PSYC489A - Advanced Special Topics in Psychology:
Human Factors Psychology
Tuesdays & Thursday 6:15pm-7:45pm
Dr. Ian Reagan
Research Psychologist
U.S. Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This course is designed to be an overview of Human Factors Psychology, which is an applied science that incorporates principles of human behavior, performance, and cognition into the design, evaluation, and improvement of simple and complex systems (e.g., ATMs, phones, cars, websites). The course is for psychology majors with an experimental methods course (PSYC 300) as a prerequisite. The course objectives will be met through a blended learning approach, in which part of the allocated time for in-class meets will instead be used to complete engaging assignments online.
For detailed information about course offerings visit the Schedule of Classes
NOTE: This course may be counted as elective PSYC credit in the Mind, Brain & Behavior theme.
