User Experience and Service Design

Understand what users want from digital services and how to best design beautiful, user friendly services. These courses prepare you for roles in product management, product design, UX/CX design and service management.

BSc courses in this plan total 55cr
+ 75cr basic studies, 11cr language and communication studies, 10cr thesis, 29cr elective or minor studies

MSc courses in this plan total 63cr
+ 30cr thesis, 3cr seminar, 24cr elective or minor studies

Recommended minors:

Informaatioverkostot (BSc)
Tietotekniikka (BSc)
Product Management (MSc)
Software and Service Engineering (MSc)

= core course, highly recommended to take and complete at the suggested timing



2nd Bachelor’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

Spring (III-IV)


3rd Bachelor’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

CS-C3120
Human-Computer Interaction, 5cr
(Completable after CS-A1111, CS-A1121)

AAN-C2007
Product Sustainability, 5cr

+ thesis, language or minor courses

Spring (III-IV)

37C00250
Information Systems Development, 6cr

+ thesis, language or minor courses


1st Master’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

Spring (III-IV)


2nd Master’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

CS-C3180
Software Design and Modelling, 5cr

37E01500
Capstone: Project Management & Consulting Practice, 6cr

ELEC-E7890
User Research, 5cr
(Completable after CS-A1111, CS-A1121, CS-C3120)

+ thesis, language or minor courses

Spring (III-IV)

+ thesis, language or minor courses