MS Human Systems Engineering (User Experience Research) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science program in human systems engineering with a concentration in user experience research focuses on how to conduct human-centered and experimental research to produce products that are useful, usable, desirable and efficient, with functionality that's easy to learn and remember.

What you will study

30 credit hours and a portfolio, or 30 credit hours and a thesis, or 30 credit hours including the required applied project course (HSE 593) Required Core (12 credit hours) HSE 520 Methods and Tools in Applied Cognitive Science (3) HSE 530 Intermediate Statistics for Human Systems Engineering (3) HSE 531 Data Analytics: Modeling Human Subjects Data (3) HSE 542 Foundations of Human Systems Engineering (3) Concentration (9 credit hours) HSE 521 Methods and Tools in Human Systems Engineering (3) HSE 525 Health and Human Systems Engineering (3) TWC 511 Principles of Visual Communication (3) TWC 514 Visualizing Data and Information (3) TWC 544 User Experience (3) Electives or Research (3 or 9 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0 or 6 credit hours) HSE 593 Applied Project (6) or HSE 599 Thesis (6) or portfolio (0) Additional Curriculum Information For electives and research coursework, enrollment in HSE 592 Research for three credit hours is required for students completing a thesis and optional for students completing the applied project or portfolio culminating experience.

Career pathways

Program graduates are prepared for industry and government careers in positions such as: game designer human factors engineer human systems integrator information systems designer interface designer military scientist usability engineer user experience designer Graduates have found employment in user experience design and user experience research at companies such as Apple, Hulu, Slack, HP, GoDaddy and Intel.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, user experience, psychology or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in their first bachelor's degree program or in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in nine credit hours of graduate coursework from a U.S. institution; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable conferred master's degree program from a regionally accredited college or university.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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