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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Course Catalog
Human Factors, Ph.D.
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The Doctor of Philosophy in Human Factors is designed to provide students with the opportunity to conduct extensive and sustained original research at the highest level in the field. This program trains students to become leaders who will be involved in the advancement, expansion, and support of the human factors industry. This degree is for current professionals who desire to elevate their skills to the highest level, and contribute to the body of knowledge in Human Factors. This discipline involves human centered designs for most of the products we use in society. Human Factors is one of the most rapidly growing disciplines in the 21st century.
All required courses are offered exclusively online in a 16-week asynchronous format.
Student Outcomes
Upon graduation, graduates will be able to
- Integrate and synthesize alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within the field of Human Factors.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in Human Factors.
- Analyze existing theories to draw data-supported conclusions in Human Factors.
- Analyze theories, tools, and frameworks used in Human Factors
- Execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly work in Human Factors.
- Evaluate the legal, social, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of actions within Human Factors and demonstrate advanced skill in integrating the results into the leadership decision-making process.
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Course Requirements
Doctor of Philosophy 60 Credits
Notes
- This program may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation/publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course.
- Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense/exegesis.
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