HCI Courses

HCII on the CMU Schedule of Classes

For the most up to date HCI course listings, and to view a full list of our courses planned for a specific semester, reference the Carnegie Mellon University Schedule of Classes website. Once on that site, you will need to:

Select the desired Semester/Year in the dropdown menu,
Choose "Human-Computer Interaction (05-xxx)" from the “Department” list,
and click the “Retrieve Schedule” button.

Overview of HCI Courses

The following courses and course descriptions are for general reference purposes. HCI course availability, especially electives and special topics, varies from semester to semester.

Required HCI Courses

To view the required HCI courses for a particular program, select the corresponding checkbox below and then click the search button. Please note that these are only the required HCI courses, and not all of the required courses for these programs. Visit your academic program page for full course requirements.

Course Number (Undergraduate)	Course Number (Graduate)	Course Name
05-180		Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
n/a	05-600	HCI Pro Seminar
05-292	05-602	IDeATe: Learning in Museums
05-410	05-610	User-Centered Research and Evaluation (UCRE)
05-317	05-617	Design of AI Products and Services
05-318	05-618	Human AI Interaction
05-319	05-619	Data Visualization
05-430	05-630	Programming Usable Interfaces (PUI)
05-431	05-631	Software Structures for User Interfaces (SSUI)
05-332	05-632	Introduction to Accessibility and Assistive Technology
05-440	05-640	Interaction Techniques
05-650	05-650	Interaction Design Studio 2
05-452	05-652	Service Design
05-360	05-660	Interaction Design Fundamentals
05-361	05-661	Advanced Interaction Design
05-362	05-662	Transformational Game Design Studio
05-470	05-670	Digital Service Innovation
n/a	05-671	HCI Project I
n/a	05-672	HCI Project II
n/a	05-681	METALS Project I
n/a	05-682	METALS Project II
05-380	05-685	Prototyping Algorithmic Experiences (PAX)
n/a	05-688	Small Group Study in HCI - Graduate
n/a	05-689	Independent Study in HCI - Graduate
05-291	05-691	Learning Media Design
n/a	05-738	Evidence-Based Educational Design
n/a	05-748	Research Methods for the Learning Sciences
n/a	05-771	HCI Process and Theory
n/a	05-772	Social Perspectives in HCI
n/a	05-773	Computer Science Perspectives in HCI
n/a	05-774	Design Perspectives in HCI
n/a	05-775	Cognitive Perspectives in HCI
05-395	05-795	Applications of Cognitive Science
n/a	05-810	Designing Online Communities
n/a	05-811	Cognitive Modeling for HCI
05-413	05-813	Human Factors
n/a	05-814	Perception
n/a	05-816	Applied Research Methods
05-418	05-818	Design of Educational Games
05-320	05-820	Social Web: Content, Communities, and Context
n/a	05-821	Applied Research Methods — Qualitative
n/a	05-822	Applied Research Methods — Quantitative
n/a	05-823	E-Learning Design Principles and Methods
n/a	05-830	Advanced Topics UI Software
05-432	05-832	Personalized Online Learning
05-333	05-833	Applied Gadgets, Sensors and Activity Recognition in HCI
05-434	05-834	Applied Machine Learning
05-435	05-835	Applied Fabrication Techniques for HCI
05-436	05-836	Usable Privacy and Security
05-437	05-837	Ubiquitous Computing
05-438	05-838	The Role of Technology in Learning in the 21st Century
n/a	05-839	Interactive Data Science
n/a	05-840	Tools for Online Learning
n/a	05-851	Introduction to Product Design
n/a	05-863	Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction for Technology Executives
05-540	05-872	Rapid Prototyping of Computer Systems
n/a	05-873	HCI Project Workshop
n/a	05-888	Practicum in HCI
n/a	05-889	Directed Research
05-391	05-891	Designing Human-Centered Software
n/a	05-897	Designing for Conversation: Theories, Models, and Making
n/a	05-898	HCI for Product Managers
05-497 A4	05-898 C4	Special Topics in HCI: Evaluate Research - Think Aloud Protocol and Usability Testing
05-497 A3	05-898 D3	Special Topics in HCI: UX Research with Quantitative Data Sources
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Ubiquitous Personal Smart Agents (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Justice Through Design (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Design of Large-scale Peer Learning Systems (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Psychological Foundations for Designing for Impact in HCI (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Sustainable Design: Materials, Artifacts and Computational Tools (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, & Ethics (FATE) in Sociotechnical Systems (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Visualization in HCI (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Persuasive Design in HCI (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Accessibility: A Guide to Building Future User Interfaces (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Building Technologies for the Resistance (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Social Agents (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Computing for Good (C4G) (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Computational Methods for Interactive Systems (CMIS)
05-499	05-899	Special Topics: Social Data Science (not offered Fall 2025)
05-499 A	05-899 A	Special Topics: The AI Augmented Designer
05-499 B	05-899 B	Special Topics: Augmenting Intelligence
05-499 D	05-899 D	Special Topics: Human-Centered NLP
05-499 E	05-899 E	Special Topics: AI Innovation in the Healthcare Sector
05-499 F	05-899 F	Special Topics: Learning Analytics and Educational Data Science
05-499 G	05-899 G	Special Topics: Designing for the Present and Future of Work
05-499 H	05-899 H	Special Topics: Interactive Extended Reality
n/a	05-997	Reading and Research in HCI
05-589	n/a	Independent Study in HCI - Undergraduate
05-571	n/a	Undergraduate Project in HCI
05-588	n/a	Small Group Study in HCI - Undergraduate