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The Penn State College of Engineering's graduate programs in industrial engineering and nuclear engineering were ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, by a national survey released March 15 by U.S. News & World Report. The college's graduate program was ranked 25th overall. The information will appear in U.S. News & World Report's publication, "Best Graduate Schools 2012," which will go on sale April 5, 2011.
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The need for engineering professionals capable of safely and efficiently designing and developing products for human use is growing. The postbaccalaureate certificate program in human factors and ergonomics was created to address this growing need by providing people with in-depth knowledge regarding product and workplace design, for the purposes of safety, ease of use, and improved productivity. The curriculum focuses on the application of user engineering design principles, tools, and methods to assess and enhance quality and productivity for both consumers and employees. Applications include, but are not limited to, medical devices, consumer products, military systems, software design, and the workplace.
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Requirements
A student must complete the following 3-credit courses to complete the certificate. IE 522 may be substituted for any of the three courses
- IE 479 Human Centered Product Design
- IE 553 Engineering of Human Work
- IE 558 Engineering of Cognitive Work
The minimum level of courses needed to register for an industrial engineering certificate is:
- 30 credits of quantitative course work: calculas, physics, chemistry, computer science, engineering sciences, etc.
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Industrial Engineering Graduate Level DISTANCE EDUCATION
Distance education involves the linking of teacher(s) and student(s), through technology rather than face-to-face interaction. Distance education serves the educational needs of people who cannot come to a Penn State campus due to job, family, time, distance, economic, or other constraints.
Penn State’s first distance education courses, developed over one hundred years ago, used the U.S. mail to link students and teachers. Today, we employ various technologies, including: the Internet, interactive video conferencing, live or on-demand streaming media, fax, and e-mail to deliver and facilitate the interaction between learners and teachers. The tremendous technological advances in recent years in computing power, storage technology, and communication links have set the stage for marvelous advances in the quantity and quality of distance education. Penn State faculty and staff are working to bring you new and exciting learning opportunities through distance education.
