Kristiania University of Applied Sciences
Master in Human - Computer Interaction
Oslo, Norway
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Mar 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* application deadline: March 15 for international students and April 15 for Nordic and EU students | documentation deadline for diplomas and certificates: July 1.
Key Summary
About: The Master in Human-Computer Interaction at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences trains you to design and evaluate future IT systems with a strong focus on user experience. School of Economics, Innovation and Technology emphasizes digitalization, information systems, applied informatics; lecturers bring industry experience into practice-oriented teaching. Campus life includes student associations and incubators supporting collaboration.
Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue roles in UX, interaction and experience design and research. Typical careers include UX specialist; interaction designer; usability designer; experience designer; human-computer specialist; web, software or system developer; project manager; researcher. Related paths include product owner, service designer and design researcher.
The Master in Human-Computer Interaction is for those who want to develop the IT systems of the future, with a strong focus on how they are experienced by the user.
Academic department
The School of Economics, Innovation, and Technology consists of two departments:
The School of Economics, Innovation, and Technology delivers research and study programmes at bachelor and master level. The emphasis for both research and study programmes are on economics, innovation, digitalization and information technology. Information science, information systems and the interaction between technology and human beings are other exciting focus areas. The department is expanding its online offers and offers in further and continuing education in cooperation with working life. The department has well-established research groups and research labs at a high international level.
How we work
Our research emphasizes economics, innovation, digitization and IT. In addition, there are several exciting research projects in applied informatics, information systems and human-computer interaction. Our lecturers have extensive experience both within industry and academia. Relevant working life experience is brought into the teaching through lecturing and guest lecturing. This will make you used to working life challenges and will ease the transition between study life and work life.
Campus Life
Kristiania is a place for everyone, whilst being a place where you will study along with others who share your passions. An education from Kristiania is practice-oriented, which makes our students sought-after in the labour market, even before they have finished their education. The students' own line associations make for opportunities to meet and bond on the basis of shared interests, while the incubators like Loftet and Bryggeriet creates a bustling and inspiring environment for the students' own companies.
Unfortunately, we do not offer additional funding or scholarships.
A Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction typically requires a total of 120 ECTS credits to complete the program.
This master's degree lasts two academic years, and each academic year is divided into two semesters. Here you can see an overview of compulsory subjects and what opportunities you have for practice, exchange and specialization. We reserve the right to make changes.
First Year
1. semester
- HCI Methods and Frameworks MH110 7.5 ECTS
- Interaction Design Studio MH120 7.5 ECTS
- UI Programming and Architectures MH130 7.5 ECTS
- Ethics, sustainability and society MA141 7.5 ECTS
2. semester
- Multimodal Interaction MH210 7.5 ECTS
- Visual Analytics MA130 7.5 ECTS
- Research Methods MS321 7.5 ECTS
- Proposal Development PDE5100 7.5 ECTS
Second Year
3. semester
- Elective or Exchange VALUTV99930M 30 ECTS
4. semester
- Master Thesis MS404 30 EC
In order to develop positive user experiences, it is important to understand both the technology and the people who use it, and how the interaction between humans and technology works in the best way possible.
Therefore, during your time on the course with us, you will receive a thorough introduction to:
- HCI/Human-computer-interaction
- Interaction design
- Information visualisation
- Prototyping and developing interfaces
- System architecture
- Project management and agile methods
- Multimodal interfaces
- Research methods
Human-Computer Interaction is an area where there is going to be a lot of demand for expertise in the future. If you are willing to work hard for positive results, a degree in this field will provide extremely good and exciting career opportunities.
Among other things, you are able to work as a:
- UX specialist
- Human-Computer specialist
- Interaction designer
- Web, software or system developer
- Experience designer
- Usability designer
- Project manager
- Researcher
