CSULB MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
HUMAN FACTORS
PSYCHOLOGY
 

MSHF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

	1. PSY 511     Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments
	2. PSY 518     Computer Applications in Psychology
	3. PSY 527     Human Factors
	4. PSY 533     Research in Cognition and Learning
	Or
	PSY 634     Seminar in Cognition
	5. PSY 633     Seminar in Perception and Attention
	6. MAE 508    Systems Engineering and Integration
	7. CECS 448   User Interface Design
	8. PSY 698     Thesis (6 units)
	And three courses chosen from the following:
	PSY 590H   Advanced Topics in Psychology (Large Scale Simulations)
	PSY 512      Multivariate Analysis
	PSY 696      Research Methods
	PSY 544      Cognitive Neuroscience
	ENGL 419   Writing in Science and Technology

MSHF program course descriptions are as follows:

PSY 511. Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments (3)
Prerequisite: Psychology 310 or equivalent or consent of instructor.  Simple and complex designs.  Statistical inference in economical experimentation and in scientific inference and prediction (Lecture 3 hours).

PSY 512. Multivariate Statistical Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Psychology 310 or equivalent or consent of instructor.  Accuracy and cost of inference from multiple predictors.  Discovering structural relationships among multiple variables.  Theoretical implications of inferred structures.  Applications.  (Lecture 3 hours).

PSY 518. Computer Applications in Psychology (3)
Prerequisites: C/ST 200 or equivalent; PSY 310 or equivalent or consent of instructor.  Foundations of computer technology and its application to psychology.  Emphasis on real-time control by digital computers in psychological research and applications.  (Lecture 2 hrs, laboratory 2 hrs)

PSY 527. Human Factors (3)
Prerequisites: PSY 310 and two of the following: 331, 332 or 333.  Systematic application of psychological principles to the design of person-machine systems.  Emphasis in the laboratory on the development of skills required of a human factors psychologist.  These skills will include systems analysis, cognitive task analysis, rapid prototyping and usability testing.  (Lecture 2 hrs, lab 3 hrs).

PSY 533. Research in Cognition and Learning (3)
Prerequisites: PSY 200, 310, and 331 or 332 or 333.  Research methods in cognition, learning, and perception.  Laboratory includes experiments on selected topics.  (Lecture 2 hrs, lab 3 hrs).

PSY 544. Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
Prerequisites: PSY 332 and one of the following: PSY 340, 341, or 342.  Explores brain systems responsible for cognitive processes in normal humans, integrating theory from texts and current research from original sources.

PSY 590. Advanced Topics in Psychology (3)
H. Simulation Methodologies in UAV and ATM

PSY 633. Seminar in Perception and Attention (3)
Prerequisite: PSY 331 or 332 or consent of instructor.  An examination of methods, theories, and experimental evidence in selected topics from the areas of sensation, perception, and attention.

PSY 634. Seminar in Cognition (3)
Prerequisite: PSY 332 or 333 or consent of instructor, consent of graduate coordinator.  An examination of method, theory and experimental evidence in selected topics from the area of cognition.

PSY 696. Research Methods (3)
Prerequisites: Psychology 511 or 512, consent of Graduate Coordinator.  The nature and function of research in the behavioral sciences.  Experimental, correlational and case study methods.  Research design and analysis using multiple linear regression model, general probability models and Bayesian inference.

PSY 698. Thesis (1-6)
Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, consent of advisor.
Planning, preparation and completion of a thesis in psychology.  Must be repeated for a total of 6 units of credit.

CECS 448. User Interface Design (3)
Prerequisites: CECS 323 (or 421), and any one of CECS 471, 475, 481.  Evaluation, design and programming of use interface systems. Fundamentals of human cognition, system characteristics, and the interaction between humans and systems.  Usability methods and user/task-centered design.  Tools for designing and building user interfaces, with emphasis on rapid applications development.  (Lecture 2 hrs, laboratory 3 hrs.)

ENGL 419. Writing in Science and Technology (3)
Intensive practice in writing on topics in science and literature.  Contemporary examples will be studied as models.

MAE 508. Systems Engineering & Integration (3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.  Introduction to the tools and methods employed by systems engineers in the aerospace industry.  Development of system functions, requirements, verification and validation, and interfaces in the context of integrated product teams and the product life cycle.  Trade studies and risk management.  Projects are assigned and written reports and oral presentations are required.  Additional projects required for MAE 508.
 

DUAL NUMBERED COURSES
    A number of the courses in the MSHF program are dual numbered, i.e., while course material is the same there is a separate numbering for graduate (500-level) and undergraduate (400-level). All graduate students are to enroll in the 500-level courses. The specific courses that are double numbered are as follows: PSY 411/511; PSY 412/512; PSY 418/518; PSY 427/527; PSY 433/533; PSY 444/544; PSY 490/590; MAE 408/508.
 

FILING A PROGRAM OF STUDIES

    Upon acceptance by the Psychology Department into the Human Factors Psychology program, you will be expected to attend an Orientation Meeting, and meet with the Graduate Coordinator to work out a program of studies.  You must file an official program of studies after your first semester in the program and before or during the same semester in which you enroll in PSY 698, Thesis.  Students must fulfill the Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE) requirement their first semester in the graduate program and before filing for Advancement to Candidacy.

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