Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGCert 1 year full-time, typically 2 years part-time
Our PG Certificate Human Factors and Ergonomics for Patient Safety provides an insight into human factors, focusing on the promotion of patient safety in the healthcare sector. It also concentrates on investigations relevant to understanding and intervening in these situations, with the view to improving conditions for those exposed.
This CIEHF recognised programme examines how best to ensure a good fit between people, their actions, the objects they use and the environments which they occupy. You will apply theoretical principles, data and methods to ensure that design is optimised for human wellbeing and overall system performance.
You will benefit from teaching provided by world-leading academics, industry experts and specialists to ensure that you are trained to the highest professional standard. Previous guest speakers for our Human Factors and Ergonomics for Patient Safety programme include industry experts from Humanscale, EDF Energy, Rolls Royce and AMEC, as well as specialists in health and safety, aviation safety, environmental health, health practitioners and experienced lecturers from other universities.
A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in industrial design, healthcare, physiotherapy, anatomy, branches of engineering.
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There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.
Successful completion of this programme will enable you to become a professional ergonomics or human factors practitioner. The broad nature of the programme also opens up possibilities in other scientific and research careers.
Example jobs held by our recent graduates include: Chief Trials Officer, Ergonomist and Automotive Engineer, Graduate Human Factors Engineer, Human Factors Consultant, Scientist, and Usability Engineer.
Recent graduate destinations include: Arup, Atkins, Canadian Army Trials and Evaluation Unit, Faceui/Facetop Consulting Company (China), Medstar Health, Semcon AB, and Jaguar Land Rover.
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