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Graduate Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The graduate certificate in Human-Computer Interaction is administered by the Center for Human Computer Interaction and can be obtained in conjunction with either the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. Master's degree students complete 9 hours and doctoral students 15 hours of coursework for the certificate, where at least two of the courses taken must be outside the student's degree program requirements and outside the department. Students interested in the Graduate Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction should confer with the director of the Center for Human Computer Interaction prior to submitting a program of study to the Graduate School

Faculty: Engineering; interdisciplinary  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

Master's degree students complete 9 credit hours; d octoral students 15 hours of coursework for the certificate. required. Core courses include CS 5724 Models and Theories of HCI; CS 5734 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work; CS 5754 Virtual Environments; CS 5764 Information Visualization; CS 5774 User Interface Software.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Current VT graduate students only. Admission: Complete the Application for Graduate Certificate Program form

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