Bachelor of Science in Human Factors & Psychology

OVERVIEW
REQUIREMENTS
FACULTY

Overview

Have you ever noticed how hard some technology is to use - maybe your cell phone or your DVD player? Do you ever think, "Who designed this?" and "Why did they do it that way?" Do you want to help design equipment to make it more intuitive to use and/or make people more effective?

Are you interested in what makes you an individual? You might be interested in Psychology, the science of human behavior.

We have just what you want in our one-of-a-kind Human Factors and Systems Psychology Department.

You can earn a B.S. degree in Human Factors Psychology in three to four years and you can complement your degree with a unique minor. Our Human Factors students can choose to specialize even at the undergraduate level, with one of many available minors.

Here you will learn the applied research skills industry, government and academic labs seek, as many of our graduates have discovered. You will learn all you need to make the human-machine interface more efficient. Plus, you'll learn about yourself and others, including what your limitations and possibilities are. Our students learn about humans from the inside (physiological) and the outside (behavioral). You will learn how people interact in this increasingly technological world and will help make that world more human-friendly.

Requirements

Human Factors Psychology

General Education

Course	Credits
Communication Theory and Skills	9
Mathematics	6
Computer Science	3
Physical and Life Sciences (one course must include a laboratory)	6
Lower-Level Humanities	3
Lower-Level Social Sciences	6
HU/SS 300-400 level	3
Total Credits	36

Core Requirements

Course	Title	Credits
UNIV 101	College Success	1
	Advanced Communication	3
	Computer Science	6

Psychology and Human Factors

Course	Title	Credits
HF 210	Human Factors I: Principles and Fundamentals	3
HF 302	Human Factors II: Analytic Methods and Techniques	4
HF 305	Human Factors III: Test and Evaluation	4
HF 400	Human Factors IV: System Design	4
PSY 312	Research Analysis in Psychology	4
PSY 322	Research Design	4
PSY 310	Sensation and Perception	3
PSY 315	Cognitive Psychology	3
PSY 335	Physiological Psychology	3
HF 310	Human Computer Interaction	3
HF 312	Ergonomics and Bioengineering	3
HF 412	Simulating Humans in Complex Systems	3
Total Credits		41

Aviation

Course	Title	Credits
AS 120 SP 110 FAA WX 201	Principles of Aeronautical Science Introduction to Space Flight Private Pilot Certificate Meteorology I	3
Total Credits		3

Practicum

Course	Title	Credits
HF 490	Practicum in Human Factors Psychology	3
Total Core Credits		57

Specified Electives

Group I: Applied Systems in Human Factors

Course	Title	Credits
HF 315	Automation and Systems Issues in Aviation	3
HF 325	Human Factors and System Safety	3
HF 330	Human Factors in Space	3
HF 335	Human Factors in Air Traffic Control	3
HF 340	Human Factors and Product Liability	3
HF 410	Human Factors in Crew Station Design	3
HF 415	Human Factors in Simulation Systems	3
HF 422	Applied Ergonomic Design, Analysis, and Evaluation	3

Group II: Psychological Foundations of Human Factors

Course	Title	Credits
PSY 320	Aviation Psychology	3
PSY 340	Industrial-Organizational Psychology	3
PSY 345	Training and Development	3
PSY 350	Social Psychology	3
PSY 400	Introduction to Cognitive Science	3
Total Specified Elective Credits		15
Open Elective Credits		15
Total Elective Credits		30
Total Degree Credits		123

Freshman Year

Course	Title	Credits
	Communication Theory and Skills	6
	Computer Science	3
	Lower-Level Humanities	3
	Mathematics	6
HF 210	Human Factors I: Principles and Fundamentals	3
	HU HU/PSY/SS 300-400 level	3
PSY 101	Intro to Psychology	3
UNIV 101	College Success	1
Total Credits		31

Sophomore Year

Course	Title	Credits
	Communication Theory and Skills	3
	Lower-Level Social Sciences	3
	Physical and Life Sciences	3
	Computer Science	3
HF 302	Human Factors II: Analytic Methods and Techniques	4
HU	Advanced Communication	3
PSY 312	Research Analysis in Psychology	4
PSY 335	Physiological Psychology	3
AS 120 SP 110 FAA WX 201	Principles of Aeronautical Science Introduction to Space Flight Private Pilot Certificate Meteorology I	3
	Open electives	3
Total Credits		32

Junior Year

Course	Title	Credits
	Computer Science	3
HF 305	Human Factors III: Test and Evaluation	4
HF 490	Practicum in Human Factors Psychology	3
HF/PSY	Specified Electives	6
PSY 322	Research Design	4
PSY 310	Sensation and Perception	3
PSY 315	Cognitive Psychology	3
HF 312	Ergonomics and Biomechanics	3
Total Credits		29

Senior Year

Course	Title	Credits
HF 310	Human Computer Interaction	3
HF 412	Simulating Humans in Complex Systems	3
HF 400	Human Factors IV: System Design	4
HF/PSY	Specified Electives	9
	Open Electives	12
Total Credits		31
Total Credits		123

Department of Human Factors and Systems

Human Factors and Systems (HFS) can prepare you for an exciting career in human computer interface design, research, ergonomics, and aerospace life sciences.

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