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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:
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.
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Philosophical Inquiry-PI 2 courses required (8 quarter hours).
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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.
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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.
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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 Title Unavailable
Sophomore:
- CMN 220 Title Unavailable
- CMN 212 Title Unavailable
- CSC 211 Programming in Java I
- CSC 319 Database Technology
- CSC 323 Title Unavailable
- CSC 336 Title Unavailable
- HCI 310 Title Unavailable
Junior:
- HCI 312 Analysis and Design for Human-Computer Interaction
- HCI 350 Usability in Computing Systems
- HCI 360 Title Unavailable
- Two HCI electives chosen in consultation with
student’s advisor. See course lists
below for HCI elective options.
Senior:
- CSC 394 Software Projects
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Three HCI electives chosen in consultation with
student’s advisor. See course lists
below for HCI elective options.
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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 Title Unavailable
- ART 360 Illustration
- ART 361 Package Design
- ART 362 Typography
- CMN 327 Argumentation and Deliberation
- CMN 329 Title Unavailable
- 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 Title Unavailable
- HCI 390 Title Unavailable
List 2 (Computer Science):
- GPH 338 Survey of 3-D Animation
- GPH 339 Advanced Rendering Techniques
- GPH 371 Title Unavailable
- 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 Title Unavailable
- HCI 332 Title Unavailable
- IS 315 Title Unavailable
- TDC 361 Title Unavailable
List 3: (Evaluation):
- PSY 241 Research Methods I
- PSY 242 Research Methods II
- PSY 355 Teams and Work Groups in 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
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