东北大学以人为本的信息学研究生证书为学生提供了学习认知和社会心理学理论以及人机交互中采用的通用设计原理的机会。以人为本的信息学专注于IT系统的设计，开发和评估，尤其着重于人与IT系统之间的关系和交互。强调理解用户在信息丰富的环境中与技术交互时的体验以及用户与系统之间的界面设计，使其不同于软件工程程序或视觉艺术设计程序的重点。学生将有机会发展技术技能，以研究各种IT环境（家庭，企业，社交媒体，医疗保健等）中的用户体验，重点关注用户需求，信息体系结构和用户界面设计。拥有HCI研究生证书的学生将能够针对实际问题
Northeastern University's Graduate Certificate in Human-Centered Informatics provides students the opportunity to learn the theories of cognitive and social psychology as well as universal principles of design adopted in human-computer interaction. Human-Centered Informatics focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of IT systems with a particular emphasis on the relations and interactions between people and IT systems. The emphasis of understanding users' experience when they interact with technology in the information-rich environment and the design of interfaces between users and systems makes it different from the focus of a software engineering program or a visual and artistic design program. Students will have an opportunity to develop the technical skills to study user experience in various IT environments (home, business, social media, healthcare, etc.), focusing on user needs, information architecture, and design of user interfaces. Students who graduate with the HCI graduate certificate will be able to propose innovative or improved design solutions to real-world problems.