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List of worldwide masters degree Programs in human-computer interaction and interaction design. last update: December 2010
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Worldwide Masters Programs in
HCI & IxD &
Created by Hezi Taniani hezitaniani.com
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HCI: Human-Computer Interaction
IxD: Interaction Design
Generated reviews from Interaction Design Association
Photos by Robert Scales & Design Jam London
USA
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
• MS in Human-Computer Interaction:
Website: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/education/grad/ms-hci
• MS in Digital Media (MS in Information Design & Technology)
Website: http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/graduate/dmms/
Carnegie Mellon
• Program in HCI program (1 year)
Website: http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/
• Program in Interaction Design (2 years)
Website: http://www.design.cmu.edu/show_program.php?s=2&t=1
• Master of Tangible Interaction Design
Website: http://code.arc.cmu.edu/mTID/
University of Baltimore
• M.S. Interaction Design and Information Architecture
Website: http://iat.ubalt.edu/IDIA/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT Media Lab)
• Master of Science - Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
Website: http://admissions.media.mit.edu/admissions/degrees-study
University Of Michigan
• Master of Science in Information (MSI), HCI Specialization
• Review: Faculty include George Furnas, Judy Olson, Gary Olson, and Paul Resnick. I found the program to be
strongest in UX research and collaboration/social software/online communities.
Website: http://si.umich.edu/msi/hci.htm
Cornell University
• HCI program
Website: http://www.hci.cornell.edu/
Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana (IUB)
• Master in human-computer interaction Design
- 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/
Indiana University - Indianapolis, Indiana (IUPUI)
• Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction
• Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction
Website: http://informatics.iupui.edu/hci/degrees.html
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
• MS in HCI
• Online HCI MS program
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
• MS Computer Science - Human Computer Interaction
• 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
• Human-Computer Interaction Lab
Website: http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/
School of Visual Arts, New York
• The MFA in Interaction Design program trains students to research, analyze, prototype, and design concepts
in their business, social, and cultural contexts.
Website: http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/
University of California, Berkeley -iSchool
• Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)
Website: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/programs/masters
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING (HCC)
Website: http://www.is.umbc.edu/programs/graduate/HCC_MS_program.asp
Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts
• MS in Human Factors in Information Design
• 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
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) – Chicago
• Master of Information Technology and Management
Website:http://www.iit.edu/graduate_admission/programs/areas_of_study/info_tech_management.shtml
DePaul - Chicago
• MS in HCI.
- It is 13 courses, so more like two years if attending full time.
Website: http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics /Pages /MSinHuman -ComputerInteraction.aspx
Simon Fraser University's - School of Interactive arts and Technology
• 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
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), NEW YORK
• 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
• Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in HCI & HF (Human Factors)
Website: http://psychology.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=94
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO
• Interdisciplinary Master's Degree Program in Human Computer Interaction
Website:http://www.oswego.edu/academics/colleges_and_departments/departments/interdisciplinary/hci/in
dex.html
Michigan State University- MindLAB
• HCI program
Website: http://si.umich.edu/msi/hci.htm
Review: focusing on human-computer interaction, communication, and virtual environment
Website: http://www.mindlab.org
University of Washington
• MS program in Human Centered Design & Engineering
Website: http://www.hcde.washington.edu/
Florida International University
• Human Factors Program - Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering
• 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
that you get to live in sunny Miami!
• Website: http://www.ise.fiu.edu/ISE_HumanFactors.htm
University Of Colorado
• Boulder Digital Works (BDW)
• Program Ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYHv-aVCC2c
• Website: http://bdw.colorado.edu/
Virginia Tech's Center for HCI
- Website: http://www.hci.vt.edu/index.php
Canada
University Of Toronto
• Master of Information Website: http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/
• The Interactive Media Lab (IML) Website: http://imedia.mie.utoronto.ca/IML/model/home.php
• KMD Collaborative Program (interaction between media, technology, design and society) Website: http://past.kmdi.utoronto.ca/
EUROPE
Sweden
Umeå Institute of Design (UID)
• Master in Advanced Product Design / Interaction Design / Transportation Design.
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
programs 2006 ( http://bwnt.businessweek.com/dschools/2006/ ) UID is listed as one of only 33
listed schools outside of the US.
Website: http://www.dh.umu.se/default.asp?sida=94
• HumLAB - http://www.humlab.umu.se/english/
Malmö University - School of Arts and Communication
• Master degree in Interaction Design (2 years).
• 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
university education, there are no tuition fees.
Website: http://www.edu.mah.se/TIDPZ
Chalmers University of Technology
• Master in Interaction Design and technologies (2 years)
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
• Media LAB (MLAB)
- MA IN NEW MEDIA
- MA IN SOUND IN NEW MEDIA
Website: http://mlab.taik.fi/
Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki
• Innovation and Design Program
• 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
support your stay in Finland.
• Website: http://servicedesign.laurea.fi/mastersdegree.html
Denmark
COPENHAGEN institute of interaction design (CIID)
• Interaction Design Program
• 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
a full-time, experimental version of a future Masters course in interaction design.
Website: http://ciid.dk/education
Netherlands
European Media Master of Arts (Emma Program) • Game Design and Development
• Interaction Design
• Digital Media Design
• Digital Video Design
• Image Synthesis and Computer Animation
• Sound and Music Production
• Sound and Music Technology
• 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
running start on what they want to pursue academically.
Website: http://www.hku.nl/web/English/MastersProgrammes/EuropeanMediaMasterOfArts.htm
Delft University of Technology
• Master of Science Design for Interaction
Website: http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=b4c76e5e-3a59-4be9-a050-
c847d3a5fbb2&lang=en
• Master of Science Integrated Product Design
Website: http://www.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=2515f356-b6b8-43dd-8787-
7a142d972092&lang=en
Design Academy Eindhoven
• Master in IM Design (Industrial, interior and identity design)
• Master in Man & Humanity
Website: http://www.designacademy.nl/indexnl.htm
United Kingdom
Royal College of Art (RCA)
• Interaction Design Program
Website: http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=161712&CategoryID=36692
University College London (UCL)
• MSc in HCI with Ergonomics
• 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
- MSc in Human-Centred Systems
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
practitioners was unexpected but very valuable to the experience.
Website: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/pgcourses/hcs/index.html
MIddlesex University
• Interaction Design Center (IDC)
Website: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/computing_and_it/interaction_design_msc.aspx
The University Of York
• MSc in Human-Centred Interactive Technologies (HCIT)
- 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
• MA/MSc in User Experience Design
• MSc in User Interaction Design
• 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
enterprise activities currently taking place within the University.
• http://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/digital-media-institute-courses/
France
L'École de design Nantes
Master program in Tangible Interfaces / New Mobilities / Virtual reality
Website: http://www.lecolededesign.com/en/postgraduate-studies/masters-program-tangible-interfaces/
University Paul Sabatier & Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
- Master in HCI
Website: http://www.masterihm.fr/
Spain
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
• Master in Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media
Website: http://www.iua.upf.edu/csim/
• Master Program in Information, Communication and Audiovisual Media Technologies (TICMA)
Website: http://www.upf.edu/ticma/index.html
Italy
The Domus Academy & Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
• Interaction Design Master courses.
• 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
reach the best results in theory and practice.
Website: http://www.domusacademy.com/eng/8/index.php?tmp=8&id=23
Germany
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
• Interaction Design Lab (IDL)
Website: http://design.fh-potsdam.de/forschung/interaction-design-lab/interaktionsdesign.html
Belgium
Experience Design Lab, KHLim
• Website: http://www.experiencedesign.be/EN/index.php
Switzerland
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
MA Program in Interaction Design
Research area: Sonic Interaction Design / Finance and Banking Experience
Website: http://iad.zhdk.ch/en/ma-interaction
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
• Master in Interaction Design
Website: http://www.maind.supsi.ch/
Portugal
University of Madeira & Carnegie Mellon University program
• Master in HCI ( dual degree in 2 years)
Website: http://www.m-iti.org/mhci/application
Outside USA/Europe
Brazil
Universidade Positivo, Curitiba
• User-Centered Design Program
• 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,
IBM, Nokia, Adaptive Path and many others.
Website: http://www.cesar.org.br/english/
Faber-Ludens Institute
Specialization Course on Interaction Design
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
Nanyang Technological University
• Master of Arts In Interactive Design
Website:http://www.adm.ntu.edu.sg/ProspectiveADM/GraduateProgrammes/GraduateDegrees/Page
s/MasterofArtsinInteractiveDesign.aspx
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Master of Interaction Design
Website: http://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/web/Postgraduate
China
Dalian Maritime University (SEUC program)
Master in usability engineering / HCI design
Website: http://www.usabilitychina.com/postgraduate_en.html
India
Indian institute of technology Bombay
• Interaction Design program
Website: http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/academics/interaction-design.html
Australia
The University of Sydney
Master in INTERACTION DESIGN AND ELECTRONIC ARTS (IDEA)
website: http://sydney.edu.au/architecture/programs_of_study/postgraduate/IDEA.shtml
The university of Queensland
Master of Interaction Design (MIDes)
website: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5371
University of Technology Sydney
Master in Interactive Media and Learning (IML)
Website: http://mim.iml.uts.edu.au/index.html
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