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Ergonomics - 8729

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 72
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Science And Technology (Specialisation)
 
  

Program Description

The Master of Science and Technology in Ergonomics is a graduate program intended for students wishing to become professional ergonomists. It provides students with the competencies to identify ergonomics hazards in human-technology-environment systems, to assess their associated risks and to use a user-centred, systems approach to develop controls for the hazards. In addition it provides students with the competencies to plan and conduct an ergonomics research or design project in a scientific manner and to disseminate the results. It is the third stage in a fully articulated sequence of Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Science and Technology programs in ergonomics. The program requires 72 units of credit and is normally completed in one and a half years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of Safety Science for information regarding the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

Program Structure

Fundamental knowledge courses - 6 UOC
Advanced Standing may be awarded to students who can establish that they have equivalent knowledge in these courses.

Students with no statistics in their background will have to do the following course in addition to the above load:

Core Courses - 57 UOC
Exemption but not necessarily Advanced Standing may be awarded to students who can establish that they have equivalent knowledge in these courses. Where necessary other approved postgraduate courses may be substituted.

Electives - 9 UOC

Elective courses may be selected from those offered by the School of Safety Science in its other programs, e.g. Master of Safety Science, and Master of Science and Technology in OHS or Industrial Safety. Students may take courses available from other Schools within the University subject to the approval of both the relevant program coordinator and the Ergonomics Program Coordinator.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the Faculty of Science or the School of Safety Science for more information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


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