How long is the BSc in Human Computer Interaction?

The BSc in Human Computer Interaction is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree, with part-time and accelerated routes and a year-two placement at LSCE.

How is the BSc in Human Computer Interaction delivered?

The BSc in Human Computer Interaction is delivered on-campus in central London, online with design-tool provisioning, or by distance learning.

Is the BSc in Human Computer Interaction recognised in the UK?

Yes. The BSc in Human Computer Interaction is a UK Level 6 honours degree aligned with BCS practitioner competencies and Institute of Coding guidance.

What are the entry requirements?

You need 96 UCAS points including a relevant subject, GCSE English and Maths, and IELTS 6.0 for non-native speakers. BTEC and Foundation Year students articulate into the BSc in Human Computer Interaction.

How much does the BSc in Human Computer Interaction cost?

Fees for the BSc in Human Computer Interaction follow UK Level 6 bands. Scholarship review, instalment plans and employer-sponsored routes are available, and admissions confirms figures within one working day.

BSc in Human Computer Interaction | LSCE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Human Computer Interaction is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes. It combines interaction design, usability engineering and applied user research so graduates can design digital products that actually work in people's hands. Content is aligned with BCS practitioner competencies and the Institute of Coding senior-track curriculum.

By graduation you will be running user research, building high-fidelity prototypes, delivering a year-two industry placement and closing with a final-year capstone on a live HCI brief.

UK software engineering practice is shaped by BCS chartership expectations, employer accreditation pressure and the everyday reality of complex distributed estates in banking, retail and public services.

Assessment blends coursework, examinations, a year-two industry placement and a final-year dissertation or capstone project. Each year is weighted to give the placement year proper preparation and the final year proper support.

Cohorts study through structured lectures, seminars, labs and studio critique, with named personal tutors and progression boards ensuring nobody drifts.

The BSc or BEng route is a full three-year honours degree with structured progression, industry placement and a substantive final-year project.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with BCS practitioner competencies and Institute of Coding guidance.
Modules on interaction design, usability testing, accessibility and applied research.
Structured year-two industry placement with LSCE careers-service support.
Coverage of UK GDS design system and public-sector accessibility standards.
Weekly studio sessions with cohort critique.
Final-year capstone on a real HCI brief.
Structured pair-programming and code-review sessions embedded across the taught stage.
Access to LSCE alumni network across UK software employers for mentoring and job introductions.
Structured writing workshops embedded across the taught stage covering technical documentation, code review notes and executive briefings.
Regular hackathon and code-jam sessions organised by the LSCE careers service and student society.
Weekly clinics with a named programme tutor for one-to-one coding review and career coaching.
Access to LSCE's cross-departmental technology library and journal subscriptions.
Cohort-wide showcase events at the close of each teaching block with employer observers invited.

What You Will Learn

Run structured qualitative and quantitative user research.
Design low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes.
Apply accessibility standards including WCAG.
Build front-end code for tested interfaces.
Frame ethics and consent in user research.
Present research findings to product teams.
Design for mobile, desktop and voice interfaces.
Communicate design decisions to non-designers.
Read, critique and refactor an unfamiliar codebase efficiently.
Structure a personal engineering portfolio suitable for UK job applications.
Contribute meaningful pull requests to a live shared codebase.
Explain trade-offs between buy, build and integrate options.
Frame testing strategies proportionate to the business risk.
Communicate design and architecture decisions across product, security and platform stakeholders.
Handle production incidents responsibly with structured post-mortem discipline.
Balance shipping cadence, technical debt and reliability for a working product.

Who This Course Is For

School leavers targeting a design, UX or research career.
BTEC and Foundation Year students articulating to an honours degree.
Serving developers moving into design and research.
International applicants seeking a UK-recognised BSc.
Working professionals topping up an existing HND or Foundation Degree.
International applicants targeting a UK-recognised BEng or BSc with structured UK placement support.
Applicants applying with a portfolio of prior projects or workplace evidence.
Applicants applying via the LSCE portfolio-only route with substantive workplace evidence.

Career Pathways

UX Designer
Interaction Designer
User Researcher
Frontend Engineer with a design focus
Product Designer
Technical Product Manager
Accessibility Consultant

The LSCE careers service maintains contacts with London-region product studios, agencies and public-sector design teams. Graduates move into UK graduate schemes, consultancies, product firms and public-sector delivery groups with structured support through the final year and beyond.

Careers-service coaching begins in year one with careers planning and CV clinics, escalates to placement support in year two, and closes with graduate-scheme application coaching in the final year.

Entry Requirements

A-levels totalling at least 96 UCAS points (or international equivalent), including one science, maths or computing subject.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
Applicants with a Level 3 BTEC or a completed LSCE Certificate/Diploma progress on articulation into the BSc in Human Computer Interaction.
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
Two references, normally one academic and one personal.

Applicants whose profile falls just outside these thresholds can request a portfolio review, LSCE admissions considers substantive workplace evidence alongside formal qualifications.

Why Study at LSCE

LSCE, part of Harold International College of London, teaches computing in small tutor-visible cohorts and partners with UK professional bodies including BCS and the Institute of Coding. The London campus places central London product studios, the Government Digital Service community and Silicon Roundabout within a short tube ride.

Undergraduates choose from on-campus, online with design-tool provisioning, or distance learning with the same provisioning, and every route benefits from the LSCE careers service. The College's shared library, careers-service industry connections and elective-module access across the wider Harold International College catalogue are open to every enrolled student subject to availability.

LSCE is designed so on-campus, online and distance-learning students receive genuinely equivalent teaching. Online and distance students receive the same lab kit, same tutor visibility and same assessment brief as on-campus students.

Apply for BSc in Human Computer Interaction

Begin your honours degree with LSCE. Click Enrol Now, admissions will respond within one working day with UCAS guidance, placement information and scholarship review. Applications are reviewed as they arrive so early submissions receive the widest choice of intake dates, module options and supervision slots.

Applicants who need employer-sponsorship letters, credit-transfer confirmation or accommodation guidance can request these in the first admissions conversation. Applicants can also visit the central London campus for an open-day tour before enrolment, or request a live online session with the programme team.