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Twin Cities Campus
Human Factors and Ergonomics MinorHuman Factors & Ergonomics
College of Design
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Human Factors and Ergonomics Graduate Program, Center for Design in Health, Room 220, 1425 University Ave S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-0026)
Human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) is the study of how to make technological systems safe, effective, and easy and enjoyable to use. The program offers interdisciplinary coursework that addresses human performance and how it can be enhanced through design of tools, systems, working environments, processes, and organizations. HF/E has applications ranging from clothing and living spaces to business processes, computer interfaces, and spacecraft cockpits. Companies value graduates with HF/E training because it is essential to creating effective products that can compete in a global market. The minor is available to master's and doctoral students.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A master's minor requires 7 graduate credits, including 6 credits of courses from an approved list (which can be found on the Human Factors and Ergonomics web page) and 1 seminar credit approved by the director of graduate studies. In addition to these 7 credits, master's students must also take a course in statistical analysis methods. The statistic course may be at the graduate or undergraduate level, and must be approved by the director of graduate studies. A doctoral minor requires 13 credits, including 12 credits from the approved list of courses, and 1 seminar credit approved by the director of graduate studies. In addition to these 13 credits, doctoral students must also take courses in statistical analysis methods and design of experiments. The statistics courses may be at the undergraduate or graduate level, and must be approved by the director of graduate studies.
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