Undergraduate minors
UMSI offers three declarable minors (Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Analysis and Design, and User Experience Design) for undergraduate students at the University of Michigan.
All UMSI undergraduate minors are available to students in these programs:
- College of Engineering
- College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Ford School of Public Policy
- Ross School of Business
- Marsal Family School of Education
- School of Kinesiology
- School of Music, Theatre & Dance
- School of Nursing
- School of Public Health
- Stamps School of Art & Design
- Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
The minor in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence is additionally available to undergraduate students in UMSI's Bachelor of Science in Information program.
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
This minor equips students from any academic background with the skills and understanding to effectively leverage AI tools. Rather than focusing on the technical underpinnings of AI models, students will gain the ability to apply AI to a range of professional domains and make informed, ethical decisions about its use.
Students enrolled in this minor will learn to:
- leverage AI to design innovative solutions and explore new possibilities.
- critically engage with the risks and ethical trade-offs of AI before integrating it into professional practice.
- effectively communicate AI-related concepts and outcomes to audiences relevant to their disciplines.
Social Media Analysis and Design
The collaborative technologies broadly called “social media” are dominant platforms through which people encounter information. Social media affects individual outcomes including health, education, interpersonal relationships and work, as well as societal issues such as equity, free speech, and civil society. Social media are a blend of social and technical features that require an integrated approach.
Students enrolled in this minor will learn to:
- generate and analyze social media to solve problems.
- identify how social media affects individuals, groups, organizations and societies.
- apply information ethics when using and designing social media.
User Experience Design
Organizations need information experts who understand how people use information (at work, in civic engagement, and at play), and can design new systems and services to create better information outcomes. The User Experience (UX) minor will train students to research how people use information in their lives and how to design new solutions to solve information problems.
Students enrolled in this minor will learn to:
- analyze and design user experiences to solve a problem.
- critically evaluate the roles and uses of information and technology in society.
- design ethical and useful products that help people use information to better inform decision making.
Requirements to declare a UMSI minor
In order to declare one of the UMSI minors, undergraduate students in eligible programs must meet the following criteria:
- Have a currently declared major*
- Be in good academic standing
*Students enrolled in UMSI’s Bachelor of Science in Information program are eligible to declare the minor in Human-Centered AI, but are not eligible to declare the minor in Social Media Analysis and Design or User Experience Design.
Minor requirements and frequently asked questions
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