Ph.D. in Cognitive Engineering

Cognitive engineering is a multidisciplinary endeavor concerned with the analysis, design, and evaluation of complex systems of people and technology. This field of study embraces knowledge from human factors, psychology/cognitive science, human-computer interaction, and systems engineering. This concentration provides interdisciplinary training and exposure to the major approaches, methods, and tools to understand the capabilities and limitations of human cognition and their impact on interactive systems design. The concentration also covers design techniques for developing technology in sociotechnical systems. The course work builds the foundation for impactful dissertation research in the areas of cognitive engineering analysis, human performance and measurement, human-computer systems and human-systems integration.

Coursework Requirements

Core ISE Courses (Required)

Number	Title	Credits
ISE 5024	ISE Seminar	0
ISE 5104 or ISE 5814	Operations Research or System Dynamics Modeling of Socio-Technical Systems	3
ISE 5624	Human Factors Research Design I	4

Concentration Courses (Required)

Number	Title	Credits
ISE 5604	Human Information Processing	3
ISE 5654	Human Factors System Design	3
ISE 5714	Usability Engineering	3
ISE 6984	Cognitive Task and Work Analysis	3

Preapproved Electives

Number	Title	Credits
ISE 5154	Applied Human Factors Engineering	3
ISE 5614	Human Physical Capabilities	3
ISE 5674	System Safety Analysis	3
ISE 5644	Human Audition and Auditory Display Design	3
ISE 5694	Macroergonomics	3
ISE 6604	Human Factors in Visual Display Systems	3
ISE 6624	Advanced Topics in Human Factors & Ergonomics	3
ISE 5034	Mathematical Probability and Statistics	3
ISE 5474	Statistical Theory of Quality Control	3
ISE 5424	Simulation I	3
ART 5524	Topics in Human Centered Design	3
CS 4624	Multimedia, Hypertext, and Information Access	3
CS 5724	Models and Theories of Human Computer Interaction	3
CS 5734	Computer-Supported Cooperative Work	3
CS 5754	Virtual Environments	3
CS 5764	Information Visualization	3
CS 5774	User Interface Software	3
CS 6724	Advanced Topics in Human-Computer Interaction	3
ECE 5564	Wearable + Ubiquitous Computing	3
GRAD 5134	Topics in Interdisciplinary Research (when HCD topic is offered)	3
PSYC 5134	Advanced Psychometric Theory	3
PSYC 5344	Cognitive Psychology	3
STAT 4504	Applied Mutivariate Statistics	3
STAT 5104	Probability and Distribution Theory	3
STAT 5204	Experimental Design & Analysis I	3
STAT 5404	Nonparametric Statistics	3
STAT 5504	Multivariate Statistical Methods	3
STAT 5644	Nonparametrics	3

ART = Art & Art History; CS = Computer Science; ECE = Electrical & Computer Engineering; GRAD = Graduate Studies; PSYC = Psychology; STAT = Statistics