Human-Computer Interaction, 5 credits

Academic year 2023/2024

  • Autumn 2023, 33%, Distance learning

    Start date: 28 August 2023

    End date: 30 October 2023

    Application deadline: 17 April 2023

    Application code: UU-11602 Application

    Language of instruction: English

    Location: Flexible

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0

    Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0

    Registration: 28 July 2023 – 4 September 2023

  • Autumn 2023, 33%, Campus

    Start date: 31 October 2023

    End date: 14 January 2024

    Application deadline: 17 April 2023

    Application code: UU-11600 Application

    Language of instruction: English

    Location: Uppsala

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Registration: 17 October 2023 – 7 November 2023

  • Spring 2024, 33%, Distance learning

    Start date: 18 March 2024

    End date: 2 June 2024

    Application deadline: 16 October 2023

    Application code: UU-61602 Application

    Language of instruction: English

    Location: Flexible

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0

    Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0

    Registration: 4 March 2024 – 25 March 2024

Entry requirements: General entry requirements

Fees:

If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.

Application fee: SEK 900

Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 10,833

Tuition fee, total: SEK 10,833

About the course

Human-computer interaction is the study of the interaction between users and computers. The course describes theories of cognitive psychology and how knowledge of human capabilities can influence the way in which we construct technical systems. Interaction between users and computers occurs at the user interface, which includes both software and hardware, for example, general-purpose computer peripherals and large-scale mechanical systems, such as aircraft and power plants. The course presents methods for analysing users, work tasks and technical systems. Different methods of measuring usability are examined.

Outline for distance course: The distance course is a web-based course, completely without physical meetings (including the examination). The course is based on self-studies of literature, individual work and a home exam. Reading instructions and other communication is handled through the course home page and email. Internet access is a requirement for this course. The teaching language on this course is English, which is required for all the individual work. The home exam may be written in Swedish. Contact with the teacher can be made in Swedish.

More information

Contact

Department of Information Technology

hus 10, Lägerhyddsvägen 1

Box 337, 751 05 UPPSALA

Email: info@it.uu.se

Filip Malmberg

Email: filip.malmberg@it.uu.se

Telephone: +46 18 471 53 08