Transportation Human Factors Graduate Certificate

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Banner Code: LA-CERG-TRHF

Web: psychology.gmu.edu

The graduate certificate in transportation human factors may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

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

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see Academic Policies .

Application Requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admissions section of this catalog. For information specific to the graduate certificate in transportation human factors, see Application Requirements and Deadlines on the departmental web site.

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: 1-6 (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