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Hey guys and gals,

First off, love the website. I've enjoyed browsing the threads in the past and learned a lot. I just made an account on here and it seems like a great community.

Does it make sense for me to go back to school for Cognitive Psychology?

I majored in Industrial Design and HCI but am interested in Cognitive Psychology, but after reading Don Norman's article about the flaw in design education, I think what he says makes sense in that a lot of designers end up as pixel pushers because they don't really know much about people and how they behave to be designing for them, so they end up focusing on visuals only, which further causes companies to think designers are there to make things "pretty" rather than solve problems.

iSchool at Drexel (online) vs. Pratt SILS

I currently work as a visual designer (print and web) with some front-end development skills. I want to transition into interaction design. I'm looking at going to graduate school, but part-time. Does anyone know about the programs at Pratt SILS or the iSchool at Drexel's online program? i would rather be in a classroom environment interacting with students than doing an online program, but the iSchool at Dexel is ranked in the top ten. Are there any other part-time programs worth looking at in NYC? Thanks!

HCI/IDIA Graduate School Programs Insight

Hi Everyone,

I am a brand new to these boards but was hoping that several people can post their advice and recommendations to my questions.