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UX is very much rooted in both industrial design and psychology. I would highly recommend taking design courses in college, it will help hone your eye for how to perceive a task through a given experience.

Contrary to popular belief, UX has nothing to do with software: UX is just the sexy new term. It all stems from design, and was studied heavily in the early 20th century onwards. Look at a can-opener, for example, or the classic Jerry-can from WW2. It is about how humans interact with the world through design.