MA in Psychology - Human Factors (Non-Thesis) in Vermillion United States | University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota | Vermillion United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 12,768
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months

The human factors psychology master's program consists of 30-36 credit hours, available in both thesis and non-thesis options. The non-thesis path serves as a final degree, while the thesis option can be completed as part of a Ph.D. program.
At USD, human factors students engage in applied psychological research and work as specialists in human factors and ergonomics for various organizations. These include the U.S. military, Federal Aviation Administration, tech startups, leading corporations like Oracle and Microsoft, and academic institutions such as Michigan State University and George Mason University.

You'll collaborate on research with distinguished faculty who are recognized authorities in their disciplines. Ongoing research initiatives focus on areas like aging and driving, educational technology interface design, risk assessment and decision processes, gaming motivation and engagement, as well as traffic safety and cognitive workload measurement.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0

Qualification Requirements

Completed Graduate Application form found at: https://www.usd.edu/grad/how-to-apply and a non-refundable application fee of $35.
Official transcript(s) verifying receipt of an undergraduate degree and previous graduate credit (in English or with translation). Transcripts must be complete (e.g., if currently enrolled, work-in-progress coursework must be included, foreign transcripts must include a grading scale, and for countries that issue, copy of degree certificate/diploma i.e., India, Nepal, etc.). The USD Graduate School and/or academic units retain the right to require credential evaluations from organizations, such as Educational Credential Evaluators/World Education Services (ECE/WES), for a student if such an evaluation is deemed necessary.
Baccalaureate degree must be from an institution with institutional accreditation for that degree. A minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on conferred degree and/or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale, on all graduate coursework is required for full admission. Each graduate program may admit students on provisional status per university policy.
Applicants with degrees from countries other than the United States who have obtained a high school diploma, undergraduate, or graduate degree from an institutionally accredited American college or university or from an accredited institution in the approved list of English-speaking countries are not required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score. For all other applicants with degrees from other countries, a minimum score of 79 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT), 550 on the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT), 8.5 on the TOEFL Essentials, 6.0 on the IELTS Academic, 53 on the PTE, or 110 on Duolingo is required for graduate admission.

Tuition USD 12,768

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