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Pushing the limits of interaction design

Businesses are hiring HCI graduates to ensure customers have superior experiences with technology, from product design to user interfaces.

Be part of the solution when you earn a Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction from the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. Our students are committed to enhancing the user experience, designing better ways to help people engage with emerging technologies.

UX influences everything

Prepare to be immersed in a project-based, hands-on user experience environment. By earning a master’s in HCI, you’ll explore emerging field research, learning how to create effective interactive systems for companies in Indiana and worldwide.

Students in our professional, research-focused program gain valuable insight from faculty with real-world expertise in areas including human-centered design methods, social computing research, and the Internet of Things, in collaboration with industry leaders.

Through your classes and Capstone project, you’ll develop the UX research and design skills essential for a professional career in the field.

You can complete the 36-hour MS HCI program in two years.

Looking ahead to interactive careers

Opportunities in Human-Computer Interaction are increasing daily, in fields including voice recognition, information technology, and the Internet of Things.

Our graduates have turned their expertise into jobs as user experience researchers and designers at top companies. Others have pursued further academic progress, well prepared for admission to Ph.D.-level programs.

HCI graduates have found full-time jobs and internships at Yahoo!, Microsoft Research, Google, Salesforce, Walmart Labs, Dell, Intel, Demandware, SAP, Roche Diagnostics, Parkview, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Ammunition, VMWare, Fossil, Samsung, Studio Science, Cummins, Raytheon, and many others.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the M.S. in HCI program, students will:

1. Evaluate and create interfaces by applying HCI theories, terms, principles, and methods including user experience, user-centered, and interaction design theories and practices; interactive product design and development processes and lifecycle; user profiling to interaction design (needs and requirements); system requirements and product assessments; prototype design theory and practice; and product usability evaluations and testing methods.
2. Apply psychological and cognitive principles and theories to human factors and user experience design.
3. Research and develop interactive collaborative systems by applying social computing theories and frameworks.
4. Design novel ubiquitous computing systems by researching and applying relevant HCI and informatics theories and frameworks.
5. Design effective, usable, and human-centered interactive systems using prototypes and proof of concepts.
6. Critique interaction designs on their usability, human-centeredness, and satisfaction of requirements; evaluate the fitness of requirements, goals, and research methods; make recommendations; and create and defend alternative designs.
7. Effectively communicate in digital, oral, and written form the processes, ideas, outcomes, and implications of HCI projects.
8. Articulate decisions and reasoning behind decisions made related to interaction design choices, design and research methods.
9. Exhibit sound judgment, ethical behavior, and professionalism in applying HCI concepts and value-sensitive design to serve stakeholders and society, especially in ethically challenging situations.
10. Collaborate in teams fairly, effectively, and creatively, applying group decision-making and negotiation skills.