Optimizing Human Performance and Safety
In the Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Psychology at Embry-Riddle, you’ll learn how to design tools, technology and environments that work with people — not against them. Human factors psychology is the study of how people think, perform and interact with systems, and how those systems can be improved to support human abilities and reduce errors. You’ll build a strong foundation in human performance and system evaluation to make complex environments safer and more effective.
This program gives you a solid foundation in human performance characteristics and system evaluation methodologies. Courses focus on technology in a wide variety of industries, providing plentiful career opportunities after graduation.
Program Details
Human factors is a term that is often used interchangeably with user-experience design, human-computer interaction (HCI), workplace ergonomics and human-systems integration (HSI).
Our Human Factors Psychology program focuses on how people interact with the tools and technologies in their environments with the goal of understanding and optimizing human performance.
The B.S. in Human Factors Psychology at our Daytona Beach Campus allows you to gain research experience from a systems perspective, reinforced through courses and hands-on lab experiences.
The program is equipped with many state-of-the-art facilities such as the Aerospace Physiology Lab, Aviation Human Factors Lab, Research in User Experience Lab (RUX), Applied Perception and Performance Lab and others. You’ll learn to analyze the implications that both human and machine characteristics have in the overall function of complex systems.
Embry-Riddle offers combined programs that allow qualified students the chance to begin graduate work toward their Master of Science in Human Factors or Master of Business Administration while completing their B.S. in Human Factors Psychology.
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One of the few schools that offers undergraduate programs in Human Factors Psychology, Embry-Riddle allows you to explore the applications of human factors principles in different domains through unique courses, such as the Psychology of Gaming and Aviation Psychology.
This program focuses on human behavior, ergonomics, user experience design and cognitive engineering. As a Human Factors student, you'll obtain the skills required to conduct, design and apply human factors research to the evaluation of simple and complex systems.
At the Prescott Campus, you can gain hands-on experience working on multidisciplinary teams in labs such as the Human Factors/Ergonomics Lab, the Simulation Science, Games and Animation Lab and the Robertson Aircraft Accident Investigation Crash Lab.
Embry-Riddle offers combined programs that allow qualified students the chance to begin graduate work toward their Master of Science in Human Factors or Master of Aviation Safety from our Worldwide & Online Campus while completing their B.S. in Human Factors Psychology.
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The Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Psychology at the Worldwide & Online Campus focuses on the knowledge used to guide decisions for the design, use, maintenance and improvement of systems that rely on human interactions.
The complete human factors cycle approach focuses on the fact that a broad range of professional areas benefit from human factors psychology, including artificial intelligence, aviation, ergonomics, human-systems integration, safety, simulation and robotics. This program helps ensure that future professionals are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to innovate and improve human-system interactions.
The online program is unique due to its ability to customize flexible learning experiences for you and make you better prepared in user-experience design. You will be provided opportunities to gain practical experience in real-world settings to increase career readiness upon graduation, including applied practicums, internships or virtual research teams.
You'll choose two of three specializations in Human Factors:
- Organizational Behavior and Leadership (18 credits)
- Psychological Foundations of Human Factors (18 credits)
- Safety (18 credits)
Embry-Riddle also offers a combined program that allows qualified students the chance to begin graduate work toward their Master of Science in Human Factors while completing their B.S. in Human Factors Psychology.
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