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The minor in Human-Centered Design is an interdisciplinary program focused on the process of innovation for addressing human needs. Students planning to pursue the minor should submit the Human-Centered Design Minor Student Worksheet.
For advice contact Professor Peter Robbie (Engineering Sciences) or Professor Lorie Loeb (Computer Science).
1. Design Foundation (Prerequisites) (2 courses)
2. Ethnographic Methods and Human Factors (Psychology) (choose 2 courses)
Ethnographic Methods:
- ANTH 3: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 18: Introduction to Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 56: Introduction to Research Methods in Medical Anthropology
- SOCY 11: Research Methods
- GEOG 11: Qualitative Methods and the Research Process in Geography
Human Factors (Psychology):
- PSYC 21: Perception
- PSYC 22: Learning
- PSYC 23: Social Psychology
- PSYC 27: Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSYC 28: Cognition
- PSYC 40: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience
- PSYC 43: Emotion
- PYSC 51.11: Thinking about Thinking
3. Design electives (choose 2 courses)
- ENGS 18: Systems Dynamics in Policy Design and Analysis
- ENGS 44: Sustainable Design
- ENGS 75: Product Design
(For Engineering Majors: If ENGS 75 is selected for the minor, it may not be counted toward the major.) - COSC 27: Projects in Digital Arts
- COSC 28: Advanced Projects in Digital Arts
- COSC 67: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
- FILM 51: Game Design
- PBPL 43: Social Entrepreneurship
- SART 65: Architecture I
- SART 66: Architecture II
- SART 68: Architecture III
- Independent Study in a relevant discipline
Students may petition the department to substitute relevant courses in section 2 (that cover ethnographic methodology or human factors psychology) and 3 (that focus on problem-solving of human needs and result in the creation of artifacts). Before taking courses in Section 3, it is recommended that students complete both courses in Section 1 plus at least one course from Section 2.