Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience Research and Design
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Online, Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 30.3101
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 15-1120
About the Program
The post-baccalaureate certificate program in Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience Research and Design provides foundational, practical skills for professionals who want to design and evaluate a wide variety of user experiences and computer interfaces. This certificate prepares students to use design as a problem-solving methodology to address challenges in a variety of professional domains. Through a series of foundational courses, students become proficient with a range of industry-standard design tools and research methods.
Admission Requirements
Please visit the College of Computing & Informatics website to learn more about admission requirements.
Additional Information
For more information about this certificate program, please visit the College of Computing & Informatics website.
Program Requirements
| INFO 508 | Information Innovation through Design Thinking | 3.0 |
| or DSRE 620 | Design Problem Solving | |
| INFO 690 | Understanding Users: User Experience Research Methods | 3.0 |
| INFO 691 | Prototyping the User Experience | 3.0 |
| INFO 615 | Designing with Data | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| INFO 508 | 3.0 | INFO 690 | 3.0 | INFO 691 | 3.0 | INFO 615 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits 12 | |||||||