A woman showing another woman how to safely lift a heavy box in a workplace.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Human Factors and Ergonomics prepares health leaders to transform organizations by mitigating risks and debilitating health costs in the work environment, thus improving employees’ well-being and lives.

You will design and analyze the work space, hand tools, controls and products, while considering the sensory and cognitive limitations of the human body. With your specialized knowledge in the field, perform ergonomics risk analyses to prioritize interventions and all the while expand your career impact and opportunities.

CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS Apply

Curriculum

The Human Factors and Ergonomics graduate certificate unites the disciplines of environmental health and safety, engineering and exercise science to provide a well-rounded, interdisciplinary approach to workplace safety. Detailed curricular requirements can be found in the graduate catalog.

Admission Information

Earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited academic institution
Meet the admission requirements for the School of Graduate Studies at Oakland University

There are no undergraduate prerequisite course requirements.

Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., MBA, CSP
Director and Lecturer
Environmental Health and Safety
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Dean's Office
3110 Human Health Building
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School of Health Sciences

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433 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
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Dean's Office
Human Health Building
(248) 370-3562
[email protected]