Vermillion,
SD,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Psychology - Human Factors (Thesis) in Vermillion United States | University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota
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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
Human factors focuses on optimizing how people interact with technology. These experts study the relationship between humans and systems, evaluating designs for equipment, interfaces, work environments, and processes to improve safety, performance, usability, and effectiveness.
As a USD human factors student, you'll perform applied psychology research while working as ergonomics consultants for entities like the U.S. military, FAA, tech startups, major corporations including Oracle and Microsoft, and academic institutions such as Michigan State and George Mason.
You'll collaborate on research projects with distinguished faculty who are recognized authorities in their specialties. Ongoing studies examine topics like aging drivers, educational technology interfaces, risk assessment strategies, gaming motivation, traffic safety, and cognitive workload measurement.
The human factors psychology master's program consists of 30-36 credit hours, available with thesis or non-thesis options. The non-thesis path serves as a final degree, while the thesis track can be completed as part of doctoral studies toward a Ph.D.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
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.
Two (2) letters of recommendation are required. At least one letter must be from a USD Psychology faculty member for the Accelerated B.S. or B.A./M.A. program.
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.
Two (2) letters of recommendation are required. At least one letter must be from a USD Psychology faculty member for the Accelerated B.S. or B.A./M.A. program.
Tuition
USD
12,768