Interaction Design

Learn human-centered design methods and make sense of complex problems for more-than-human centered contexts. Choose your own path and learn to design games, services, medical applications and interactive spaces, using hybrid technologies as basic as pen and paper, or as sophisticated as virtual reality.

Interactivity is everywhere, from apps and websites to physical devices and product-service systems. By combining a focus on sketching, prototyping, and testing, students gain the experience to design across media - digital and tangible. That's why the Interaction Design program at ECU is interdisciplinary and holistic, allowing you to take courses from Communication Design, Industrial Design, Animation, and New Media + Sound Art to cover these overlapping disciplines.

Our one-of-a-kind program, led by skilled and expert practitioners, focuses on critical and practical inquiry, research methods, technological skills, and design process. You'll take a blend of practice-based and theoretical courses that will prepare you to enter the User Experience (UX) design field with substantial skills and adaptability in an evolving new discipline.

Upon graduating, you'll have developed your own design portfolio, and be prepared to launch into graduate studies or a career in this dynamic field.

Studio culture is at the heart of your educational experience at Emily Carr, as spaces where you can create, learn, collaborate, experiment, and play. Interaction Design students have access to our spacious and well-equipped shops and studios, including our Interaction Design Lab, Wearables + Interactive Products (WIP) Lab and The Mixed Reality Lab.

Each space is maintained by expert technical staff who collaborate with faculty and staff to provide students with instruction and guidance. Technical staff ensure safe and accessible working environments and lead instructional workshops to enhance your learning.