Human-Centered Informatics, Graduate Certificate

Human-centered informatics (HCI) focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of IT systems with a particular emphasis on the relations and interactions between people and IT systems. The emphasis of understanding users experience when they interact with technology in the information-rich environment and the design of interfaces between users and systems makes it different from the focus of software engineering programs or visual and artistic design programs.

The human-centered informatics graduate certificate offers students the opportunity to learn the theories of cognitive and social psychology as well as universal principles of design adopted in human-computer interaction. Students develop the technical skills to study user experience in various IT environments (home, business, social media, healthcare, etc.), focusing on user needs, information architecture, and design of user interfaces. Successful students that graduate with the HCI graduate certificate will be able to propose innovative or improve design solutions to real-world problems.

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ITC 6410	Fundamentals of Human Behaviors for Interactive Systems	3
DGM 6461	Interactive Information Design 1	4
DGM 6168	Usability and Human Interaction	4
DGM 6268	Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media	4
Elective
Complete one of the following:		3-4
DGM 6463	Interactive Information Design 2
ALY 6070	Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics
ITC 6355	Web Application Design and Development

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

18 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required