Coordinator: Sunyoung Kim, Ph.D.
This concentration prepares students for careers focused on designing, implementing, and improving technology to enhance human experiences. Graduates can pursue professional roles in human-computer interaction, interaction design, product management, user experience design, and usability research and testing. Career paths for this concentration include:
Students will learn practical skills and theoretical knowledge to design, implement, and evaluate interactive technologies. In particular, students will:
For this concentration, you take three concentration requirements designed to acquire essential knowledge and skills for interaction design incrementally. So, it is recommended to take one concentration requirement course per semester by taking “Human-Centered Design” in the first semester, followed by “User Experience Research Methods” and “Interaction Design Studio” in the following semesters.
Requirements for the Human-Computer Interaction Concentration
36 credits, plus 3 zero-credit courses
Zero-credit Courses (required for all students):
Minimum Technology Course Requirement (3 Credits):
Note: This course is required for Library & Information Science students. For the other concentrations, our program assumes that students have attained the competencies and objectives listed for 550. Please look at the course to determine if you meet the standards. If you do not, you must also take this course. If you have any questions, contact Associate Teaching Professor of Library and Information Science Anselm Spoerri.
Foundation Courses (6 credits), select 2/4:
Note: Refer to the specific course study plans to see if a particular foundation course is required for your concentration.