| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a cross-disciplinary practice in the field of computing. It combines understanding people (drawing on social sciences and psychology) with the design of technology (using practices from art/design, computing and engineering).
You'll be suitable for this Human-Computer Interaction master's if you’re from technical and non-technical backgrounds, including:
You’ll gain the professional and technical skills to work in careers such as:
Throughout the Human-Computer Interaction master's you'll learn the principles of human-centred design and how to design better products for human experiences. You'll also build an understanding of how using digital technologies can impact people at an individual, group or societal level.
Our MSc is taught by staff from a world-leading HCI research lab within the School of Computing called Open Lab.
Open Lab specialises in digital social innovation. This is sometimes known as ‘Tech 4 Good’. Open Lab and the wider School of Computing build on a vast range of research partnerships across both industry and public sector organisations including:
These organisations offer rich opportunities for enhancing your learning through:
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Program Outline
What you'll learn
Through compulsory and optional modules you'll:
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Course content changes
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
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Human-Computer Interaction MSc modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Systems and Societies | 10 |
| Technologies for Human-Computer Interaction | 20 |
| Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction and UX | 20 |
| Research Methods in Human-Computer Interactions | 10 |
| Interaction / UX Design Methods | 10 |
| Project in Human-Computer Interaction | 80 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Software Development | 10 |
| Security Analysis of Complex Systems | 10 |
| Advanced Programming in Java | 10 |
| Object-oriented programming | 10 |
| Physical Prototyping | 10 |
| Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction | 10 |
If you have limited programming experience on entry, you are required to take Introduction to Software Development.
