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BACKGROUND:
Title: Industrial Engineering with Specialized HF Courses (MSIE, PhD). Contact: Margaret J. Rys, Kansas State
University, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 215 Durland Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5101;
913/532-3733; malrys@ksu.edu, http://www.imse.ksu.edu/. Est: 1964. Semester. Granted last 3 years: MSIE 6, PhD 1. Part-time: yes. Program: Option in the IMSE program. Students with undergraduate degrees in some field of
engineering take a variety of other IE courses, as the emphasis is on training industrial engineers with a specialty in
ergonomics rather than just knowledge of ergonomics. HFES student chapter: no. Catalog: ($6) KSU Union
Bookstore, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.

APPLICATION:
Deadlines: 3/1 (fall), 6/1 (spring). Fee: $25 to international applicants.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
GPA: 3.5. GRE: 725 q. Other: TOEFL for foreign students. Degree in engineering.  Research: low. Work
experience: medium. Letters: high. Interview: low.

ADMISSIONS:
Students applying last year: n/a. Accepted: n/a. Openings/year: 5.

TUITION AND FEES:
Resident: $113.40/credit hour plus $14/credit hour engineering fee and $251 campus privilege fee. Nonresident:
$357.75/credit hour (plus fees).

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
% receiving: 90. Amount: $1200. Available: TA, RA. Apply: with application.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MSIE: 30 units for thesis, 32 for report, no languages or practical experience required, research recommended, 2
years. Nonthesis option: yes. PhD: 90 units, preliminary exams, oral defense of dissertation, dissertation research
required, practical experience recommended, no languages required, 3 years beyond MS.

CURRICULUM:
Required courses (units): Industrial Ergonomics (3), Occupational Safety (3), Work Environments (3), Engineering
Administration (3), Statistical Methods (4). Required courses outside department: 1. Recommended courses
outside department: 3. Class size: 10.

RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES:
Research facilities: Specialized facilities in illumination and office workstations; specialized facilities in heat stress
(Institute for Environmental Research). Teaching: PhD students will teach at least one course as part of their training
(and assistantship). MS students generally get no teaching experience. Current research: Investigate and test in the
field the human factors and safety aspects of center-of-lane and center line rumble strips on two-lane rural highways
without shoulders; study alternative ways of marking narrow bridges and culverts on low-volume rural roadways; study
the safety and effectiveness of roundabouts; study the influence of sitting, standing, and sit/standing on comfort and
fatigue; study the effects of automatic tilting chair on the lower back.

STUDENT STATISTICS:
Active: 4 men, 1 woman. First-year students: 3.

FACULTY:
Margaret J. Rys, PhD 1989, Kansas State U; human factors in transportation, industrial ergonomics.