Distance Learning

To make receiving a Rensselaer degree conveniently available to working professionals, many of our graduate courses are delivered simultaneously live on-campus and, by electronic means, throughout the United States and abroad. The mix of full-time, on-campus students with part-time, students who are working professionals provides a lively and enriching educational environment for all students.

Students can enroll in distance courses or part-time campus study through Rensselaer's Education for Working Professionals program.

M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction

This program has a unique focus on the design, uses, and effects of communication technologies aimed at updating the knowledge and skills of working technical communicators at a distance.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Certificate

This certificate program, designed in cooperation with industry experts, provides those involved in the design of human-computer interactions with the knowledge and skills they will need to create new and better ways for people to communicate with and through computers.
  • Plan of Study
    This program has a unique focus on the underlying theory and application of principles in Human-Computer Interaction.
  • More Information
    Download an informational flyer about the program.
  • Certificate Forms
    (Plan of Study, Course Waiver Requests)