Program Overview

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Human Systems Engineering, MS

The Master of Science program in Human Systems Engineering is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the science of human performance and experience. Students learn to use methods and tools that enable them to apply this understanding as they design and problem-solve in a wide variety of domains, such as product usability, learning design, sports performance, cybersecurity, human-robot teaming, and workplace and patient safety.

Program Description

The program focuses on the application of human factors to real-world problems, with students gaining practical experience by tackling projects that examine contemporary issues. Interest areas include user experience, aviation human factors, cognitive performance, consumer psychology, transportation human factors, patient safety, effective teamwork, human-robot teaming, health psychology, learning optimization, social cognition, threat detection, and sports psychology.

At a Glance

• College/school: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
• Location: Polytechnic
• STEM-OPT extension eligible: Yes

Accelerated Program Options

This program allows students to obtain both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years. Accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree programs are designed for high-achieving students who want the opportunity to share undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework to accelerate completion of their master's degree. These programs feature the same high-quality curriculum taught by ASU's world-renowned faculty.

Degree Requirements

• 30 credit hours and a portfolio, or
• 30 credit hours and a thesis, or
• 30 credit hours including the required applied project course (HSE 593)
• Required Core (12 credit hours)
  • HSE 520 Methods and Tools in Applied Cognitive Science (3)
  • HSE 530 Intermediate Statistics for Human Systems Engineering (3)
  • HSE 531 Data Analytics: Modeling Human Subjects Data (3)
  • HSE 542 Foundations of Human Systems Engineering (3)
• Electives and Research (12 or 18 credit hours)
• Culminating Experience (0 or 6 credit hours)
  • HSE 593 Applied Project (6) or
  • HSE 599 Thesis (6) or
  • portfolio (0)

Admission Requirements

• General university admission requirements: All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
• Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
• Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in psychology or a related field (including engineering, computer science, or business) from a regionally accredited institution.
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in their first bachelor's degree program or the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in nine credit hours of graduate coursework from a U.S. institution; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable conferred master's degree program from a regionally accredited college or university.
• All applicants must submit:
  • graduate admission application and application fee
  • official transcripts
  • statement of purpose describing professional and academic aspirations
  • three letters of recommendation
  • proof of English proficiency

Tuition Information

When it comes to paying for higher education, everyone’s situation is different. Students can learn about ASU tuition and financial aid options to find out which will work best for them.

Application Deadlines

• Fall: Rolling
• Spring: Rolling

Program Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:

• Apply the methods of human systems engineering to test a hypothesis or solve an applied problem
• Conduct independent research to address problems in the space of Human Systems Engineering
• Apply the appropriate statistical analysis, address violations of assumptions (e.g., sphericity), & run the analysis using SPSS

Career Opportunities

This master's degree program prepares students for industry and government careers in positions such as:

• game designer
• human factors engineer
• human systems integrator
• information systems designer
• interface designer
• military scientist
• usability engineer
• user experience designer Graduates may work as a member of a design team for a product or system. Recent graduates are working at Intel, Boeing, GoDaddy, Mayo Clinic, PayPal, Motorola, Google, and the Air Force Research Lab, among other employers. Recipients of this master's degree also have gone on to pursue doctorates at ASU and other prestigious institutions.