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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 1
Part-time: yes
HFES student chapter: no
Program: Focus areas include workplace design, biomechanics, transportation ergonomics, sleep ergonomics, dental ergonomics, upper extremity capabilities, and hand tools.
Contact: Michael W. Riley, 175 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0518; 402/472-3495; ieidrile@engunx.unl.edu, http://www.engr.unl.edu/ie/
Catalog: ($3.50) Publications Management, P.O. Box 880524, Lincoln, NE 68588-0524
APPLICATION:
Deadlines: 3 months prior to beginning of semester
Fee: $35. Separate applications are required for university and department.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
GPA: 3.0
GRE: n/r for MS, required for PhD (no minimums set)
Other: TOEFL score of 525 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: $3104/year
Nonresident: $7324/year
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
% receiving: 50
Amount: $9000/$9000/$10000
Available: fellowships not tuition exempt; TA and RA tuition exempt
Apply: with application
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MS: 36 units, comprehensive exam, no languages or practical experience required, report of thesis research required, 2 years
Nonthesis option: yes
PhD: MS + 60 units, qualifying and comprehensive exams, no languages or practical experience required, dissertation research required, 3 years
CURRICULUM:
Required courses (units): Applied Statistical Analysis for Industrial Problems (3), Introduction to Operations Research (3), Ergonomics I (3), Management (3) or Manufacturing (3)
Required courses outside department: 0
Recommended courses outside department: 3
Offered: night
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, performance with hand tools, EMG analysis, and worker safety.
STUDENT STATISTICS:
Active: 6 men, 3 women
First-year students: 2
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
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