Extended Realities, MS (Boston)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogUniversity Interdisciplinary ProgramsBoston34 semester hours totalverified parse

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Required Courses

All of:
- EXRE 5010 — Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impact
- EXRE 5011 — Seminar for EXRE 5010
EXRE 5020 — Developing Extended Realities (XR)
EXRE 5030 — Designing Extended Realities (XR)
One of:
- EXRE 7500 — Extended Realities (XR) Project
- EXRE 7990 — Thesis
GSND 5122 — Business Models for Creative Media

Concentrations (choose 1)

Artificial Intelligence

From the catalog
Requires a background in computer science.
Complete the following:

CS 5097 — Mixed Reality
CS 5100 — Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 6120 — Natural Language Processing
One of:
- CS 6140 — Machine Learning
- DS 5220 — Supervised Machine Learning and Learning Theory
One of:
- CS 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- CS 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- CS 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- CS 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

Entrepreneurship—

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

INNO 6200 — Enterprise Growth and Innovation
MKTG 6485 — Creating Customer Value through Artificial Intelligence
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ENTR 6210 — Managing Operations in Early Stage Ventures
- MKTG 6412 — International Marketing
- MKTG 6419 — Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
- ENTR 6214 — Social Enterprise
- ENTR 6300 — Managing a Technology-Based Business
- ENTR 6441 — Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
- ENTR 6422 — Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
- ENTR 6450 — Lean Design and Development
- GE 5030 — Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
- INNO 6430 — Platform Innovation
- MKTG 6414 — New Product Development

Human Computer Interaction

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
Complete the following:

CS 5340 — Computer/Human Interaction
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ARTG 5710 — Design for Dignity
- CS 5097 — Mixed Reality
- CS 5170 — Artificial Intelligence for Human-Computer Interaction
- CS 6350 — Empirical Research Methods
- CS 7390 — Special Topics in Human-Centered Computing
- GSND 6340 — Biometrics of Design
One of:
- CS 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- CS 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- CS 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- CS 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

Human Movement Science

From the catalog
Complete 7–8 semester hours from the following:
Optional Co-op
Complete the following (students must complete HLTH 5101 to qualify for co-op experience):

GSND 6340 — Biometrics of Design
PT 7001 — Core Concepts in Rehabilitation Science and Research
PT 7005 — Experimental Design and Applied Statistics
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- PT 5150 — Motor Control, Development, and Learning
- PT 5321 — Applications of Biomechanics in Human Function and Movement
- PT 5410 — Functional Human Neuroanatomy
- PT 7020 — Technologies in Movement and Rehabilitation Science
HLTH 5101 — Professional Development for Bouvé Graduate Co-op
One of:
- HLTH 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- HLTH 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- HLTH 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- HLTH 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half Time

Information Ethics

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
Optional Co-op
Complete the following (students must complete EESH 6000 to qualify for co-op experience):

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- CY 5240 — Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
- PHIL 5005 — Information Ethics
- PHIL 5010 — AI Ethics
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- CY 5240 — Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
- PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
- PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
- PHIL 5005 — Information Ethics
- PHIL 5010 — AI Ethics
EESH 6000 — Professional Development for Co-op
INSH 6964 — Co-op Work Experience

Marketing

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

MKTG 6200 — Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
MKTG 6485 — Creating Customer Value through Artificial Intelligence
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- MKTG 6230 — Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
- MKTG 6234 — Marketing Analytics
- MKTG 6412 — International Marketing
- MKTG 6414 — New Product Development
- MKTG 6419 — Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
- MKTG 6422 — Digital Marketing
- MKTG 6423 — Brand and Advertising Management
- MKTG 6426 — Consumer Behavior

Public History

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
Optional Co-op
Complete the following (students must complete EESH 6000 to qualify for co-op experience):

HIST 5237 — Issues and Methods in Public History
From the catalog
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
HIST 8410 — Fieldwork in History 1
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- HIST 5241 — Exhibits and Museums
- HIST 7250 — Topics in Public History
- HIST 7250 — Topics in Public History
EESH 6000 — Professional Development for Co-op
INSH 6964 — Co-op Work Experience

Wireless Networking

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):

One of:
- EECE 5512 — Networked XR Systems
- EECE 7374 — Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- EECE 5155 — Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things
- EECE 5576 — Wireless Communication Systems
- EECE 7364 — Mobile and Wireless Networking
ENCP 6100 — Introduction to Cooperative Education
One of:
- ENCP 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- ENCP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- ENCP 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- ENCP 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

XR and Design

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
Complete the following:

All of:
- ARTG 5150 — Information Visualization Principles and Practices
- ARTG 5151 — Information Design Critique Seminar
ARTG 5640 — Prototyping for Experience Design
EXRE 6500 — Extended Realities (XR) Studio
Choose 4 semester hours from:
- ARTG 5310 — Visual Cognition
- ARTG 5330 — Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals
- ARTG 5600 — Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
- ARTG 5610 — Design Systems
- ARTG 5620 — Notational Systems for Experience
- ARTG 6110 — Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
- ARTG 6310 — Design for Behavior and Experience
- ARTG 6330 — Information Design Mapping Strategies
One of:
- EEAM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- EEAM 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- EEAM 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- EEAM 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

XR and Games

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
Complete the following:

EXRE 6500 — Extended Realities (XR) Studio
All of:
- GSND 5110 — Game Design and Analysis
- GSND 5111 — Seminar for GSND 5110
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- GSND 6000 — Advanced Topics in Game Design
- GSND 6240 — Exploratory Concept Design
- GSND 6250 — Spatial and Temporal Design
- GSND 6340 — Biometrics of Design
- GSND 6350 — Data-Driven Game Design
- GSND 6460 — Generative Game Design
One of:
- EEAM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- EEAM 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- EEAM 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- EEAM 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

XR and Media

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
Complete the following:

EXRE 6500 — Extended Realities (XR) Studio
JRNL 5400 — Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice
JRNL 6340 — Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
Choose 4 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - ARTG 5150 — Information Visualization Principles and Practices
  - ARTG 5151 — Information Design Critique Seminar
- JRNL 5311 — Design for Storytelling
- JRNL 6305 — Topics
- JRNL 6341 — Telling Your Story with Data
One of:
- EEAM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
- EEAM 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
- EEAM 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
- EEAM 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

GPA requirements

34 total semester hours required. Some concentrations may require more than 34 semester hours to complete. Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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