Informatics Cognate: Human-Computer Interaction

BA in Informatics

The informatics major with a cognate in human-computer interaction requires at least 45 s.h. of work for the major, including 20-23 s.h. in cognate courses. The cognate is intended for students interested in designing useful and usable technologies. It can lead to careers in interaction design, web design, implementation of user interfaces and evaluation of human-computer interactions, as well as provide valuable skills for graduate studies in human-computer interaction.

The cognate's courses are drawn largely from psychology, sociology, and industrial engineering. Four required courses include foundational aspects of psychology or sociology, an examination of basic human abilities and performance relevant to information technology use, and an introduction to research topics in human-computer interaction.

Students must complete either the psychology area or the sociology area.

Psychology

Students who choose the psychology area must satisfy the statistics requirement for the informatics core by taking 22S:008 Statistics for Business, 22S:025 Elementary Statistics and Inference, 22S:101 Biostatistics, or 22S:102 Introduction to Statistical Methods. The psychology area requires the following courses.

All of these (14 s.h.):

Two of these (6 s.h.):

Sociology

Students who choose the sociology area must satisfy the statistics requirement for the informatics core by taking 034:010 Quantitative Data Analysis. The sociology area requires the following courses.

All of these (12-13 s.h.):

Three of these (9-10 s.h.):

Last modified: November 5, 2009