[IxDA Discuss] Cognitive Science degree a good option?

[Phillip Hunter]

" If you just want to do Interaction Design, I wouldn't go all the way
through the Cog Sci program "

So, I'm curious.  When I lived in Dallas, I thought about the CogSci degree
at UTD as well, but just couldn't devote the time to it.

But I thought it seemed good idea because so many of the decisions we make
as designers are based on understanding how people think/don't think and
react and make decisions.  We need to know this: " The HCI 1 class is more
theoretical, focusing at the begining on some psychology and human factors
theory, but mainly as an introduction to interaction design and usability
principles ", right?

So, does this mean that those of you who advise against a CogSci-specific
degree think that studying design includes the basics of what one needs to
know about people's thoughts and behavior?

It seems one could then argue that someone who wants to be an author should
get a writing degree instead of literature, right?

Or is there another take on this I don't see?

 
Phillip Hunter