Human Factors (M.Sc.)

TU Berlin

Germany, Berlin

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TU Berlin

Germany , Berlin

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English Course

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesApril-2023 14-Nov-2022

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Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 308

Apply Date 14-Nov-2022

Next Intake April-2023

Human Factors (M.Sc.)

About

The masters program in Human Factors is the only degree program of its kind in Germany. The curriculum teaches the technical knowledge and skills required for a better understanding and optimization of the interaction between humans and technology, thus enabling the safe, effective, and efficient control, monitoring, and use of technical systems. The core of the curriculum focuses on an intensive examination of the key areas of knowledge and methods of psychology as well as fundamental aspects of ergonomics and engineering. The program allows you to develop a knowledge and skills profile in the applied areas of vehicle engineering, aerospace, shipping, health management/medical engineering, or process management. It further allows you to deepen your understanding of fundamental principles and research in the areas of automation psychology, cognition psychology, neuroergonomics, virtual reality, and special methods.

The masters program allows you to acquire a thorough psychological understanding of the social, cognitive, physiological, and biological processes and structures which play an important role in the interaction of people and technical systems. You further gain a thorough ergonomic understanding of the design of technology-oriented systems of work as well as advanced methodological knowledge, allowing you to conduct and evaluate empirical experiments. As a graduate of this program you will be able to identify and find solutions for flaws in technical systems, which hamper their control, monitoring, and use by human users. You will be able to anticipate possible human factor issues in technical problems and take specific measures to prevent their occurrence. An in-depth examination of ergonomics, aerospace, shipping, the automobile branch, usability, healthcare/medical engineering, neuroergonomics, psychological methods, automation psychology, and many other areas enables you to develop a professional profile and specialization. Additionally, you will acquire the skills to adopt an independent and interdisciplinary approach to practical issues through interdisciplinary project work with partners from business and industry.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

As for all masters programs at TU Berlin, the masters degree in Human Factors requires you to have a first university degree qualifying you for a profession. This first degree must be in the areas of either psychology/cognitive science, or engineering/computer science. Applicants have to have acquired at least 100 credit points in one of the two areas.

You can find detailed information in the application and admission regulations/study and examination regulations. Until legal validity of the application and admission regulations (estimated to start for the admission of winter semester 2019/20) the following rules apply: https://www.tu-berlin.de/?id=202036

The Human Factors masters program is taught in German. If you are applying with a foreign school-leaving certificate, you must provide proof of German skills at a specific level. This is a prerequisite for admission. Knowledge of English is useful, as some courses/modules may be offered in English and much of the technical literature is published in English. However, it is not a condition for admission to studies. https://www.tu-berlin.de/?id=171766

You should be interested in, and have an understanding of interdisciplinary approaches as the masters program in Human Factors addresses complex, interdisciplinary issues. It is also advantageous to be able to work independently and to be a self-starter, as the masters program often requires you to work autonomously.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

EUR 308

How to Apply

Application process

Step 1

First of all, register at uni-assist or login if you already have a personal My assist account. Please fill in your personal information and educational history or update it.

my.uni-assist.de

Step 2

Please select your desired Master’s degree program from the list of study programs offered in the respective semester. You can use the search window or restrict the search criteria so as the study programs currently offered at TU Berlin will be presented to you (semester, university, type of degree via Advanced search).

Please select the semester you want to apply for which is usually the 1^st(starting semester of your studies). You can only apply for a higher semester if you have been enrolled and obtained credits from a previous Master’s degree program (for more information see below).

As you can apply for only one Master’s degree program per semester, please inform in advance which program is suitable for you and if you will meet the content-related/specific entry requirements of your desired study program. Please see our study options for detailed information on each study program.

Step 3

Fill in the application form. Make sure that your answers to the application-related questions are correct and truthful.

You can see your application form via “My Applications” > “My Application Overview” in your personal My assist account.

Step 4

Upload your documents (see the checklist below). Please give your documents an unambiguous namein German or English.

Via “My Applications” > “My Documents” you can upload and see the uploaded documents (see checklist below).

Please upload PDF files exclusively (max. 10 MB in size for each document)
Sort and scan your documents in the right order according to page numbers (e.g. transcript)
Upload different documents in separate files (e.g. High School Diploma and copy of passport/ID)
Please upload each document only once and choose a suitable file name (e.g. Bachelor’s degree certificate)

Attention: Uploaded documents cannot be deleted afterwards.

In case you have to scan your documents while not having a scanner at your disposal, you can also use a free scanning app on your smartphone.

TU Berlin reserves the right to request officially certified copies on a random basis or in reasoned suspected cases for enrolment.

Please do not send your documents as hard copies to uni-assist or TU Berlin in addition to the uploading.

Please mind the application deadlines (cut-off periods). Documents that are submitted after the application deadline will not be considered.

Please send your application only if your documents are complete. We kindly ask you to refrain from submitting further/additional documents at a later point in time, if possible.

If a subsequent submission of documents is absolutely necessary to meet the formal or content-related/specific entry requirements, you have the following option:

Uni-assist has not processed your application yet and the application period is still running: Upload the missing or updated documents onto your My assist account.
Uni-assist has already processed and forwarded your application to TU Berlin. The application period is still running: In this case, upload the documents to be submitted later via the upload form, stating your uni-assist application number as well as the requested personal information. You will receive a confirmation email when we have received your documents.

As an uni-assist applicant, you do not need to register via the online portal of the TU Berlin. Therefore, you do NOT have to register via the online registration, but enter the application number of uni-assist.

3. The application deadline has expired: Subsequent submission is not possible.

Further procedure:

Uni-assist will pre-review your application according to the criteria set by TU Berlin.

If your application fulfils the criteria, it will be forwarded to TU Berlin as soon as possible for further processing.

If your application is incomplete, you will be informed by uni-assist. Provided the application period is still running, you can complete your application until the application deadline.

TU Berlin will then carry out a final review of your application with regard to the formal criteria. You will not receive any notification from the TU Berlin that your application has been received or processed. We ask you here to refrain from enquiries and to check the status of your application in the portal.

The examinations board of the faculty will then verify your application to see if you meet the content-related/specific entry requirements.

For the Master’s degree programs with restrictions on admission, a selection procedure will normally take place.

At the end of the procedure, you will receive a letter of admission or rejection from us. You will find the letter of admission in tuPORT after successful admission, the letter of rejection will be sent by mail.

Via this portal you can see the current status of your application provided it has already been forwarded to TU Berlin by uni-assist.

Portal: Status of your Application