Aviation Psychology Graduate Certificate

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Banner Code: LA-CERG-AVIP

Web: psychology.gmu.edu

This program of study is offered by the Department of Psychology .

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see the Academic Policies chapter of the catalog.

Application Requirements

Students must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admission chapter of the catalog. Students not currently in a degree program at George Mason should submit an application for graduate study. Students already enrolled in a Mason degree program should submit a secondary program application.

Certificate Requirements

Three required courses (9 credits):

PSYC 530 - Cognitive Engineering: Cognitive Science Applied to Human Factors Credits: 3
PSYC 645 - Research Methods in Human Factors and Applied Cognition Credits: 3
PSYC 734 - Seminar in Human Factors and Applied Cognition Credits: 3 (when aviation-related topic is approved for this certificate by the program director)

Two elective courses (6 credits) chosen from:

PSYC 597 - Directed Reading and Research Credits: 1-3 (when topic is approved for this certificate)
PSYC 768 - Advanced Topics in Cognitive Science Credits: 3
SYST 560 - Introduction to Air Traffic Control Credits: 3
SYST 671 - Judgment and Choice Processing and Decision Making Credits: 3

Total: 15 credits