To me the MS vs. the MA matters less than what is the content of the curriculum and the "portfolio" you have coming out of it. If you indeed want to be an Interaction DESIGNER and not an INTERACTION designer (designer vs. engineering styles of doing interaction design) then it looks like the MA or better Masters in Interaction Design would be best. Whichever coursework includes the greatest number of design studio courses.
I look at it this way, what is the ratio of theory to studio. High to Low = MS and in my mind is not really interaction design but is really an HCI degree which makes you qualified as a researcher/evaluator. If it is Low to High = MA or MFA or MIxD, and then you are a designer. Yeah!!! Now, before everyone jumps on me. You DEFINITELY need theory courses in there to be a good interaction designer, but I would limit pure theory coursework to a minimum like Cog-Psy, etc. and teach design theory more as a part of studio classes. That's me! -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31165 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
