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HCI: Human-Computer Interaction
IxD: Interaction Design
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USA
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
• MS in Human-Computer Interaction:
Website: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/education/grad/ms-hci
Website: http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/graduate/dmms/
Carnegie Mellon
Website: http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/
Website: http://www.design.cmu.edu/show_program.php?s=2&t=1
Website: http://code.arc.cmu.edu/mTID/
University of Baltimore
Website: http://iat.ubalt.edu/IDIA/
Website: http://admissions.media.mit.edu/admissions/degrees-study
University Of Michigan
• Review: Faculty include George Furnas, Judy Olson, Gary Olson, and Paul Resnick. I found the program to be
Website: http://si.umich.edu/msi/hci.htm
Cornell University
• HCI program
Website: http://www.hci.cornell.edu/
- requires 36 credit hours to graduate. Technically, you could do that in about 16 months if you took classes in
the summer.
Website: http://xavier.informatics.indiana.edu/gradsites/hcid/masters/
Website: http://informatics.iupui.edu/hci/degrees.html
• MS in HCI
Website: http://www.hci.iastate.edu/Academics/ms.php
New York University – ITP
• The Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), Tisch School of the Arts (2 years).
• Review: It's a great program with an extremely diverse offering in terms of courses, faculty; the students are
almost 50% international. The program has evolved over time, & is constantly changing to keep pace with the
field. What I loved about ITP was, apart from some wonderful people I met, the chance to dabble with
different technologies: digital video, audio, physical computing, mobile, etc. ITP is strong on experimentation,
so if you like a less structured, playful approach to things, you'll like it here. That said, it pays to keep yourself
focused especially in the second year on career goals & appropriate courses & project work: the party does
end, & one may find one has been playing in the sandbox too long!
Website: http://itp.nyu.edu/itp/
Stanford, California
• Review: Pretty flexible with elective units but requires Computer Science breadth (graphics, programming,
etc). You can waive out of the breadth with equivalent coursework. Especially good if you're interested in
ubiquitous computing.
Website: http://hci.stanford.edu/
University of Maryland
Website: http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/
• The MFA in Interaction Design program trains students to research, analyze, prototype, and design concepts
Website: http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/
University of California, Berkeley -iSchool
Website: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/programs/masters
Website: http://www.is.umbc.edu/programs/graduate/HCC_MS_program.asp
• Review: It's more heavily weighted to the cognitive science side of IxD and understanding how we process
the world around us (sight, sound, touch), but there are also required applied courses in design, research and
testing. It also houses the Design and Usability Testing Center that provides testing services for corporations.
Joe Dumas, PhD who, with Ginny Redish, wrote the book *A Practical Guide to Usability Testing* teaches
there.
Website: http://www.bentley.edu/graduate/ms/mshfid_curriculum.cfm?crn=st_612
Website:http://www.iit.edu/graduate_admission/programs/areas_of_study/info_tech_management.shtml
DePaul - Chicago
• MS in HCI.
• Review: there is a great set of faculty and facilities that have combined for a great program. It's one of the
few undergrad Interaction Design programs (they also have MA and PHD options).
Website: http://www.siat.sfu.ca
• Master degree in HCI (as well as a certificate, and it is at least to some degree doable remotely).
• Review: it is a very well-established and long-running program (must be 20 years, almost now, and in the
distance learning game, that means something), granting graduate degrees in many tough engineering fields as
well, with a rigorous video satellite model (or at least they did when I was there... the interactive satellite
courses with all the multiple cameras and course discussions did require sophisticated work site facilities, so
most attendees were at big companies, like GM, IBM, and so on).
• Website: www.rpi.edu
RICE UNIVERSITY
Website: http://psychology.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=94
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO
Website:http://www.oswego.edu/academics/colleges_and_departments/departments/interdisciplinary/hci/in
dex.html
• HCI program
Website: http://si.umich.edu/msi/hci.htm
Website: http://www.mindlab.org
University of Washington
Website: http://www.hcde.washington.edu/
• Review: It is housed in an Enterprise Systems Design program, so it focuses on designing big scale
interactions like social networks, e-business systems and the like. The interaction design in that kind of system
is much more interesting than what I have seen being done at a lot of other programs…And the other benefit is
• Website: http://www.ise.fiu.edu/ISE_HumanFactors.htm
University Of Colorado
• Website: http://bdw.colorado.edu/
- Website: http://www.hci.vt.edu/index.php
Canada
University Of Toronto
• Master of Information
Website: http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/
• KMD Collaborative Program (interaction between media, technology, design and society)
Website: http://past.kmdi.utoronto.ca/
EUROPE
Sweden
Review: They have a fully international master program in IxD which has a combination of studio
courses, and applied design projects .According to BusinessWeek's global list of top 200 design
Website: http://www.dh.umu.se/default.asp?sida=94
• HumLAB - http://www.humlab.umu.se/english/
• Review: since 1998! - Studio-based, general emphasis on innovative concept development, use/
activity focus and user participation. First year provides intro to the scope of the field, with studio
themes such as Mobile computing, Physical computing, Mass media and interactive media, and
Digital gaming. In the second year, students specialize in a field of their choice and execute their
graduation projects. A couple of design-theoretical courses are included to enhance reflective and
communicative abilities. Admission once a year, applications in mid-April, studies start around the
end of August. 16 seats available, selection based on portfolio or design test. As with all Swedish
Website: http://www.edu.mah.se/TIDPZ
Website: http://www.chalmers.se/en/education/programmes/masters-info/Pages/Interaction-
Design-and-Technologies.aspx
Hyper Island
• A two-year university course focused on on-line related technologies, products, services and
businesses.
Website: http://www.hyperisland.se/
Finland
Aalto University, Helsinki
- MA IN NEW MEDIA
Website: http://mlab.taik.fi/
Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki
• Review: It's a mix between Business, Marketing and Design, including the Service Design part. When
I was there, the schedule was 3 full days per month, so that it could be done along a full-time job.
(There are good sides and bad sides to this approach). Oh, it's free, by the way : ) But you do have to
• Website: http://servicedesign.laurea.fi/mastersdegree.html
Denmark
• Review: a collaborative initiative between CIID and The Danish Design School(DKDS).
Our aim is for students, faculty and staff to work together in a multi-cultural, multidisciplinary studio
environment to co-create a new kind of education that is relevant for academia and industry. After a
rigorous selection process, 21 students from all around the world have been chosen to participate in
Website: http://ciid.dk/education
Netherlands
European Media Master of Arts (Emma Program)
• Interaction Design
• ECompostion in Context
- Review: I did my MA there a couple years ago. Very creative faculty and a rewarding program. I'd
recommend it to those who are comfortable with self-directed study, as it's a lightly structured
program (taught in English, but very Dutch culturally) and is probably a better fit for those with a
Website: http://www.hku.nl/web/English/MastersProgrammes/EuropeanMediaMasterOfArts.htm
Website: http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=b4c76e5e-3a59-4be9-a050-
c847d3a5fbb2&lang=en
Website: http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=2515f356-b6b8-43dd-8787-
7a142d972092&lang=en
Design Academy Eindhoven
Website: http://www.designacademy.nl/indexnl.htm
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=161712&CategoryID=36692
• Review: I completed my HCI degree in UCL and now I am a well-seasoned UX professional in the
industry. UCL (UCLIC) offers very solid theory / academic foundation, with the advantage of its
excellent Psychology department and Computer Science department. On the other hand, the
program at UCL was also very close to industry. During my time at UCLIC, I have had plenty of chances
to take part in usability testing, user centred design and rapid prototyping
Website: http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/
City University London
Review: I'm just finishing up my MSc in Human-Centered Systems from City University. It was a great
experience, and definitely a combination of theoretical and practical. I found that I learned as much from my
cohorts as I did from my professors. We were an eclectlc group, ranging from recent uni grads to people like
me with 10-20 years experience in the industry. The friendly push-pull between the academics and
Website: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/pgcourses/hcs/index.html
MIddlesex University
Website: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/computing_and_it/interaction_design_msc.aspx
- Review: I got both my undergrad and postgrad from York. It's an incredible University, a beautiful city and
the Dept. of Psychology and the Dept. of Computer Science are both world class. I would recommend them
without hesitation.
- Website: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught-courses/msc-hcit/
Kingston University
• Review: interdisciplinary project across the faculties of Art, Design and Architecture, Arts and Social Sciences,
Computing, Information Systems and Maths and Science. It aims to bring together diverse and heterogenous
expertise and resources in digital media, providing a collaborative focus for the varied teaching, research and
• http://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/digital-media-institute-courses/
France
Website: http://www.lecolededesign.com/en/postgraduate-studies/masters-program-tangible-interfaces/
- Master in HCI
Website: http://www.masterihm.fr/
Spain
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Website: http://www.iua.upf.edu/csim/
Website: http://www.upf.edu/ticma/index.html
Italy
• Review: IDI and Domus Academy unified their Interaction Design Master courses. During this year, the two
individual courses took place within Domus Academy in Milan. From January 2007 there will only be one
Interaction Design Master course that will sum up the know how and culture of the two prestigious
institutes.The new IDI and Domus Academy I-Design combined course, which started in January, is certified by
the University of Wales, and lasts 12 months carrying 180 credits. It will offer its students an innovative
experience in the didactic nature of this sector, unifying the best of the experience from both institutions to
Website: http://www.domusacademy.com/eng/8/index.php?tmp=8&id=23
Germany
Website: http://design.fh-potsdam.de/forschung/interaction-design-lab/interaktionsdesign.html
Belgium
• Website: http://www.experiencedesign.be/EN/index.php
Switzerland
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Website: http://iad.zhdk.ch/en/ma-interaction
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Website: http://www.maind.supsi.ch/
Portugal
Website: http://www.m-iti.org/mhci/application
Outside USA/Europe
Brazil
• The course brings the experience of designers and engineers of CESAR professionals / researchers from
Curitiba and brings a professional discuss for the area of interaction design and user experience. The path
chosen is the user-centered design, the same used by renowned companies such as IDEO, CESAR, Apple, Intel,
Website: http://www.cesar.org.br/english/
Faber-Ludens Institute
Website: http://www.faberludens.com.br/?q=en/node/198
Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (ID KAIST)
- Master of Science
http://id.kaist.ac.kr/education.asp?ct=2&ln=en
Singapore
Website:http://www.adm.ntu.edu.sg/ProspectiveADM/GraduateProgrammes/GraduateDegrees/Page
s/MasterofArtsinInteractiveDesign.aspx
Hong Kong
Website: http://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/web/Postgraduate
China
Dalian Maritime University (SEUC program)
Website: http://www.usabilitychina.com/postgraduate_en.html
India
Website: http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/academics/interaction-design.html
Australia
website: http://sydney.edu.au/architecture/programs_of_study/postgraduate/IDEA.shtml
The university of Queensland
website: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5371
Website: http://mim.iml.uts.edu.au/index.html