Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

The goal
The specialization in Human Factors Engineering within the graduate program in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) prepares researchers and professionals for the evaluation, design and study of human-technology interfaces for advanced technological systems. It is particularly appropriate for psychology, computer science and industrial engineering graduates, but is also open to graduates from other undergraduate programs (with preference to engineering graduates). The program has a research orientation and requires an expanded thesis. It is possible to continue studies towards a P.h.D, either after completing a M.S.c, or through the combined M.S.c and PhD track.
Admission requirements
Applicants with B.S.c degrees in IEM or Computer Science, with a mean of at least 80, or students with a BA degree in Psychology or Behavioral Science, with a mean of at least 85, can apply for the M.S.c program. It is also possible for graduates with other science and engineering degrees to apply. The number of students in the program is limited, and each year the best students among all applicants are admitted to the program.
Study program
Every student in the program is required to complete several courses during the first year of studies. For these courses the student receives no credit, and students are usually not officially enrolled in the program until they completed these courses. The courses are: Introduction to Ergonomics, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods in the Social Sciences, Production Planning and Control, Work Studies, Operations Management, Introduction to Programming. Students who have studied courses from this list as part of their undergraduate curriculum may not be required to repeat them.
To complete the program, a student needs to study 8 courses (with 3 credit points for each course) and has to submit an M.S.c thesis report. The program contains two required courses: "Man–Machine Systems" and "Human–Computer Interaction". In addition, the student has to take at least 4 courses, given in the IEM Department, which are related to Human Factors Engineering. Examples are: "Decision Support Systems", "Human Factors in Driving Safety", "Human Factors in Consumer Products", "Multimedia", Research seminar in human factors engineering, "Decision Making in Advanced Technological Systems", "Information Presentation and Decision Making", "Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction", "Selected Topics in Human Factors Engineering", "Advanced Issues in Human Computer Interaction". With the approval of the advisor, students can take up to two graduate courses from the IEM Department or from Behavioral Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, the School of Medicine or other departments in the university.
Additional details in the Department of Industrial Engineering web site
Unit supervisor: Prof' Joachim Meyer Tel: 08-6472216