Who is the Human-Computer Interaction & UX Certificate program for?
Drexel College of Computing & Informatics' Post-Baccalaureate/Graduate Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience (HCI/ UX) program provides foundations and practical skills for professionals who want to design and evaluate a wide variety of user experiences and computer interfaces.
To qualify for this HCI/ UX courses, applicants do not need a degree in HCI/ UX and can have a bachelor’s degree from any discipline, though it is also ideal for tech professionals who encounter user experience and design problems in the course of their jobs, but who have not had opportunities for formal training.
This certificate can be combined with other certificates and/or courses to create the Master of Science degrees listed below.
Fast Facts
Curriculum
IMPORTANT NOTE: Drexel operates on the quarter, not semester, system, offering classes during four 10-week terms throughout the year.
Whether or not you have an educational or professional background in the tech field, the human computer interaction certificate provides the comprehensive knowledge you need to know to help make technology more useful, efficient and/or accessible for people and organizations.
The curriculum provides a comprehensive overview of human-computer interaction topics, including design thinking, user experience research methods, and the theoretical and practical applications of design on human-computer interfaces and includes:
- Three required courses
- One elective course to customize the certificate
Please visit Drexel’s Course Catalog for a full description of each required and elective course for this program. You can also find a sample Plan of Study for the certificate.
Admissions Requirements
- A completed application for the online format or on-campus format.
- A four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or an equivalent international institution.
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher, in a completed degree program, bachelor’s degree or above.
- Official final transcripts from ALL Colleges/Universities attended. Please note: For students who have attended an institution outside of the US, it is highly recommended to submit a NACES approved course-by-course transcript evaluation (i.e., WES) for expedited review of your application. This approved evaluation will take the place of the transcript requirement to complete your application.
- One letter of recommendation required, two recommended (academic, professional, or both).
- Essay/Statement of Purpose (approximately 500 words).
- Current Resume.
- Additional requirements for International Students.
Please visit our Graduate Admissions page for all deadlines.
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Be in touch with us to get answers to all your questions! We can connect you with a Recruitment Specialist, one of our Graduate Dean’s Ambassadors, or a faculty member to help. Contact Graduate Recruitment Specialist Amanda Tessler and/or Director of Recruitment Matt Lechtenberg at cciinfo@drexel.edu and we’ll get back to you soon.