When applying through the JU Direct Application, the application period is: 2024-10-15 – 2025-05-02
Overview
In today’s ever-changing market, designers and developers need advanced knowledge and highly developed skills in how to create innovative and competitive products. This program provides you with in-depth knowledge on human properties and understanding of how people interact with technologies. We also explore how state-of-the-art digital technologies, such as machine learning and recommendation agents, can contribute to an enhanced user experience. Furthermore, the program provides you with the skills to become a future leader and drive innovation.
In the final thesis project, you will perform in-depth work on a problem from industry, from society, or from a related field of academic research. The program is international, and all courses are conducted in English. You will study alongside students from all over the world with various academic backgrounds.
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Facts and requirements
Total tuition fee: 170000 SEK
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
After graduation
On completion of this master’s degree, you will be ready to work in various roles within digital technology such as technical or design consultant or lead, product owner or manager, product designer, project manager, user (experience) researcher, and R&D engineer. On graduation, you will have acquired in-depth knowledge and skills to create and contribute to the next level of user experiences in digital technologies. The program is also a good foundation for further studies at a third cycle level.
Courses
Year 1
Cognitive Psychology for HCI, 7.5 credits
Web Personalisation, 7.5 credits
Quantitative Methods for HCI, 7.5 credits
Consumer Behaviour in Online Contexts, 7.5 credits
Digital Ethics and Privacy, 7.5 credits
Strategic Design and Leadership, 7.5 credits
Final Project Work in Informatics, 15 credits
Internationalisation
All courses in the program are conducted in English. You will study alongside students from all over the world with various academic backgrounds.