Actually, I just checked, and RPI has expanded its undergrad offerings since EMAC launched in 1996. There are now both design and IT concentrations as well, and a communication design certificate.
http://www.llc.rpi.edu/programs/undergraduate.shtml Chris On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Christine Boese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might take a look at the EMAC program at Rensselaer Polytechnic > Institute. Stands for Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication, a program > with a strong grounding in HCI, design, and usability. You can't get thru > the program without doing it (or you couldn't when I was there), yet > students are also encouraged to explore all kinds of interesting creative > interactive media experiments and installations as well. > > http://www.rpi.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/emac.html > > http://www.emac.rpi.edu/ > > Chris > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:59 PM, mark schraad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A couple of thoughts on this topic... > > A few years ago I was doing research in the retail pharma industry. At > > that > > time the standard degree for a pharmacist changed from 5 years to 6 > > years. > > The effect was that the demand for pharmacist went through the roof > > (partly > > due to a year with no new graduates), and the market value of a > > pharmacist > > went through the roof... and has pretty much stayed there. > > > > If there was a 4 year degree for IX, would it have the opposite effect > > in > > our industry? The masters graduates from CMU and IIT are in very high > > demand > > - even before graduation. Talking with faculty, there are companies > > lobbying > > for them to increase class size. > > > > So the question is, would an undergraduate standard be good for our > > profession? > > > > Second question... Can it be done well? Interaction design is more > > demanding > > than say, graphic design. Can you get a balanced design education in a > > four > > year degree with the addition of social science, cognitive science... > > and > > research? Any current design faculty want to take a shot at this? > > > > Mark > > > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:32:58, dave malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Jack, > > > > > > YES! YES! YES! > > > > > > The only undergrad program I know of is a minor of IxD as part of > > > their Industrial Design program at SCAD. > > > > > > I'd love to hear about other programs no matter how tangential (in > > > this case), but DESIGN SCHOOL, not HCI programs from CompSci or > > > CogPsy programs. > > > > > > There might be some good media & design programs around, but since > > > they don't talk up IxD they are hard to identify. > > > > > > What keeps these programs which are in such obvious need (I mean the > > > job market discussions and lack of Jr. talent should be a huge > > > indicator of need.) > > > > > > Why is it assumed that IxD is relegated to the masters degree level? > > > > > > -- dave > > > > > > > > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > > Posted from the new ixda.org > > > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
