Human Centered Design and Engineering (BA/BS)

About this programme

In the department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE), students and faculty come together to design solutions for global challenges by tailoring technology to human needs and interests. By employing engineering approaches rooted in a broad range of disciplines, we investigate the interaction of people with technology and technical development. From user-centered design to human-computer interaction, we are designing the future. Students in HCDE build a strong foundation in designing user-experiences (UX) and -interfaces (UI), creating information visualizations, conducting usability research, designing for the web, and building web technologies. Students join research groups and collaborate with faculty to address a wide range of research and design challenges. HCDE graduates find jobs as multimedia and web developers, usability engineers, interface designers, user experience researchers, and information architects at high-tech companies.