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BACKGROUND:
Title: Cognitive and Human Factors Psychology (MS, PhD). Contact: John Uhlarik, Psychology Department,
Kansas State University, Bluemont Hall, 1100 Midcampus Dr., Manhattan, KS 66502-5302; 785/532-0620;
uhlarik@ksu.edu. Est: 1958 (reorganized 1988). Semester. Granted last 3 years: MS 4, PhD 3. Part-time:
yes. Program: Broad-based training in the major content areas of experimental psychology as well as
emphasis on solving problems and conducting research in basic and applied settings. An internship or field
experience is strongly recommended but not required. The Psychology Department at Kansas State University
has a 45-year history of successfully preparing students to take positions as applied experimental
psychologists in the public and private sectors. HFES student chapter: no. Catalog: ($6) KSU Union
Bookstore, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.

APPLICATION:
Deadline: 2/15 (fall). Fee: U.S. citizens, none; noncitizens, $25.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
GPA: 3.0. GRE: no minimum on v, q, v + q, or a. Other: TOEFL 600. An undergraduate degree in psychology
is not essential. It is recommended that applicants have a minimum of 15 hours in psychology (including a
course in psychological research methods) plus 3 hours of statistics. Research: high. Work experience: high.
Letters: high. Interview: high.

ADMISSIONS:
Students applying last year: 18. Accepted: 8. Entered program: 4. Openings/year: 4.

TUITION AND FEES:
Resident: $113/credit hour. Nonresidents: $358/credit hour.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
% receiving: 100. Amount: $8500/$8500/$18000. Available: fellowships, TA, tuition exempt; RA not tuition
exempt. Apply: automatic with application.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MS: 30 units, oral examination, research required, no languages or practical experience, 2-3 years. Nonthesis
option: no. PhD: MS + 60 units, preliminary exam, oral examination, research required, practical experience
highly recommended, no languages, 4-5 years.

CURRICULUM:
Required courses (hours): Quantitative Methodology (3), Experimental Design (3), Multivariate Statistics (3),
Engineering Psychology (3), Fundamentals of Perception (3), Advanced Cognitive Psychology (3),
Physiological Psychology (3), Seminar in Professional Problems (3). Electives: Industrial/ Organizational
Psychology (3), Seminar in Human Factors (3), Proseminar--Social Psychology (3), Ergonomics (3),
Biomechanics (3), Computer Science (3), Task Analysis (3), Human-Computer Interaction (3).
Recommended courses outside department: 2. Offered: day. Class size: 6-25.

RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES:
Research facilities: The department has room for individual and group research; several computer
laboratories as well as remote terminal access to mainframe computers; an electrically shielded, light-tight,
sound-deadened room for visual and auditory research; an electrophysiological laboratory; a photographic
darkroom; shop facilities; and access to campus facilities for electronics, woodworking, metal and machining,
and other specialized shops. Teaching: Opportunities range from assisting a faculty member in teaching a
course to having sole responsibility for preparation and teaching of one's own course (depending on
experience). There is also an optional Supervised Teaching Program designed to give formal training and
supervision in teaching at the university level. Current research: Includes projects in aviation displays and
visual performance, human-computer interaction, judgment and decision making, consumer psychology, and
psycholinguistics and advertising.

STUDENT STATISTICS:
Active: 8 men, 7 women. First-year students: 4. Mean scores: PhD: GRE 540 v, 590 q, 600 a, GPA: 3.30.
(Terminal MS not encouraged.)

FACULTY:
Richard J. Harris, PhD 1974, U Illinois; applied psycholinguistics, mass communication, applied cognition.
Keith Jones, PhD 1999, U Cincinnati; aviation displays and input devices, human-computer interaction,
Web-based decision support systems, vigilance, psychoacoustics. Fred H. Rohles (Emeritus), PhD 1956, U
Texas; environmental ergonomics, thermal comfort. James Shanteau, PhD 1970, U California, San Diego;
judgment and decision making, consumer psychology, expert systems. Kip Smith, PhD 1996, U Minnesota;
decision making under time pressure, collaborative decision making, experimental economics, neural basis of
decision making under choice and ambiguity. John Uhlarik, PhD 1970, U Washington; visual
perception/performance, visual displays and topics related to aviation psychology.