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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Lincoln, Nebraska
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
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BACKGROUND:
Title: Industrial Engineering with Ergonomics emphasis (MSIE, PhD)
Est: 1970
Semester
Granted last 3 years: MSIE 15, PhD 2
Part-time: yes
HFES student chapter: no
Program: Focus areas include workplace design, biomechanics, transportation, healthcare, and hand tools.
Contact: Jeffrey C. Woldstad, W348 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0518; 402/472-3495; jwolstad2@unlnotes.unl.edu, http://www.engr.unl.edu/ie/
Catalog: http://bulletin.unl.edu/
APPLICATION:
Deadlines: 3 months prior to beginning of semester
Fee: $50
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
GRE: Recommended for MS, required for PhD (no minimums set)
Other: TOEFL score of 525 (or 71 internet)is required for applicants whose native language is not English. Engineering degree is not prerequisite; however, a good foundation in math and science is important, and some makeup coursework in basic engineering may be required. (Evaluations made on each application.)
Research: medium
Work experience: medium
Letters: high
Interview: low
ADMISSIONS:
Students applying last year: 20
Accepted: 10
Entered program: 5
Openings/year: 15
TUITION AND FEES:
Resident: $7500/year
Nonresident: $18500/year
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
% receiving: 50
Amount: $10000-$20000
Available: fellowships not tuition exempt; TA and RA tuition exempt
Apply: Online application at http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MS: 36 units, comprehensive exam, no languages or practical experience required, report of thesis research required, 2 years
Nonthesis option: yes
PhD: 90 semester hours, qualifying and comprehensive exams, no languages or practical experience required, dissertation research required, 3 years
CURRICULUM:
Required courses (units): 9 hours of graduate statistics plus an approved program of study
Required courses outside department: 3
Recommended courses outside department: 3
Offered: day
Class size: 20
RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES:
Research facilities: Laboratory facilities include an environmental chamber, physiological monitoring equipment (O2 monitoring, EMG, ECG, temperature), human performance measurement equipment, and online computerized data collection equipment.
Teaching: A limited number of teaching assistant positions is available.
Current research: Cumulative trauma evaluation, information processing, biomechanics, healthcare engineering, and worker safety.
STUDENT STATISTICS:
Active: 6 men, 3 women
First-year students: 3
Mean scores: n/a
FACULTY:
Ram R. Bishu, PhD 1986, U Buffalo SUNY; ergonomics
David J. Cochran, PhD 1973, U Oklahoma; ergonomics
M. Susan Hallbeck, PhD 1990, Virginia Tech; ergonomics
Michael W. Riley, PhD 1975, Texas Tech U; ergonomics
Jeffrey C. Woldstad, PhD 1989, U Michigan; ergonomics
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