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BACKGROUND:
Title: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MS, PhD), with 5 specialized courses in HF. Contact: Ken Funk, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 118 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407; 541/737-2357, fax 541/737-5240; funkk@engr.orst.edu, http://www.engr.orst.edu/~HFE/. Est: 1980. Quarter. Granted last 3 years: MS 2, PhD 2. Part-time: yes. Program: human factors, industrial ergonomics, human-machine systems engineering, human factors in aviation, operating room human factors, intelligent operator-system interfaces. HFES student chapter: no. Catalog: (free) Ken Funk, Oregon Stare University, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,118 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407; 541/737-2357, funkk@engr.orst.edu,http://www.ie.orst.edu/degree/graduate/ms_phd.htm.

APPLICATION:
Deadlines: 8/15 (fall), 12/1 (winter), 2/15 (spring), 5/1 (summer). International students: 6/15 (fall), 9/15 (winter), 12/15 (spring), 3/15 (summer). Fee: $50.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
GPA: 3.00 on last 90 credit hours of undergraduate work plus all work completed thereafter. GRE:  for MS applicants with accredited US engineering degree, none; for other MS and all PhD, 680 q, 580 a.  Other: Undergraduate degree with coursework in linear algebra, calculus-based probability and statistics, engineering economy, and computer programming (all required, but some deficiencies can be corrected after admission); TOEFL 550 for international applicants. Research: medium. Work experience: medium. Letters: high. Interview: low.

ADMISSIONS:
Students applying last year: 5. Accepted: 4. Entered program: 3. Openings/year: 10.

TUITION AND FEES:
Resident: $2461/term. Nonresident: $4145/term.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
% receiving: 50. Amount: $6174/$12101/$15300. Available: TA, RA, tuition exempt. Apply: with application.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MS: 45 units, oral defense of thesis or comprehensive exam, no languages or practical experience required, 2 1/2 years. Nonthesis option: yes. PhD: 135 units past bachelor's degree, qualifying exam, oral defense of dissertation, research, no languages or practical experience required, 4 years.

CURRICULUM:
Required courses (units): Human Factors Engineering (4), Management Systems Engineering (4). Electives: Industrial Safety (3), Human-Machine Systems Engineering (3), Industrial Ergonomics (3), Cognitive Engineering (3). Required courses outside department: 0. Recommended courses outside department: 20. Offered: none. Class size: 20.

RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES:
Research facilities: Oregon State offers a world-class research library and a campus-wide computer network connected to the Internet. The department offers an ergonomics lab, a human-machine systems engineering lab, and computer labs with more than 50 workstations available to students. Teaching: TAs assist faculty in grading and course administration and conduct laboratories, recitations, and occasional class sessions. Graduate student instructors assume full responsibility for selected lower-division undergraduate courses. Current research: Human factors in aircraft certification (FAA sponsored), cockpit task management (NASA sponsored).

STUDENT STATISTICS:
Active: 5 men, 4 women. First-year students: 3. Mean scores: MS: GRE 395 v,  740 q, 618 a, GPA 3.32. PhD: GRE 305 v, 747q, 592a, GPA 3.00.

FACULTY:
Toni Doolen, PhD 2001, Oregon State U; management systems engineering, team communication, human factors. Kimberly Douglas, PhD 1993, Arizona State U; management systems engineering. Ken Funk, PhD 1980, Ohio State U; aviation human factors, systems engineering.