Human Factors was first established as a primarily psychological discipline. In later years, Human-Centered Design (HCD) expanded into a sophisticated engineering discipline and business sciences increasingly came to recognize its relevance. At the same time, while designers have always played a vital role in the field in the last decades, they usually have not had a scientific education. In order to truly work together in a multidisciplinary fashion, it is necessary for design faculties to recognize the importance of HCD. Today, professional knowledge is mainly gathered through learning-by-doing across disciplines. The following article describes an approach towards a curriculum of HCD at a design faculty to be applied in multidisciplinary environments. In the context of the article, the key aspect is the collaboration between disciplines, allowing students and professionals from the fields of psychology, information technology, business administration and design to work together more seamlessly and effectively. In addition to an outline of the research field and the structure of the curriculum, the focus will be on first-term courses with a view to specialization in later terms.
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