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Master’s programme
Highlighting the interaction between people and technology, the HMI master’s programme studies this relationship from different perspectives. Special emphasis is placed on the manner in which people interact with technology (i.e. what are their requirements, abilities and limitations?) and on the identification of the best way to implement or further develop technical capabilities to meet the needs of users.
The HMI master’s programme focuses specifically on intelligent, multimodal systems offering a more natural form of interaction than currently possible with conventional monitors, mice and keyboards. By employing a broad range of input modalities to observe and intelligently interpret user actions, these intelligent interactive systems aim to automatically determine the user objectives and operational context and make the necessary adjustments. This multimodality applies both to system input and output; text, speech, haptic and visual feedback and all manner of communication media are integrated and presented to users in an intelligent manner.
The HMI programme combines technical expertise and skills in the field of interaction technology with knowledge and skills in user-oriented design methodologies and an understanding of how people interact with technology.
In collaboration with the University of Trento, Italy, the HMI programme also offers the possibility for students to obtain a double degree.
Programme overview
Staff and students use the name HMI to refer to the Human Media Interaction programme. The HMI curriculum is a two year curriculum with a study load of 120 credits (EC) in total. Each year comprises 60 EC.
The composition of the course programme is as follows:
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Basic subjects, 40-50 credits, |
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Advanced subjects, 0-40 credits, |
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Elective subjects, 0-40 credits, |
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(Research) traineeship and/or Research topics, 10-40 credits, |
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Graduation work, 30 credits. |
The course modules are grouped into a number of themes. To a large extent, students can choose their focus of interest.
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
3. Man, media, society (MMS)
4. Mediatechnologie (MT)
5. Natural Interaction (NI)
6. Human Centred Interaction Technology (HCIT)
Graduate school specialization
The Twente Graduate School (TGS), www.utwente.nl/tgs, at the University of Twente offers an increasing variety of integrated master's and PhD programmes for outstanding graduate students who aim at a career in scientific research. The programmes are set up in cooperation between faculties and research institutes. Through a broad selection of compulsory and elective courses, students are able to specialize in a research area of their interest and at the same to broaden their perspective on the societal context of technology and research. All these aspects are integrated into the Twente Graduate School which aims to become a breeding ground for research talent. TGS sets high standards and has a strict selection procedure for both research and education programmes as well as prospective students. For the master’s programme of Human Media Interaction, TGS offers one specialization: Human-centred Interaction Technologies.
EIT ICT LABS Master School - ICT Innovation for top talents
EIT ICT Labs Master School offers an international Master programme on ICT Innovation, combining and integrating technical majors with a fully standardized minor on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. As a student in the EIT ICT Labs Master School you not only get fundamental knowledge and skills on a technical topic, but also learn how to drive your innovative ideas to the market.
The University of Twente is one of the participating universities within this programme for top students. As part of the programme the university offers the master Human Media Interaction Design - specialization Intelligent Systems, as an exit-point school.
Double Degree programme
The HMI Programme collaborates with the International Master Programme in Cognitive Science of the University of Trento in Italy. For students this means that there are exchange possibilities. One option is to go to Italy for half a year according to an Erasmus exchange programme. The other option is to enroll in the Double Degree Programme. In that case, the second year is spent in Italy and both universities sign the diploma.
Research Chair
During their master’s programme students are part of a research chair. In this case the chair Human Media Interaction. More information about the chair and the research they carry out can be found on their website.
More information
More information on the specific courses is available through the programme website www.utwente.nl/hmi. More detailed information is also available in the programme guide. The Twente Graduate School programmes can be found on the graduate school website.
