca University to empower communities to build their own internet networks. She presented this project at the International Institute for Information Design (IIID).
Her research contributions include mass emergency communication strategies and published works such as Mi Casa Es Tu Casa: A Virtual Home for Your Mind, which explores extended reality in mental health therapy. Shraddha holds a Master's Degree in Interaction Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Canada, and a Bachelor's in Industrial Design from Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Tom Chan is a highly experienced and versatile design professional with over 25 years of relevant expertise spanning UX/UI design, brand strategy, digital product development, and design education.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management and has further developed his qualifications through industry certifications, including Instructional Skills from Emily Carr University and Certified Leadership Coaching from Essential Impact. His design knowledge is both broad and deep, having served in senior roles such as Senior UX Designer, Creative Director, and Principal of design firms. His clients have ranged from tech companies (FreshPrep, AutoTrader, AWS-acquired TSO Logic) to international brands, with a portfolio that includes digital platforms, responsive interfaces, design systems, and branding.
In education, Tom currently teaches in the UX Design Certificate program at Emily Carr University of Art + Design and previously held the position of Lead UX Instructor at RED Academy, where he instructed and mentored over 150 students. His teaching philosophy integrates active learning, mentorship, and applied design thinking - values that closely align with program learning outcomes in creative design and user experience disciplines.
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