Education
Formally trained,
industry hardened.
One integrated four-year Degree Apprenticeship — university study, real client delivery and close mentoring, combined into a single journey that ended in a First Class Honours degree with Distinction.
6 Weeks
Client Delivery
6 Weeks
Client Delivery
1 Week
University
1 Week
University
4 Yrs
6 Weeks
Client Delivery
1 Week
University
6 Weeks
Client Delivery
1 Week
University
Learning
University study across UX research, human-centred design, interaction design, psychology, ethics and design practice.
Application
Applied directly inside live client teams — workshops, prototyping and delivery.
Outcome
A First Class Honours degree with Distinction, and four years of shipped work.
Explore the programme
BA (Hons) User Experience Design
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, UK
Period
2020 — 2024
Result
First Class Honours
A four-year, studio-led UX degree delivered through Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Digital Arts (SODA). Every six weeks, I joined a small trailblazer cohort on campus for intensive teaching, coursework, assessment and peer critique — combining structured study with the chance to learn alongside other emerging designers.
What I gained
- A First Class Honours degree with Distinction.
- Grounding in UX research, human-centred design, interaction design and psychology.
- Experience with academic research, coursework, unit assessments and design critique.
- Stronger written communication, documentation and evidence-based thinking.
- Exposure to ethics, accessibility, coding and professional design practice.
- A network of fellow designers built through the first cohort of this trailblazing degree.
Course Modules
Experience Design Apprentice
UXSS
Hertfordshire, UK
Period
2020 — 2024
Result
Distinction
A professional design apprenticeship built around real client delivery, close mentorship and learning in the room with some of the best designers in the industry. I worked across live global products and initiatives, applying UX, service design and product-thinking methods in complex, high-stakes environments.
What I gained
- Live design-team experience with users, stakeholders and delivery constraints.
- End-to-end UX, product and service design across multiple industries.
- Experience in research, workshops, journey mapping, prototyping and design systems.
- Confidence collaborating with product, engineering, research and senior stakeholders.
- Close day-to-day mentorship from experienced design leaders.
- Stronger communication, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
- Practical insight into how good design works in real organisations, not just theory.
Client delivery
Coingen
Accessible crypto trading experiences for growth markets
Mentorship
“Harry brought a rare mix of curiosity, discipline and creative judgement to his degree apprenticeship. He was quick to absorb complex problems, confident in asking the right questions, and consistently turned learning into thoughtful, practical design work.”
Ross Phelps
Design Leader
