Which UK University for HCI?

6 Sep 2012 - 8:46am

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IxDA London

2011

Can anyone pls tell me which of the university is the best for HCI, based on the course content for a Masters degree in UK?

University of Sussex - http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/pg/2012/taught/1572/25203#tabs-2

Birmingham - http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate-taught/degree_info/msc-hci/

University of York - http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught-courses/msc-hcit/

City University of London - http://www.city.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/human-centred-systems

University of Bath - http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/pg/programmes/msc-huma-comp-inte

Thanks in advance!! :)

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6 Sep 2012 - 9:19am

Sjors

2010

You seemed to have missed one of the most populair courses in the UK, the HCI MA at UCL: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/taught_courses/masters_of_science

6 Sep 2012 - 10:42am

boon

2008

It's actually an MSc, and not an MA.

I graduated from the programme, and agree it's very good. It does lean heavily towards psychology and ergonomics, less on design.

The usual answer to "the best" is always - it depends. ;)

12 Sep 2012 - 9:52am

calliope

2011

UCL - Human Computer Interaction with Ergonomics

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/taught_courses/masters_of_science

8 Oct 2012 - 4:05am

megdesign

2011

I've just moved into London from SF, and I'm actually looking for a course that leans more toward design, but has the traditional HCI elements mixed in - Any recommendations from the London crowd?

31 Oct 2012 - 6:31pm

boon

2008

Hi Meg,

I graduated from the UCL HCI course a few years ago. I'd say that it's very psych-led, rather than design-led - although it has design modules built in. Very few courses two a balance of the two. I think there's a UCL course in digital anthropology that is interesting but I'm not sure that's what you're after.

The RCA is a reputable institution, which does the Design Interactions course, which is more bent towards design: http://www.design-interactions.rca.ac.uk/

Hope this helps.

1 Nov 2012 - 7:39am

bolts221

2009

Does anyone have feedback/experience with the program offered by City University London?

Also does anyone have information on accreditation for this program and/or the UCL program?

2 Nov 2012 - 3:54am

DGonzalezLopez

2012

I am actually more interested in User Experience (UX) and Interaction Design (IxD) fields, so it seems that the degree in RCA would be the one for me. I don't really like the idea of spending 2 years on it, though.

I would suggest you to have a look at this document, as there are some reviews in the Master's degrees you are interested in: http://www.scribd.com/doc/45763160/Worldwide-Masters-Programs-in-HCI-IxD (thanks Hezi Taniani! ).

Hope you find it useful!

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