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Engineering Psychology/Human fActors Engineering >
Engineering Psychology/
Human Factors Engineering
Acting DIRECTOR:
Professor of the Practice Daniel J. Hannon, Mechanical
Engineering
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR FOR LIBERAL ARTS:
Professor Holly Taylor, Psychology
AFFILIATED FACULTY:
Professor of the Practice Daniel J. Hannon, Mechanical
Engineering
Professor Holly Taylor, Psychology
An interdisciplinary program offered jointly by the
departments of mechanical engineering and
psychology.
Engineering psychology, more commonly called
human factors, applies knowledge of human
behavior and attributes to the design of products,
equipment, machines, and large-scale systems for
human use. Areas of application include medical
devices and systems design, transportation safety,
consumer product design, computer interface
design, etc. Students in the School of Engineering
or the College of Liberal Arts will receive the
Bachelor of Science degree from their respective
colleges after meeting the general requirements set
by each college.
The program prepares students for professional
work and further graduate studies in this discipline.
It also serves as a preparation for premedical and
pre-dental students; and for those interested in
careers in technology design and development, or
management.
UNDERGRADUATE concentrATION
REQUIREMENTS
The program features a common set of fourteen
courses divided into introductory and core course
requirements. For engineering students, an
additional twenty-two courses are required for the
bachelor of science degree (see School of Engineering
information). For liberal arts students, an
additional twenty courses are required to meet the
foundation and distribution requirements for the
bachelor of science degree (see College of Liberal
Arts information). The core courses can be used by
these students to meet the social and natural science
distribution requirements (see the online bulletin
for course descriptions).
Introductory Course Requirements:
Engineering Science 2 Introduction to Computing in
Engineering (1 credit)
Engineering Science 18 Computer-aided Design with Lab
(1 credit) - (required for College of Liberal Arts), or
Engineering Science 93 Special Topics in Engineering (1
credit) - (required for School of Engineering)
Psychology 1* or Psychology 9 Introduction to
Psychology or Introduction to Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Computer Science 11 or Physics 11 Introduction to
Computer Science or General Physics I
Computer Science 15 or Math 32 or Math 61 Data
Structures or Calculus I or Discrete Math
*Only Psychology 1 is approved for students in the School
of Engineering.
Core Course Requirements:
Engineering Psychology 61 Introduction to Human
Factors and Ergonomics
Engineering Psychology 120 Project Study in Human
Systems (year-long capstone course)
Engineering Psychology 161 Human Factors in Product
Design
Engineering Psychology 162 Human-Machine System
Design
Psychology 17 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology 31 Behavioral Statistics
Psychology 32 Experimental Psychology
Psychology 53 Engineering Psychology
Psychology 130 Advanced Engineering Psychology
Psychology elective
The list of Psychology electives for this concentration
can be found at http://ase.tufts.edu/
psychology/undergradConcEngPsych.htm. In
addition to these courses, it is recommended that
students in the College of Liberal Arts consider
taking the following courses with particular
relevance to the field of Engineering Psychology:
Engineering Science 5, Psychology 107, Computer
Science 15, Computer Science 086 or 171, and
Engineering Psychology 166.
Students enrolled in the School of Engineering
must also satisfy the following distribution requirements
for the Engineering Psychology Program:
Mathematics 32 and 36, Engineering Science 3 or
5, Engineering Psychology 166, Computer Science
15 and 171, Mechanical Engineering 108 or
Psychology 31, English 1 or 3, Psychology 107,
176