MHCI+D CSE PMP HCDE MS iSchool MSIM IxD MDes CAREER IMPACT

Degree Master of Human- in Master of Science in Master of Science in Master of in Earned Computer Interaction + Computer Science & Human Centered Design Information Management Interaction Design Design Engineering & Engineering (terminal design degree)

Career • User Experience • Software Developer • User Experience • Information Architect • Senior Interaction Possibilities Researcher • Software Engineer Designer • User Experience Designer • User Experience • Computer Engineer • User Researcher Designer • Design Researcher Designer • Information Architect • Data Visualization • Design Strategist • Usability Researcher • Interaction Designer Specialist • Creative Director • Interaction Designer • Product Designer • Systems Analyst • Professor of Design • Product Designer • Product Manager • Data Scientist • Developer • User Interface • Software Design • Prototyper Developer Engineer • Project or program • Web Developer • Risk Consultant Manager • Business Analyst • Web Computing • User Experience Specialist Manager • Network Administrator • Database Developer • Cybersecurity Professional • Project Manager

Focus • Usability and user • Development of critical • User-centered research • Information and • Design of interactive research skills for career path and design information products and services • Design of interactive enhancement for full • Use of communication, technologies • Design research and computing technologies time software design, and management strategy • Prototyping interactive developers visualization methods digital systems • Design and prototyping of interactive products, services, platforms, and systems • Applies to all domains, including technology and engineering

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Capstone or • Team-based project • Neither • Capstone project • Capstone project • Thesis offers opportunity to • Team-based project • Team-based project • Student-directed Project work with outside offers opportunity to offers opportunity to Master's thesis sponsors work with outside work with outside • Year long • Project forms the spine sponsors sponsors • Faculty supervision of studio work for first 3 • Student-driven format • Student-directed from Design and other quarters and topic • Research or design UW research units • Culminates in a full • 1 credit planning oriented time studio during final course followed by a 4 summer quarter credit studio course

Internship NA NA Elective Fulltime: Recommended Elective Midcareer: Recommended COURSES

Curriculum • Prescribed sequence of • Choice of 8 core CSE • Individualized program Core courses plus • Individualized program core courses courses • Select core courses concentration in • Core and elective • Electives from • Choice of 8 CSE and electives in three • Data Science & courses in yr 1 sponsoring colloquia courses specialized content Analytics • Student-directed thesis departments and UW areas (Research, • Information in yr 2 • Culminates in a Design, and Architecture & • Supplement design capstone project Engineering) from Organization coursework with broad HCDE and UW • Information Security UW electives • Culminates in a • Information capstone project Management & Consulting

Instructional • Design studio, lectures, • Lectures focusing on • Project-based, lecture, • Lectures and project- • Cross-disciplinary Style individual and group latest research and and studio courses based courses seminars, studios and projects theory • Core courses in independent study • Tightly integrated, • Assignments, projects sequenced format • Special projects project-based and examinations • Flexible elective available, often with curriculum conform to time schedule corporate sponsorship, • Sequenced schedule availability of full-time in alignment with employed students interest area

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# of Credits Core: 27 Core: 32 Core: 22 Fulltime Core: 21 Core: 30 by Course Electives: 10 Colloquia: 8 Electives: 26 Electives: 44 Electives: 35 Type Capstone Project: 9 Midcareer Core: 16 Thesis: 25 Electives: 31

Course • Primarily daytime • Weekday evenings • Primarily evening • Fulltime Core: daytime; • Primarily daytime Scheduling • Each course meets one • Each course meets one Electives: day and night/week night/week evening • Colloquia can be • Full-time or part-time • Midcareer Core: Friday attended or viewed students studying in the evening and Saturday online evening morning; Electives: other evenings UW AFFILIATION

College/ • Graduate School • College of Engineering • College of Engineering • Information School • College of Arts & School Interdisciplinary • Department of • Department of Human- (iSchool) Sciences Department/ Programs Computer Science & Centered Design & • School of Art (SOA) Division • Jointly sponsored by Engineering (CSE) Engineering (HCDE) • Division of Design College of Engineering • Professional Masters • Students earn • College of Arts & Program Engineering degree Sciences, ISchool Faculty Interdisciplinary faculty Dedicated CSE faculty Interdisciplinary Dedicated iSchool faculty Dedicated Design faculty, from CSE, HCDE, plus some notable tenuretrack HCDE faculty plus external industry plus industry lecturers ISchool, Division of industry research plus industry lecturers lecturers and UW faculty outside Design plus external lecturers of Design industry lecturers

Facilities • Dedicated design • UW Camps classrooms • Design Lab with shared • iSchool classrooms • School of Art building studio for the cohort • Use of CSE student access for all HCDE • Shared computing labs • Access to design computer labs students • Group work space studios, fabrication • UW campus shops, and specialized classrooms equipment

Contacts • Linda Wagner, Program • Dave Rispoli, PMP • Pat Reilly, Academic • Sean McGann, MSIM • Laura Todd, Academic Director Advisor Services Manager program chair Adviser • Eric Swangstu, MHCI • Jason Boyd, MSIM • Ann Langford-Fuchs, +D Academic Adviser Academic Adviser Academic Adviser • Kari Brothers, MSIM Academic Adviser 3 MHCI+D CSE PMP HCDE MS iSchool MSIM IxD MDes TIME AND MONEY

Duration • 1 year (4 quarters), full- • Average 2.5 years part- • Self-paced, 5-6 • Fulltime program: 2 • 2 years, full-time time, immersive time quarters (1-3 academic years, full time immersive experience experience • Average one 4-credit years; most students • Midcareer program: 2 • Students are members PMP course and one 1- graduate in 2 years) years, Fri./Sat. courses of a cohort of peers. credit colloquium • Full-time and part-time course per quarter students; many are • Liberal leave policy for working professionals full-time working professionals Option for No Yes Yes Fulltime: No No full-time Midcareer: Yes work while in school

Application • Jan 12 • Autumn Quarter: Jul. 1 • Jan. 15 (no • Jan. 15 (Full-time • Jan. 15 Deadline • Winter Quarter: Nov. 1 applications will be MSIM deadline) • Spring Quarter: Feb. 1 considered after this • May 1 (Mid-career date) MSIM priority scholarship deadline) • May 31 (Mid-career MSIM deadline)

Number of 30 85 75 • Fulltime: 70 8-10 Students • Midcareer: 35 Accepted Annually

Required # 46 40 48 • Fulltime: 65 90 of Credits • Midcareer: 47

Approximate • $45,770 • $37,000 • $34,992 • Fulltime: $48,425 • $32,136 Total Tuition • $995/credit x 46 credits • $925/credit x 40 credits • $729/credit x 48 credits • Midcareer: $35,015 subject to • $745/credit in both change and total credits taken

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Financial Aid Occasionally tuition may Occasionally tuition may Occasionally tuition may Occasionally tuition may Occasionally tuition may be reduced through be reduced through be reduced through be reduced through be reduced through Fellowships and Fellowships and Fellowships and Fellowships and Fellowships and Teaching/Research Teaching/Research Teaching/Research Teaching/Research Teaching/Research Assistantships, which are Assistantships, which are Assistantships, which are Assistantships, which are Assistantships, which are offered by individual offered by individual offered by individual offered by individual offered by individual departments and based departments and based departments and based departments and based departments and based on merit. on merit. on merit. on merit. on merit.

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