Undergraduate Major Curriculum: Sample Plan

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Below are two sample curricula that satisfy the HCI undergraduate major. The first reflects an emphasis in Human Behavior, and the second an emphasis in Design. Courses in black are required courses, and gray courses are electives.

Sample Curriculum with emphasis in Human Behavior

Fall
Spring

Freshman

Sophomore
Junior
Senior

36-201 Intro to Statistics

85-211 Intro to Cognitive Psychology
51-261 Design Fundamentals

15-100 Intro to Computer Science

51-422 Visual Interface Design
05-410 Intro to HCI 36-309 Experimental Design for Behavioral and Social Sciences

05-430 Intro to User Interface Programming

85-393 Human Factors

None 05-571 Project Course

88-367 Computers in Organizations


Sample Curriculum with emphasis in Design

Fall
Spring

Freshman

Sophomore
Junior
Senior

.None

51-247 Color and Communication
15-100 Intro to Computer Science 36-201 Intro to Statistics
05-410 Intro to HCI Methods

80-291 Multimedia Authoring

51-422 Visual Interface Design

85-211 Intro to Cognitive Psychology

05-430 Intro to User Interface Programming

None 05-571 Project Course

36-309 Experimental Design for Behavioral and Social Sciences

76-487 On-line Information Design