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Master's

Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction

Georgia Institute of Technology College of Design 113 courses 10 total credits

About This Program

The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) degree program is a cooperative effort of the School of Interactive Computing; the School of Literature, Media and Communication; the School of Industrial Design, and the School of Psychology. The program provides students with the practical and interdisciplinary skills and theoretical understanding they will need to become leaders in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the computer interfaces of the future.

Degree Requirements

Highly recommended: one of the following three courses:: LMC 6000- or 8000-level courses	3 credits
Elective Courses:: MGT 8803	3 credits
Total Credits	10 credits

Core Courses

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 6755	Human-Computer Interaction Foundations	3
PSYC 6023	Psychological Research Methods for HCI	4
CS 6753	Human-Computer Interaction-Professional Preparation and Practice	2
Total Core Courses		9 credits

Select 3 credit hours from the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 6452	Prototyping Interactive Systems	3
CS 6456	Principles of User Interface Software	3
CS 6457	Video Game Design and Programming	3
CS 7450	Information Visualization	3
CS 7470	Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing	3
CS 7633	Human-Robot Interaction	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
Total		3 credits

Select 6 credit hours from the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 6150	Computing For Good	3
CS 6440	Introduction to Health Informatics	3
CS 6441	Personal Health Informatics	3
CS 6451	Introduction to Human-Centered Computing	3
CS 6454	Qualitative Methods for Design of Human Computer Interaction	3
CS 6457	Video Game Design and Programming	3
CS 6460	Educational Technology: Conceptual Foundations	3
CS 6470	Design of Online Communities	3
CS 6474	Social Computing	3
CS 6726	Privacy, Technology, Policy, and Law	3
CS 6730	Data Visualization: Principles and Applications	3
CS 6745	Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development	3
CS 6756	Human-Computer Interaction Applications	3
CS 6770 or LMC 6340	Mixed Reality Experience Design or Mixed Reality Experience Design	3
CS 6763	Design of Design Environments	3
CS 6795	Introduction to Cognitive Science	3
CS 7450	Information Visualization	3
CS 7451	Human-Centered Data Analysis	3
CS 7632	Game Artificial Intelligence	3
CS 7633	Human-Robot Interaction	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
Total		6 credits

Digital Media (DM) Specialization

Code	Course Title	Credits
LMC 6310	The Computer as an "Expressive Medium"	3

Highly recommended: one of the following three courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
LMC 6313	Principles of Interaction Design	3
LMC 6399	Discovery & Invention	3
LMC 6650	Project Studio	3
Total		3 credits

Required (select one):

Code	Course Title	Credits
ID 6212	Grad Studio Two: Health and Wellness	4
ID 6213	Grad Studio Two: Interactive Products	4
Total		4 credits

Select two from the following (those with asterisk are highly recommended):

Code	Course Title	Credits
ID 6100	Introduction to Graduate Studies in Industrial Design	3
ID 6101	Human Centered Design	3
ID 6107	Integrated Product Design	3
ID 6216	Service Design, Brand and Value Creation	3
ID 6401	Visualizing Interaction	3
ID 6510	Design for Interaction: Working with New Technologies (*)
ID 6515	Interface Prototyping: Exploring Tools & Theories	3
ID 6520	Crafting Design Methods	3
ID 6763	Design of Interactive Environments	3
ID 6800	Investigations of Universal Design in the Built Environment
ID 6830	Wearable Tech for Health	3
ID 7655	Designing For Curiosity	3
Total		6 credits

Required

Code	Course Title	Credits
PSYC 6022	Psychological Statistics for HCI	4

Select 6 credit hours from the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PSYC 6011	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 6012	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 6013	Biopsychology
PSYC 6014	Sensation and Perception	3
PSYC 6017	Human Abilities	3
PSYC 6041	Current Topics in Cognitive Aging	1
PSYC 6060	Psychology of Aging	3
PSYC 6270	Psychological Testing	3
PSYC 7101	Engineering Psychology I: Methods	3
PSYC 7102	Engineering Psychology II: Displays, Controls, and Workspace	3
PSYC 8000	Seminar in Experimental Psychology	3
Total		6 credits

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
AE 6551	Cognitive Engineering	3
AE 6721	Evaluation of Human Integrated Systems	3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 6150	Computing For Good	3
CS 6440	Introduction to Health Informatics	3
CS 6451	Introduction to Human-Centered Computing	3
CS 6452	Prototyping Interactive Systems	3
CS 6454	Qualitative Methods for Design of Human Computer Interaction	3
CS 6456	Principles of User Interface Software	3
CS 6457	Video Game Design and Programming	3
CS 6460	Educational Technology: Conceptual Foundations	3
CS 6465	Computational Journalism	3
CS 6470	Design of Online Communities	3
CS 6474	Social Computing	3
CS 6726	Privacy, Technology, Policy, and Law	3
CS 6730	Data Visualization: Principles and Applications	3
CS 6745	Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development	3
CS 6756	Human-Computer Interaction Applications	3
CS 6763	Design of Design Environments	3
CS 6770 or LMC 6340	Mixed Reality Experience Design or Mixed Reality Experience Design	3
CS 6795	Introduction to Cognitive Science	3
CS 7450	Information Visualization	3
CS 7451	Human-Centered Data Analysis	3
CS 7470	Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing	3
CS 7497	Virtual Environments	3
CS 7632	Game Artificial Intelligence	3
CS 7633	Human-Robot Interaction	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8803	Special Topics	3
CS 8903	Special Problems	1-21

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
INTA 8803	Special Topics	3
INTA 6745	Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development	3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
ID 6100	Introduction to Graduate Studies in Industrial Design	3
ID 6101	Human Centered Design	3
ID 6107	Integrated Product Design	3
ID 6212	Grad Studio Two: Health and Wellness	4
ID 6213	Grad Studio Two: Interactive Products	4
ID 6216	Service Design, Brand and Value Creation	3
ID 6401	Visualizing Interaction	3
ID 6510	Design for Interaction: Working with New Technologies (*)	3
ID 6520	Crafting Design Methods	3
ID 6515	Interface Prototyping: Exploring Tools & Theories	3
ID 6763	Design of Interactive Environments	3
ID 6800	Investigations of Universal Design in the Built Environment	3
ID 6830	Wearable Tech for Health	3
ID 7655	Designing For Curiosity	3
ID 8903	Special Problems in Human-Computer Interaction	1-3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
ISYE 6413	Design and Analysis of Experiments	3
ISYE 6414	Statistical Modeling and Regression Analysis	3
ISYE 6739	Basic Statistical Methods	3
ISYE 6772	Managing Resources of the Technological Firm	3
ISYE 7210	Real-time Interactive Simulation	3

Elective Courses:

Any LMC 6000- 8000-level class may be used as a General Elective

Code	Course Title	Credits
LMC 6215	Issues in Media Studies	3
LMC 6310	The Computer as an "Expressive Medium"	3
LMC 6311	Visual Culture and Design	3
LMC 6312	Design, Technology & Representation	3
LMC 6313	Principles of Interaction Design	3
LMC 6314	Design of Networked Media	3
LMC 6315	Product Production	3
LMC 6316	Historical Approaches to Digital Media	3
LMC 6317	Interactive Narrative/Fiction	3
LMC 6318	Experimental Media	3
LMC 6319	Intellectural Property Policy and Law	3
LMC 6325	Game Design and Analysis	3
LMC 6340	Mixed Reality Experience Design	3
LMC 6399	Discovery & Invention	3
LMC 6650	Project Studio	3
LMC 6748	Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Philosophy of Design	3
LMC 8000	Proseminar in Media Theory	3
LMC 8001	Proseminar in Digital Media Studies	3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
MGT 6056	Electronic Commerce	3
MGT 6057	Business Process Analysis and Design	3
MGT 6059	Emerging Technologies	3
MGT 6086	Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity	3
MGT 6111	Innovation and Entrepreneurial Behavior	3
MGT 6165	Venture Creation	3
MGT 6326	Collaborative Product Development	3
MGT 6359	Business Strategies For Sustainability	3
MGT 6450	Project Management	3
MGT 6772	Managing Resources of the Technological Firm	3
MGT 6799	Legal Issues in Technology Transfer	3
MGT 6789	Technology Ventures	3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
MUSI 6001	Music Perception and Cognition	3
MUSI 6002	Computer Supported Interactive Music	3
MUSI 6003	Music Technology History and Repertoire	3
MUSI 6004	Technology Ensemble	3
MUSI 6103	Music Recording and Mixing	3
MUSI 6203	Project Studio in Music Technology	3
MUSI 7100	Music Technology Research Laboratory	3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PSYC 6011	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSYC 6012	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 6014	Sensation and Perception	3
PSYC 6022	Psychological Statistics for HCI	4
PSYC 6041	Current Topics in Cognitive Aging	1
PSYC 7101	Engineering Psychology I: Methods	3
PSYC 7102	Engineering Psychology II: Displays, Controls, and Workspace	3
PSYC 7104	Psychomotor and Cognitive Skill Learning and Performance	3
PSYC 7790	Cognitive Modeling	4
PSYC 8040	Seminar in Engineering Psychology	3
PSYC 8903	Special Problems in Human-Computer Interaction	3

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PUBP 6111	Internet and Public Policy	3
PUBP 6401	Science, Technology, and Public Policy	3

Research Project (6 credit hours)

Select one of the following:

Code	Course Title	Credits
CS 6998	HCI Master's Project	1-9
LMC 6998	HCI Master's Project	1-9
PSYC 6998	HCI Master's Project	1-9
ID 6998	HCI Master's Project	1-9

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