Human Factors & Psychology
If you're interested in psychology, human performance and system design, a degree in Human Factors may be just what you are looking for. In our Human Factors Psychology program, you'll learn about the challenges involved in optimizing the performance and safety of both humans and the machines they use.
Human Factors research instruments include the
head/eye tracking apparatus being tested above.
Our undergraduate curriculum includes:
- Human Performance
- Human Physiology
- Sensation and Perception
- Human Cognition
- Ergonomics
- System Safety
- Systems Modeling and Simulation
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Experimental Design
- Human Interactions with Aviation Automation Systems
- Techniques for Improving Human-Machine Interactions
The program seeks to develop a student with the capacity to design, conduct, and apply human factors research to the design of simple and complex systems. The goal of the program is to educate and graduate professionals who are equipped for employment as human factors specialists, or to continue their education in graduate school.
