B.S. in Human-Computer Interaction 2003

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary degree program designed to study methods that improve the working relationship between humans and computers.  HCI practitioners enable individuals and groups to make more effective use of computers by creating better user interfaces and supportive surrounding environments. Drawing on principles from such diverse disciplines as art, psychology, engineering and computer science, HCI involves the analysis, design, development and evaluation of interfaces that are easy to use but powerful enough to accomplish complex tasks.

The Bachelors of Science in HCI consists of three elements:

• The Liberal Studies Program

• Major Field Study

• Open Electives

Liberal Studies Program

Liberal Studies Core

6 courses/24 quarter hours required distributed as follows:

• First Year Program: (16 quarter hours required) Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago, Focal Point Seminar, and Composition and Rhetoric I and II.
• Sophomore Seminar:(4 quarter hours required) Sophomore Seminar on Multiculturalism in the United States
• Junior Year Experiential Learning:(4 quarter hours required)
• Senior Capstone: All CTI majors require that students complete the senior capstone in their major field.

Learning Domain Requirements

13 courses (52 quarter hours) are required and are distributed across six learning domains as follows:

• Arts and Literature-AL 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). At most two courses from the same department or program.
• Philosophical Inquiry-PI 2 courses required (8 quarter hours).
• Religious Dimensions-RD 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One "Patterns and Problems" and one "Traditions in Context". Note: One course must be a course in ethics. PHL/REL/MGT 228 is required.
• Scientific Inquiry-SI 1 course required (4 quarter hours). This course must be designated as a lab course. Neither CTI nor mathematics courses are acceptable.
• Self, Society and the Modern World-MW 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). These courses must be chosen from at least two different departments.
• Understanding the Past-UP 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One  "pre-1800" category and one "1800-1945". In addition, the two courses must be chosen from different geographical categories: Asia; Latin America; Africa; North America or Europe; inter-continental or comparative history.

Grades for any Liberal Studies course must be ‘D’ or better. Grades for Composition I and II must be C- or better. The Pass/Fail option may not be used for any Liberal Studies course.

Special Notes for Transfer Students:
Transfer students who enter DePaul with 30 or more quarter hours may not take the first year core. Instead, they should complete two domain electives (from different domains). Transfer courses may be used to satisfy these requirements.

See the Liberal Studies homepage for more information.

Major Field

Nineteen (19) Liberal Studies courses (see above) plus the following 29 courses. Although all 29 courses are required, the grouping of the courses into First-Year, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior courses is a recommendation only. See your advisor for help in choosing your classes.

First Year:

GPH 211 Perceptual Principles for Digital Environments I

GPH 212 Perceptual Principles for Digital Environments II

CSC 255 Information Structures and Representations

HCI 270 User-Centered Web Design

Sophomore:

CMN 220 Public Speaking

CMN 212 Small Group Communication

CSC 211 Programming in Java I

CSC 319 Database Technology

CSC 323 Data Analysis

CSC 336 User Interface Development

HCI 310 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction

Junior:

HCI 312 Analysis and Design for Human-Computer Interaction

HCI 350 Usability in Computing Systems

HCI 360 User-Centered Evaluation

Two HCI electives chosen in consultation with student’s advisor. See course lists below for HCI elective options.

Senior:

CSC 394 Software Projects

Three HCI electives chosen in consultation with student’s advisor. See course lists below for HCI elective options.

Open Electives

Nine courses to be chosen in consultation with student’s advisor.

Note: PHL/REL/MGT 228 Business, Ethics, and Society and PSY 105 Introductory to Psychology I are required courses which are already credited in Liberal Studies.

Note: Grades for all courses in the students major and allied fields (i.e. non-Liberal Studies and non-Open Elective) must be ‘C’ or better. Grades of ‘C-‘ may be accepted provided the overall grade point average in the major is 2.0 or better.

Course Lists for HCI Electives:

The five HCI electives must be chosen from the following lists. At least one course must be chosen from each list.

List 1 (Design):

ART 217 Advanced Three-Dimensional Design

ART 262 Publication Design

ART 360 Illustration

ART 361 Package Design

ART 362 Comparative Urbanism

CMN 327 Argumentation and Deliberation

CMN 329 Persuasion

GPH 250 Digital Modeling I

GPH 259 Design Geometry

GPH 350 Digital Modeling II

GPH 360 Modeling Spaces

HCI 341 Usability Issues for Electronic Commerce

HCI 315 Theory and Perception of Color

HCI 390 Topics in Human-Computer Interaction

List 2 (Computer Science):

GPH 338 Survey of 3-D Animation

GPH 339 Advanced Rendering Techniques

GPH 371 Survey of Computer Graphics

CSC 212 Programming in Java II

CSC 324 Data Analysis and Statistical Software II

CSC 352 Database Programming

CSC 365 Software Engineering

CSC 366 Software Quality Assurance

CSC 373 Computer Systems I

HCI 322 Multimedia

HCI 332 User-Centered Web Development

IS 315 Analysis and Design Techniques

TDC 361 Basic Communication Systems

List 3: (Evaluation):

PSY 241 Research Methods I

PSY 242 Research Methods II

PSY 355 Groups and Organizations

PSY 360 Theories of Learning and Cognition

PSY 373 Happiness, Judgment and Decision Making

PSY 375 Sensation and Perception

Last Modified: Tuesday May 26, 2009