Tufts University - School of Engineering
Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction
- Medford, USA
- Boston, USA
Certificate
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
16 Jan 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 1,855 / per credit
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Tufts University's School of Engineering extends its Human Factors Engineering expertise with a Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction. The programme trains computer programmers to tackle modern interface challenges by focusing on physical and psychological user constraints. It emphasizes the role of user interface and usability in product success, aiming to reduce post-release costs like documentation and helplines. Keywords include human-computer interaction, HCI, human factors, user experience, UX, usability testing, cognitive ergonomics, and interface design.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in UX design, usability engineering, interaction design, user research, and HCI development. Employers include tech firms, teams, and research labs.
Extending the expertise of its internationally recognized Human Factors Engineering program, Tufts has designed this certificate program to train the next generation of computer programmers for tomorrow's complex programming challenges.
With hardware processing power increasing and software development techniques improving, the user interface is quickly becoming the key bottleneck in developing computer products that meet market needs.
When the human-computer interface does not reflect the needs of the intended users, products fail in the marketplace and enormous sums of money are spent on documentation, helplines, and training courses to overcome the difficulties of running programs. Much of this difficulty can be avoided with proper attention to both the physical and psychological constraints of the user.
This four-course certificate is offered in collaboration with the Tufts Department of Psychology, the School of Engineering, and the Department of Occupational Therapy at Tufts.
The School of Engineering offers partial tuition scholarships for a select group of Engineering master’s and certificate programs. When you apply for admission, you’ll automatically be considered, there’s no separate scholarship application or additional information required. Applicants are encouraged to apply early for priority scholarship consideration.
Advance your engineering career at an R1 research university. Explore 20+ master's programs, gain hands-on industry experience, and connect with Boston's innovation community. Apply today to be considered for scholarships.
The program is open to individuals with a bachelor's degree and is especially useful for computer programmers, web designers, software engineers, human factors professionals, user interface designers, and others who wish to develop or enhance their user interface design and implementation skills.