The HCI Specialization has new electives that count in the Fall!

  • Human-Computer Interaction Specialization Updates – There are two new specialization electives that have been approved (highlighted below):

Core courses (6 hours):

  • CS 6456 Principles of User Interface Software ~OR~ CS 7470 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
  • CS 6750 Human-Computer Interaction

Electives (9 hours):

Pick three (3) courses from the two sub-areas below, including at least one from each sub-area:

~Sub-area: Design and evaluation concepts~

  • CS 6435 Digital Health Equity
  • CS 6457 Video Game Design
  • CS 6460 Educational Technology: Conceptual Foundations
  • CS 6795 Introduction to Cognitive Science
  • Not offered in OMSCS yet:
  • CS 7465 Educational Technology: Design and Evaluation
  • CS 7467 Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
  • CS 7790 Cognitive Modeling
  • CS 6010 Principles of Design
  • CS 6320 Software Requirements Analysis and Specification
  • CS 6465 Computational Journalism
  • CS 6470 Design of Online Communities
  • CS 6455 User Interface Design and Evaluation

~Sub-area: Interactive technology~

  • CS 6440 Introduction to Health Informatics
  • CS 7470 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
  • CS 7632 Game AI
  • Not offered in OMSCS yet:
  • CS 6730 Data Visualization: Principles & Applications
  • CS 6763 Design of Design Environments
  • CS 6770 Mixed Reality Experience Design
  • CS 7450 Information Visualization
  • CS 7451 Human-Centered Data Analysis
  • CS 7460 Collaborative Computing

Other news:

 

  • New Course Numbers – There are some new course numbers that you will see on the schedule for Fall 2024:
    • CS 8803-O13 Quantum Computing is now CS 7400.
    • CS 8803-O16 Digital Health Equity is now CS 6435.
    • CS 8803-O22 Security Incident Response is now CS 6261.
  • Newly-Enforced Prerequisite – CS 6211 System Design for Cloud Computing will now have an (unofficially) enforced prerequisite of CS 6210 Advanced Operating Systems.
    • The course will be permit-restricted, so information about how and when to request registration for this course will be sent later this summer so that eligible students can register during Phase II in August.