Information Science, MS - Human Centered Computing

Required Core Courses

All MSIS students are required to take the following five classes. Students would have to submit a petition to the faculty to waive any required core course.

• INFSCI 2150 - INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• INFSCI 2300 - HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING
• INFSCI 2591 - ALGORITHM DESIGN
• INFSCI 2710 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT
• TELCOM 2310 - APPLICATIONS OF NETWORKS

Human Centered Computing Required Courses

Students in the Human Centered Computing specialization must take the following three required courses:

• INFSCI 2415 - INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
• INFSCI 2430 - SOCIAL COMPUTING
• INFSCI 2470 - INTERACTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN

Human Centered Computing Electives

Students in the Human Centered Computing specialization must take two electives from the following list.*

• INFSCI 1430 - USER EXPERIENCE ENGINEERING
• INFSCI 1450 - GAME DESIGN
• INFSCI 1470 - IMMERSIVE MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
• INFSCI 2440 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• INFSCI 2460 - SPATIAL REASONING FOR GIS

Additional Approved Electives

Students may select two courses from the department’s standard graduate course offerings, including independent study and practicum experiences.

Students may also pursue opportunities that fall outside of the department’s standard graduate course offerings such as the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education cross-registration, doctoral seminars, courses offered in other Pitt graduate departments, or undergraduate upper-level coursework in information science or computer science (1100-1999).*

*These opportunities may not exceed six credits and require advisor approval prior to enrollment.