HCI core (18 cr.)
- INFO-H 541 Interaction Design Practice
- INFO-H 564 Prototyping for Interactive Systems
- INFO-H 624 Advanced Seminar I in Human-Computer Interaction
- INFO-H 634 Advanced Seminar II in Human-Computer Interaction
Select two HCI research area selectives:
- INFO-I 501 Introduction to Informatics
- DSCI-D 517 Visualization Design, Analysis, and Evaluation (was INFO-H 517)
- INFO-H 543 Interaction Design Methods(take online or in Year 3 if scheduling conflicts)
- INFO-H 563 Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction
- INFO-H 565 Collaborative and Social Computing
- INFO-H 566 Experience Design for Ubiquitous Computing
- INFO-H 567 Internet-of-Things Interface Design for Business Innovation
- INFO-H 570 Experience Design for Tangible and Embodied Systems
- INFO-H 581 Experience Design and Evaluation of Access Technologies
- INFO-H 582 User Experience Design Ethics
- INFO-H 583 Conversational User Interfaces: Experience Design and Applications
Methods courses (18 cr.)
- INFO-I 575 Informatics Research Design
- INFO-I 790 Informatics Research Rotation (Taken three times)
Select two methods electives:
- ANTH-E 404 Field Methods in Ethnography
- COMM-C 501 Applied Quantitative Research Methods in Communication Studies
- COMM-C 502 Applied Qualitative Research Methods in Communication Studies
- EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry
- EDUC-Y 611 Qualitative Inquiry in Education
- INFO-H 543 Interaction Design Methods
- INFO-H 570 Experience Design for Tangible and Embodied Systems
- NURS-D 650 Data Analysis for Clinical and Administrative Decision-Making
- NURS-R 612 Interpretive Data Analysis (2 cr.)
- PSY-I 608 Measurement Theory and the Interpretation of Data
- PSY-I 643 Field Methods and Experimentation
- SOC-R 551 Quantitative Methods in Sociology
- SOC-R 559 Intermediate Sociological Statistics
- STAT-S 511 Statistical Methods 1
- STAT-S 512 Applied Regression Analysis
- STAT-S 516 Basic Probability Applications
- STAT-S 519 Introduction to Probability
- STAT-S 521 Statistical Computing
- STAT-S 522 Sampling and Survey Techniques
- STAT-S 524 Applied Multivariate Analysis
- STAT-S 525 Intermediate Statistical Methodology
- STAT-S 529 Applied Decision Theory and Bayesian Statistics
- STAT-S 619 Probability Theory
Specialization (18 cr.)
- Disciplinary Affinities (0-6 cr.)
- Minor (12-18 cr.)
You must complete a minor within a domain appropriate to your choice of specialization and/or research area. All courses must be graduate-level and outside the HCI program.
Qualifying examinations
- Written exam – You must successfully complete a written qualifying examination by the end of the program’s second year. The exam is established by faculty and covers subject matter taken in the program’s core courses. The exam may be retaken once.
- Oral exam – An oral examination takes place within weeks after successful completion of the written exam. You must pass both the written and oral exam before passing on to Ph.D. candidacy. The oral exam is based on the student’s response to the written exam and core course material. The exam may be retaken once.
Dissertation (36 cr.)
A dissertation is a written elaboration of original research that makes creative contributions to your chosen area of specialization. Students will enroll multiple times in INFO-I 890 Thesis Readings and Research (1-12 cr.) as you work to complete your dissertation. All requirements must be completed within seven years of passing the qualifying exams. The dissertation process includes the following components:
- Proposal: The research proposal for the dissertation must be approved by the student’s research committee. The student will defend the dissertation proposal at a public colloquium in the school. The review should be completed within one-year after passing the Qualifying Examinations.
- Defense: A written elaboration of significant original research must be successfully presented to the research committee in a public defense as described in the Graduate School Bulletin.