HCCS (full time)
The full-time MSc consists of a 12-month programme of study running from the beginning of October to the end of the following September. In each of the first two terms, students take four courses, of which three are compulsory, and one optional. Students work in multi-disciplinary teams, to gain direct experience of how the two disciplines interact. The remainder of the year is spent carrying out a major project leading to a dissertation. This course is also offered as a Postgraduate Diploma.
Autumn term
One option from:
- Introduction to Cognitive Ergonomics
- Programming Techniques
- Models of Discovery, Invention and Design
Plus a short course on Academic Development
Spring term
- Interdisciplinarity and Group Processes
- Psychological Methods for Systems Evaluation
- Software Design and Evaluation
One option from:
Sometimes not all options will be available. Additional options may be made available.
Summer term
- Dissertation
The dissertation will normally be based on a practical project in the design and implementation of a human-centred computer system.