collageThe following are the minimum admission requirements for the Master of Human-Computer Interaction and Design (MHCI+D) program as set by the University of Washington Graduate School.
To be considered for admission, you must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States, or its equivalent from a foreign institution. Applicants who earned their bachelor’s degree outside of North America will need to have their transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES), which can be done at http://www.wes.org/.
You must also have a minimum 3.2 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and demonstrated English-language proficiency for applicants whose native language is not English.
Required Application Materials
Personal Statement
Resume or curriculum vitae
Three letters of recommendation
Transcripts from every college or university attended
Supplementary Materials (optional, but strongly recommended)
English language proficiency
UW Graduate School online application and fee
Application Steps
STEP ONE: PREPARE TO APPLY
Learn about the MHCI+D Program. Explore the information available on this website and elsewhere to learn about the program and how you might succeed here. We are looking applicants who know how their background and this program fit well together.
Start preparing your personal statement and supplemental materials. These pieces will take the most work, and if you begin early you will have time to put together a stronger case for your admission.
Get transcripts from each college or university attended. Download unofficial transcripts or scan printed copies; you will need them for the UW Graduate School application (Step Two).
Identify people who are willing to write letters of recommendation for you. Three letters of recommendation are required to apply. Consider current or former employers or supervisors, as well as former teachers. Make sure the people you choose can judge your capacity to undertake graduate studies. You will need their email addresses for the Graduate School application.
GPA preparation. Identify the method you will use to calculate your GPA, and the conversion you will be performing if necessary. You will be asked to report this GPA on the application form itself.
STEP TWO: APPLY
After the application is available, in October, start your online application to the UW Graduate School. Create an applicant profile. Your login and password will allow you to save your application and return to it later.
For MHCI+D program, select Human-Computer Interaction and Design
Upload all required documents
Designate the people who have agreed to write letters of recommendation for you. Your recommenders will be immediately sent an email with instructions directing them to a secure website to submit their letters.
Pay the nonrefundable fee
Submit your application. After you’ve submitted your application, you cannot made further changes. You can check on its status at any time by logging into the application page.
Master of Arts
in Interaction Design
Program
Designing Advanced Artifacts, Environments and ServicesThe Master of Arts (MA) in Interaction Design SUPSI combines design thinking, prototyping techniques, digital fabrication, programming, and physical computing in one study program addressing the realization of projects in which the interaction between the design culture and the technological development allows to generate design-driven innovations.The program places Interaction design at the center of an original curriculum where it serves as the key element in the design of Advanced Artifacts, Environments, and Services. The goal of the master is to train skilled professionals who play a key role within the most innovative industrial and design fields.2048+ project of the digital fabrication course in 2015/16
The Educational Model
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Methods and ApproachesThe educational model of the master’s study program focuses on methods and processes to generate innovations. Students have the opportunity to acquire Human Centred Design methods for the analysis and the solution of design problems and to autonomously practice research methods.A pragmatic problem-solving approach to design is applied in a laboratory environment. Peer to peer learning, iterative processes and the rapid prototyping of digital and physical solutions qualify the students to pursue careers in industry, research and design agencies, wherever technological innovation and design meet.Piano Synth project of programming interactive objects
Design-driven Courses
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Topics and ContentsThe courses are held by well-recognized lecturers and in collaboration with an established network of organizations, research centers, design practices and companies.Topics such as user experience design, service design, user interface design, open design, spatial design, and information visualization are taught through design-driven courses that allow students to develop digital ecosystems, IoT products, web and mobile applications, data visualization systems, interactive installations and exhibitions.Courses held by interaction designers, computational designer and creative technologists allow the students to learn programming and physical computing, digital fabrication techniques, the use of web technologies and tools to deliver working prototypes.The Master in Interaction Design gives to students the basic knowledge required to set up a business plan and sustain a pitch to investors in the event that they want to launch a startup.
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