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Human Factors Engineering (HFE) deals with the design of systems that people use at work and in leisure. It ensures that systems, jobs, products, interfaces and environments are designed to match the physical and mental abilities and limitations of their intended users. HFE is the key factor in ensuring the effectiveness, safety, usability, acceptability and success of human-system integrations. It is therefore, important for engineers and designers to understand the capabilities and limitations of the users, such that systems are designed to enhance the performance and safety of the users.
This Masters in Human Factors Engineering presents an exciting and challenging programme, covering a wide range of topics including: Human Centred Design, Ergonomics, Occupational Health and Safety, Human factors in Virtual Reality and Visualisation, Designing effective Info-Comm Systems, Methods in Usabillity Evaluation, etc.
Most graduates from M.Sc. HFE work in Singapore
in one of the following organizations.
Educational Institutions including: Nanyang Technological University,
National University of Singapore, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic,
and Nanyang Polytechnic.
Government Organizations including: Defense Medical Environmental
Research Institute, Defense Science and Technology Agency, Land Transport
Authority, Ministry of Manpower, RSAF Aeromedical Centre, Singapore General
Hospital and SPRING.
Industry including: Autodesk, Comfort Del Gro Engineering, Creative
Technology, Dell Computers, ExxonMobile, Hewlett Packard, Human Factors
International, Mobile One, Motorola, Shell, Singapore Airlines, SingTel, Philips
Design and Singapore Technologies.
Consulting companies including: Damai Sciences, In-Situ Research, Micro
Usability and UserXperience.
With the fulfillment of programme requirements, you will be awarded the Degree of Master of Science (Human Factors Engineering) from NTU.
PROGRAMME
Successful completion of the programme requires that a candidate passes either:
1) 4 core courses, 4 elective courses of which 2 courses must be from Elective Module A, and complete a project on which the candidate must submit a dissertation; OR
2) 4 core courses, 6 elective courses, of which 2 courses must be from Elective Module A and 1 course must be the compulsory course M6688 Independent Research.
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Both full-time and part-time
students follow the same semestrial structure.
COURSES
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Core Syllabus
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Elective Module A
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Elective Module B
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Projects
Project DissertationCandidates who opt to complete 4 Core courses and 4 Elective Courses must undertake a human factors engineering project and submit a dissertation based on the project.
M6688 Independent Study
Candidates who opted to complete 4 Core courses and 5 Elective courses must Elective Module M6688 Independent study.
To download detailed description of courses, please click here
FEES
Tuition fees for Academic Year
2007 are under review and pending finalization. An official announcement will be
when this is confirmed. Please check back. The fees shown below are for
Academic Year 2006/2007.
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*Tuition fee (per semester) |
Full Time $6,000 |
Part Time $3,000 |
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Registration
fee - non-refundable |
$52.50 |
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Student
card fee - non-refundable |
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Computer
fee - non-refundable |
$13.65 |
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Amenities Fee (payable per academic year for full-time students only |
$12.60 |
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Examination
fee - non-refundable |
$157.50 |
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Copyright Fee (payable per academic year) |
$7.00 (Full time students) $3.50 (Part time students) |
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All fees listed above are in Singapore dollars (S$) and are inclusive of 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST).
For more information on FEES, Click Here.
International Students
International students have to apply for a Student's Pass to pursue a programme of study full-time in Singapore unless they are holders of a valid immigration pass (i.e. Employment Pass/Dependent Pass/Work permit) issued by the Singapore Immigration & Registration Department. The Student's Pass is only issued to full-time students and not to part-time students. International students may therefore only apply for admission as full-time students. International students who wish to pursue the programme on a part-time basis should obtain employment in Singapore first before applying for admission to the University and should ensure that they are permitted to work and reside in Singapore throughout the programme of their study by the Singapore Immigration & Registration.
Passport holders of specific countries, including China and India, must have a valid visa before entering Singapore.
The University will assist successful international applicants in their applications for the Student's Pass. The costs, if any, connected with such application will be borne by the student.
The estimated monthly expenses of an international student in Singapore are as follows:
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Meals (University canteens and hawker centers) |
$300 - $400 |
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Accommodation |
$200 - $400 |
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Transport expenses (locally) |
$100 - $150 |
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Other expenses (stationery, toiletries, laundry, recreation, etc) |
$400 - $500 |
| Total | $1,000 - $1,450 |
All expenses listed above are in Singapore dollars (S$).
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR JANUARY 2008 INTAKE
Please check back for next intake.
Applicants must :
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be a graduate of this University or such graduate of another university
as the Academic Board may approve, and
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have obtained a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Applied Science,
Sciences, or a bachelor’s degree in human factors related disciplines, or such
qualifications and experience as the Academic Board may approve, and
(c) preferably have a period of relevant working experience after obtaining his first degree or such other qualifications approved by the Academic Board under the provisions of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above. Candidates without working experience but with excellent academic qualifications will be considered for admission.
Your application can only be submitted electronically via the link given below. Applications are handled by NTU Graduate Studies Office.
Please ensure that you submit your application together with ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS to ensure no delay in your application.
Please click on the link below to get to the application form. Note that if you made a mistake and tried to fill in the form again, you might encounter an error. Clear you cache and starts again. We appreciate the form may be quite trying to fill but please do be patient. Although only online submission is entertained, we appreciate if you can email or call us immediately if you encounter any problems with the online form.
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