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Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering

Seattle, WA

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Overview

Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering / Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering is located in Seattle, WA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Human centered design and engineering
(Certificate) User centered design
Master of Science (MS) Human centered design and engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 106
Doctoral Degrees 7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available? Yes
Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
Distance learning programs available? No
Terminal master's degree available? Yes

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees Entrance Exam GRE General Test
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
Preliminary, general, and final exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

870
Applied
253
Accepted
125
Enrolled
29%

Applying

85
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline December 2nd December 2nd No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Requirements Minimum GPA of 3.0, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae, personal statement of objectives
Doctoral Degree Exam GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements Minimum GPA of 3.0, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae, personal statement of objectives

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 623
TOEFL IBT score: 106

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards December 2
Types of financial support available Fellowships
Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Health Care Benefits
Institutionally-sponsored Loans
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships
Federal Work-Study
Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

343
Total Graduate Students
28%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 8.16%
Black or African American 3.5%
White or Caucasian 31%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 19.53%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 5.25%
Unknown 3.21%

Gender

Male (27%)
Female (72%)

Faculty

44
Total faculty
Full-time - 24
Part-time - 20
Male (18)
Female (26)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Influencing behavior, thinking, and awareness; design for emergent collaborations and organizations; low resource and underserved populations; material and embodied technologies; data science and data visualization; learning in professional and technical environments
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
3,414,400

Location & Contact

Address 428 Sieg Hall
Box 352315
Seattle, WA  98195-2315
United States
Contact Dr. Julie Kientz
Professor/Chair
Email: hcdechr@uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-2567
Fax: 206-543-8858

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