Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction
For a Master of Science in Computer Science, Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction (15 hours), students must select from the following:
*The following is a complete look at the courses that may be selected to fulfill the Human-Computer Interaction specialization, regardless of campus; only courses listed with bold titles are offered through the online program.
Core Courses (6 hours)
- CS 6456 Principles of User Interface Software OR CS 7470 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
- CS 6750 Human-Computer Interaction
Electives (9 hours)
Pick three (3) courses from the two sub-areas below, including at least one from each sub-area:
Sub-area: Design and evaluation concepts
- CS 6010 Principles of Design
- CS 6320 Software Requirements Analysis and Specification
- CS 6435 Digital Health Equity
- CS 6454 Qualitative Methods for Design of Human Computer Interaction
- CS 6457 Video Game Design
- CS 6460 Educational Technology: Conceptual Foundations
- CS 6465 Computational Journalism
- CS 6470 Design of Online Communities
- CS 6795 Introduction to Cognitive Science
- CS 7465 Educational Technology: Design and Evaluation
- CS 7467 Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Sub-area: Interactive technology
- CS 6440 Introduction to Health Informatics
- CS 6452 Prototyping Interactive Systems
- CS 6456 Principles of User Interface Software
- CS 6641 Personal Health Informatics
- CS 6730 Data Visualization: Principles and Applications
- CS 6745 Information & Communication Technologies and Global Development
- CS 6763 Design of Design Environments
- CS 6770 Mixed Reality Experience Design
- CS 7450 Information Visualization
- CS 7451 Human-Centered Data Analysis
- CS 7460 Collaborative Computing
- CS 7462 Animal Computer Interaction
- CS 7470 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
- CS 7632 Game AI
- CS 7711: Health Sensing and Interventions (formerly CS 8803 O29)
Free Electives (15 hours)
Free electives may be any courses offered through the OMSCS program. You can find the list of current OMSCS courses here.