Human Factors and Ergonomics (MSc)

The MSc Human Factors and Ergonomics programme will give you the skills to to study the role of people in complex systems. The skills you develop on the programme equip graduates for careers in research as well as professional practice in this field.
You’ll gain a thorough understanding of how people interact with complex systems, and how to design them to be safer and more user-friendly.

The topics you study on this human factors and ergonomics degree will include:

• human capabilities and limitations
• system safety
• user-centred design
• accident investigation
• methods for evaluating human performance

Your learning experience

You’ll be taught by expert academics from across the University during the human factors and ergonomics masters, covering topics like:

• Transport & safety
• Psychology & AI
• Biomedical engineering
• Computing & cyber

Employment opportunities 

With an increasing demand for human factors experts across technology-driven sectors, it is now recognised as a vital area in design and the operation of complex systems. 

With a long-standing reputation for excellence in human factors research, the University's MSc programme is designed to develop highly employable skills in theoretical understanding and applied skills in human factors and ergonomics.

You’ll be prepared for roles as consults and specialists in a range of sectors such as transport, defence, energy and healthcare.

This Human Factors and Ergonomics master’s degree course will prepare you for roles such as: 

• human factors specialists
• ergonomists
• usability consultants
• safety analysts
• user experience (UX) designers