Location: Manhattan, Kansas
Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
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PROGRAM BACKGROUND
Title of program:
Industrial Engineering with Specialized HF Courses (MSIE, PhD)
Year human factors/ergonomics
program was established:
Contact person for more information, including applications:
Margaret J. Rys
Kansas State University,
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
215 Durland Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-5101
913/532-3733
malrys@ksu.edu
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Human factors/ergonomics graduate degrees offered:
Goals, objectives, and emphasis of the programs:
Option in the IMSE program. Students with undergraduate degrees in some field of engineering take a variety of other IE courses, as the emphasis is on training industrial engineers with a specialty in ergonomics rather than just knowledge of ergonomics.
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Does the university have an HFES student chapter?
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application deadlines:
March 1 (fall)
June 1 (spring)
Application Fees:
$25 for international applicants>
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirements
- GPA: 3.5
- GRE: 725 q
- Other: TOEFL for foreign students, degree in engineeringTOEFL for foreign students, degree in engineering
Importance of other criteria as admission factors:
- Research: Low
- Work experience: Medium
- Letters: High
- Interview: Low
Tuition and fees
Resident: $113.40/credit hour plus $14/credit hour engineering fee and $251 campus privilege fee
Nonresident: $357.75/credit hour (plus fees)
ADMISSIONS
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Number of units required:
MSIE: 30 units for thesis, 32 for report
PhD: 90
Exams required:
MSIE: none
MS (thesis-based masters): oral defense of thesis
PhD: preliminary exams, oral defense of dissertation
Research required:
MSIE: recommended
MS (thesis-based masters): thesis research
PhD: dissertation research required
Practical experience required:
MSIE: none
PhD: recommended
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CURRICULUM
Required Courses (units):
Industrial Ergonomics (3), Occupational Safety (3), Work Environments (3), Engineering Administration (3), Statistical Methods (4)
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RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
Research and support facilities available to students in the program:
Specialized facilities in illumination and office workstations; specialized facilities in heat stress (Institute for Environmental Research).
Teaching opportunities available to students in the program:
PhD students will teach at least one course as part of their training (and assistantship). MS students generally get no teaching experience.
Current research activities and projects being carried out by program faculty and/or students:
Investigate and test in the field the human factors and safety aspects of center-of-lane and center line rumble strips on two-lane rural highways without shoulders; study alternative ways of marking narrow bridges and culverts on low-volume rural roadways; study the safety and effectiveness of roundabouts; study the influence of sitting, standing, and sit/standing on comfort and fatigue; study the effects of automatic tilting chair on the lower back.
STUDENT STATISTICS
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FACULTY
Margaret J. Rys, PhD 1989, Kansas State U.; human factors in transportation, industrial ergonomics