Human Factors Engineering
M.Sc.
Overview
Technical systems are becoming increasingly more comprehensive and powerful, and their users more and more heterogeneous. As a result, it is all the more necessary to consistently align technologies with the needs and skills of users. Students in the Master’s degree program Human Factors Engineering (M.Sc.) learn to design technical systems, products and processes that generate the greatest possible benefit for people.
This highly interdisciplinary program equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills to develop technical systems that support people effectively and efficiently, are easy to use, have no harmful effects, and inspire widespread social acceptance. They do so in the context of globalization, demographic change and the Digital Transformation. Students learn to align requirements from the Engineering Sciences, Informatics, Psychology, Medicine, Design, the Movement and Health Sciences, and the Social Sciences while always taking their ethical and societal dimensions into account. Here, students may choose their own specialization in the areas of Biomechanical Human Modeling, Human-Centered Systems Engineering, or Human-Machine Interaction Design.
Graduates of the program are experts in human-oriented technology development. They are able to design interfaces between humans and technology and thus living and working environments, industrial products and assistance, information, and communication systems in a way that best meets the needs of different target groups. This makes them highly qualified to work in science and a wide range of industries, particularly in Research & Development.
Structure
In the Master's degree program HFE, 120 credits (ECTS) must be earned on a modular basis:
- Required modules: 42 ECTS
- Subject Specializatio elective modules: at least 30 ECTS
- Interdisciplinary Project elective modules: at least 10 ECTS
- Extradisciplinary elective modules: at leat 8 ECTS
- Master’s Thesis: 30 ECTS
In the first three semesters, methodological basics ( required modules and modules to align the different qualification profiles from the Bachelor's degree programs) are taught and, building on this, specializations in different application domains, technologies, and methods are offered. In the “Subject Specialization” electives, students must build on this with a specialization (amounting to at least 30 credits). Students can choose from a selection of modules, which are assigned to three key areas (Biomechanical Modeling, Human-Machine Interaction Design, Human-Centered Engineering), each of which imparts methodological skills for analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
The Master’s thesis is completed in the fourth semester.
Costs
Tuition
HK$97,347.36
(international)
HK$0.00
(home)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its Master’s degree program.
In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your Bachelor's program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected or invited to an admissions interview.
Language requirements
TOEFL
88
DSH
2