2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Admission Requirements
An applicant to the Master of Science in Aviation Human
Factors program must have earned a bachelor’s degree, or its
equivalent, from an institution of acceptable academic standing.
Undergraduate coursework should include statistics and computer
programming in at least one higher-level language. Some aviation
background or education is also required. Deficiencies in these
areas may be made up through courses taken at the university
concurrent with the aviation human factors program coursework.
Preference is given to candidates with special skills and experience
in the fields of aviation software design, engineering, aeronautics,
applied psychology or computer science.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Academic Overview section.
Curriculum
The Master of Science in Aviation Human Factors requires
the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours of
approved coursework including a maximum of six hours of Thesis
(AHF 5999).
Summary of Program Requirements
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems .............................. 3
AHF 5991 Sensation and Perception ........................................................ 3
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ........................................ 3
Additional Course Work (minimum) ..................................... 18
Graduate Statistics (Restricted Elective) ................................ 3
Thesis (maximum) .................................................................. 6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 36
Typical Graduate Program Plan
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems .............................. 3
AHF 5201 Human Performance 1 ............................................................ 3
AHF 5202 Human Performance 2 ............................................................ 3
AHF 5302 Human-Computer Interaction ................................................ 3
AHF 5991 Sensation and Perception ........................................................ 3
AHF 5999 Thesis ...................................................................................... 6
AVM 5101 Legal and Ethical Issues in Aviation ........................................ 3
AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice .............................. 3
AVS 5203 Impact of Aviation on Human Physiology ................................ 3
EDS 5070 Educational Statistics .............................................................. 3
EDS 5095 Essentials of Educational Research ......................................... 3
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Human Factors in Aeronautics, M.S. ______________
Major Code: 8230 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: online only Location/s: main campus , online
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
The Master of Science in Human Factors in Aeronautics is offered
online with both nonthesis and thesis options, requiring the
satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours for the
nonthesis program and 33 credit hours of approved coursework
including six hours of Thesis (AHF 5999) for the thesis program.
Summary of Thesis Program Requirements
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems .............................. 3
AHF 5201 Human Performance 1 ............................................................ 3
AHF 5202 Human Performance 2 ............................................................ 3
AHF 5402 Situational Awareness and Decision Making ........................... 3
AHF 5991 Sensation and Perception ........................................................ 3
AHF 5999 Thesis Research ...................................................................... 6
AVS 5203 Impact of Aviation on Human Physiology ................................ 3
AVS 5204 Aviation Safety Analysis ........................................................... 3
AVS 5205 Aviation Research Statistics .................................................... 3
AVT 5302 Aviation Accident Investigation ............................................... 3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ........................................... 33
Summary of Nonthesis Program Requirements
AHF 5101 Human Factors in Man-Machine Systems .............................. 3
AHF 5201 Human Performance 1 ............................................................ 3
AHF 5202 Human Performance 2* .......................................................... 3
AHF 5302 Human-Computer Interaction ................................................ 3
AHF 5402 Situational Awareness and Decision Making ........................... 3
AHF 5991 Sensation and Perception ........................................................ 3
AVS 5203 Impact of Aviation on Human Physiology ................................ 3
AVS 5204 Aviation Safety Analysis ........................................................... 3
AVS 5205 Aviation Research Statistics .................................................... 3
AVT 5302 Aviation Accident Investigation ............................................... 3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ........................................... 30
*Serves as the capstone for this program.