The field of advanced medical device design and manufacturing is burgeoning today. Engineers and information systems experts regularly team with medical professionals (doctors and clinicians) to offer rehabilitation, assistive technology and diagnostic solutions for recovering patients as well as people with physical disabilities.  This collaboration is necessary to ensure that the computer interfaces of these devices are designed in ways which maximize effectiveness and overall ease of use.  Courses in the Physiology and HCI graduate certificate will help you to understand both the human and the interface side of physiology-based computing and enable you to help analyze, design and test these interfaces.

Who is this program recommended for?

This certificate is recommended for anyone involved or interested in the interaction of physiology based computing.

What will I learn?

You will learn about human physiology and how to use this in programming computer applications. Topics covered include:  user interface design for wireless devices; how to analyze, design and test applications; applications in speech, bioelectrical signals, images and virtual reality; and the design and effective use of multimedia within applications.

Why study Physiology and HCI at NJIT?

Physiology and HCI is a unique program only available at NJIT. Educators and researchers from two different NJIT academic departments—Information Systems and Biomedical Engineering—have collaborated to offer this exceptional array of courses. NJIT offers Masters degrees in each of these areas through our Newark College of Engineering and our College of Computing Sciences. With one of the most computing intensive campuses in the world, NJIT is a pioneer in the application of new technologies as research and learning tools. The College of Computing Sciences educates one of the largest groups of computing students in the nation and has outstanding faculty dedicated to the preparing students for exciting careers in this field.  Its multi-million dollar smart campus initiative, for example, designs next-generation social networking interfaces for everyday devices such as cell phones. Among the many research initiatives in biomedical engineering, the university's Rehabilitative Engineering Research Center, funded by a $4.75  million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, is developing technologies to help children with orthopedic disabilities linked to cerebral palsy, brain injuries and other conditions.

Prerequisites

NJIT’s standard admission requirements apply to this graduate certificate. Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, information systems, biomedical engineering, biology or a related field. Students who lack an appropriate undergraduate background may complete bridge courses.

Related Degrees

Courses in the Graduate Certificate program in Physiology and HCI can be wholly applied to NJIT's MS in Information Systems or MS in Biomedical Engineering.

Take Note

Check the course descriptions for more information. Some courses have prerequisites and must be taken in order. Complete course descriptions can be found in the NJIT Online Catalog.

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