Human-Centered Computing, M.S.

Students have to complete 30 credits (10 courses). Fifteen credits of core courses have to be complete by all students. For the remaining 15 credits, students can choose from the following options:

complete five elective courses (all 15 credits in coursework),
complete an independent study (3 credits) and four elective courses (12 credits),
complete a Master’s thesis (6 credits) and three elective courses (9 credits)

Core courses (15 credits)

HCC 613 - User Interface Prototyping and Development
HCC 629 - Fundamentals of Human-Centered Computing
HCC 636 - Structured Systems Analysis and Design
HCC 710 - Graphic Design for Interactive Systems
HCC 729 - Human-Centered Design

Electives (15 credits)

As stated above, students can choose to complete five courses, one independent study and four courses, or a Master’s thesis and three courses. The following courses are examples of elective courses, other courses can be taken as electives with permission from your advisor.

IS 698 - Special Topics in Information Systems
HCC 700 - Independent Study in Human-Centered Computing
HCC 706 - Interfaces For Info. Visualization & Retrieval
HCC 727 - Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
HCC 728 - Online Communities
HCC 741 - Introduction to Assitive Technology and Assessibility Research
HCC 742 - Developing Interfaces for Rehabilitation
HCC 746 - Affective Human Computer Interaction
HCC 760 - Human-Computer Interaction
HCC 761 - Information Systems in Human Behavior
HCC 780 - Tangible Interaction.
HCC 799 - Master’s Thesis Research