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The Master of Science program in human systems engineering at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering equips students with comprehensive knowledge about human performance and experience science.
Participants acquire methodologies and instruments to implement this knowledge, allowing them to design solutions across diverse fields including product usability, instructional design, athletic performance, digital security, human-machine collaboration, and occupational/medical safety.
Numerous industries require human factors specialists to address challenges involving human performance analysis. Through hands-on projects, students explore contemporary topics like mobile device distractions in driving, explosive device identification, healthcare efficiency improvements, and autonomous vehicle operation.
Specialization options encompass user experience design, aerospace human factors, mental performance, consumer behavior analysis, transportation ergonomics, medical safety protocols, team dynamics, human-robot interaction, health behavior studies, learning enhancement strategies, social perception, threat recognition, and sports performance psychology.