Courses by Category

The following are guidelines to help TC MS students choose possible courses for completing their Course of Study. Please note that the required couses and credits listed below apply to MS students only.

Theory (8 credits minimum)
Required : HCDE 501: Theoretical Dimensions of HCDE (4 credits)
Required : HCDE 502: Empirical Traditions in HCDE (4 credits)

Research Methods (8 credits minimum)
Required : HCDE 516: Research Methods in HCDE (4 credits)
Other possible courses:
HCDE 517: Usability Testing
COM 501: Research Methods
COM 511: Content Analysis
COM 513: Fieldwork Research Methods
INSC 572: Qualitative Methods in Information Science
EDPSY 490: Basic Educational Statistics
EDPSY 593: Experimental Design and Analysis
EDPSY 586: Qualitative Methods of Educational Research
COM 517: Survey Research Methods in Communications
EDPSY 588: Survey Research Methodology & Theory
Psychology 519: Statistical Methods in Longitudinal Research

Society and Systems (4 credits minimum)
Required : HCDE 505: Computer-Assisted Communication (4 credits) or HCDE 512: International HCDE (4 credits) or HCDE 520: Managing HCDE Systems (4 credits)
Other possible courses:
HCDE 525: Assessing Communication Technologies (4 credits)
HCDE 420: Introduction to Technology as a Social & Political Phenomenon
HCDE 425: Technology Assessment Methods & Analysis
HCDE 428: Policy Dimensions of Genetic Engineering
COM 411: New Media and Global Civil Society
IMT 551: Law and Ethics in Information Management
COM 420: Comparative Media Systems
COM 427: International Communications Law and Policy

Media Design and Applications (8 credits minimum)
Required : TC 510: Information Design (4 credits)
Other possible courses:
HCDE 511: Visuals in HCDE (5 credits)
HCDE 407: Computer Documentation
HCDE 412: Print Production
HCDE/EDC&I 436: Design & Authoring of Computer Aided Instruction
HCDE 435: Content Management
HCDE 437: Interactive Multimedia
HCDE 438: Advanced Multimedia Design: Redesign
HCDE/IE 455: User Interface Design
INFO 447: Computer Supported Cooperative Work
EDC&I 551: Design of Computer-Based Training
EDC&I 581: Cognitive Systems Design

Up to 8 credits of HCDE 596 and 599 can be approved and used in Research Methods, Society & Systems, and Media Design & App. categories, but these credits cannot substitute for an entire category. Please note that registration in courses other than HCDE  graduate-level courses (500-level and above) may be subject to space availability and other restrictions.