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Human-Computer Interaction Specialization Requirements
General MSI Requirements
(for students entering Fall 2007 or later)
All MSI students who enter in Fall 2007 or later must complete at least 48 credit hours of graduate coursework, including
- 2 core courses (SI 500 and SI 501)
- 1 core technology course (SI 502; may be waived based on test)
- 1 management course (view list)
- 1 methods course (view list)
- 3 credits in cognate courses taken elsewhere at U-M (B- or better required)
- 8 credits that meet Practical Engagement requirements, through credit-based internships or class-based experiential learning (students who entered the program before fall 2008 need earn only 6 PEP credits)
These general MSI program requirements are effective for the 2008-2009 academic year. (View general MSI requirements for students who entered prior to Fall 2007.)
Additional HCI Requirements
Required HCI Courses
Students in the HCI specialization must take the following required courses:
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SI 622: Evaluation of Systems and Services
(3 credits)
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SI 682: Interface and Interaction Design
(3 credits)
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SI 688: Fundamentals of Human Behavior
(3 credits)
Six Additional HCI Credits
HCI students must choose six additional credits from among the following set of courses:
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SI 520: Graphic Design
(3 credits)
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SI 529: eCommunities: Analysis and Design of Online Interaction Environments
(3 credits)
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SI 531: Human Interaction in Information Retrieval
(3 credits)
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SI 551: Information-Seeking Behavior
(3 credits)
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SI 561: Natural Language Processing
(3 credits)
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SI 572: Database Application Design
(3 credits)
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SI 583: Recommender Systems
(1.5 credits)
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SI 601: Data Manipulation
(1.5 credits)
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SI 618: Exploratory Data Analysis
(1.5 credits)
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SI 630: Security in the Digital World
(3 credits)
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SI 631: Practical Engagement Workshop: Content Management Systems
(1.5 credits)
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SI 649: Information Visualization
(3 credits)
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SI 658: Information Architecture
(3 credits)
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SI 670: Information in Organizations
(1.5 credits)
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SI 689: Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
(3 credits)
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SI 694: Advanced Project and Social Computing Design
(3 credits)
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SI 761: Natural Language Processing
(3 credits)
Programming Requirement
HCI students must have six (6) credits of programming -- either previously completed or taken at U-M -- or must show competence through an exam. SI offers
- 539 Design of Complex Web Sites (3 credits)
- 543 Programming I (Java; 3 credits)
to help you fulfill this requirement.
Learn more about the programming requirement.
Requests for a waiver for the programming requirement should be e-mailed to Assistant Professor Mark Newman at mwnewman@umich.edu during the first week of classes or during the two-week pre-registration advising period.
Statistics Requirement
HCI students must have three (3) credits of statistics, either previously completed (transcript required) or taken at U-M. SI offers
- 544 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis (3 credits)
to help you fulfill this requirement.
Information about waiving the statistics requirement has been compiled by Assistant Professor Lada Adamic. Please submit any request for a waiver during the first week of classes or during the two-week pre-registration advising period.
Program requirements on this page are current for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Last updated: Sep 05, 2008
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