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BACKGROUND:
Title: Industrial Engineering with Ergonomics emphasis (MSIE, PhD). 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/. Est: 1970. Semester. Granted last 3 years: MSIE 15, PhD 1. Part-time: yes. Program: Focus areas include workplace design, biomechanics, transportation ergonomics, sleep ergonomics, dental ergonomics, upper extremity capabilities, and hand tools. HFES student chapter: no. 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), and 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 on-line 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, State U New York, Buffalo; 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.