program information
Human-Centered Computing (HCC), as a discipline, focuses on the intersection of technology, people, and design.
The HCC Ph.D. program emphasizes understanding people, developing new technology, and designing engaging experiences for a variety of target users, domains, and contexts. The highlight of the program includes a self-defined “cognate area” which allows the student to choose a set of three courses that inform their interdisciplinary training to strengthen the foundation of their thesis research.
Required Courses:
| Ph.D. Student with Prior Master’s Degree Credit Hours | Ph.D. Student without Master’s Degree Credit Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | N/A | From prior Master’s Degree (Maximum allowed) |
| 9 | 9 | Program Core Courses: – CAP 5100 – Human-Computer Interaction – CEN 5728 – User Experience Design (UX Design) – CAP 5108 – Research Methods for Human-Centered Computing |
| 9 | 9 | CISE required graduate-level Courses: May take up to 3 credit hours CIS 6905 for two Semesters Excludes: – CIS 6910 – CIS 7979 – CIS 7980 |
| 9 | 9 | Cognate Area: Focused group of related graduate courses in a specific area and approved by the student’s committee |
| 30 | 60 | In addition to the courses listed below, other graduate-level courses excluding courses numbered 6971 or 7980. See cognate course listing for additional examples. – CIS 6905 Individual Study – CIS 6910 Supervised Research – CIS 6930 Special Topics in CISE – CIS 7979 Advanced Research |
| 3 | 3 | CIS 7980 – Research for doctoral dissertation and advanced research |
| 90 | 90 | Total (Minimum) |