Various types of intelligent agents, including those powered by generative AI models, are becoming increasingly common in a wider range of human activities. The course focuses on understanding and supporting human interaction with such agents and introduces the students to key concepts, methods, applications, and findings in the field of human-AI interaction, including social perception and social competence of intelligent agents, anthropomorphism, and explainable AI. User research and prototyping methods and techniques such as Wizard of Oz, design fiction, and user enactments are applied in practical course assignments.
The information below is only for exchange students
Starts
3 November 2025
Ends
18 January 2026
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
50%
Required Knowledge
Admission to the course requires 90 credits in Informatics, Computer science, Information Systems, Cognitive science, or equivalent studies. Also required is English B/6.
Selection
Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments' own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the department's own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements, and other departmental agreements be selected.
Application code
UMU-A2720
Application
This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive.
Notification of admission will be sent in end of May.
