About the course

Florida Tech has more than 30 years of experience educating engineering, science, technology, and management professionals to become skilled experts in a variety of unique and interdisciplinary fields. One such field is the growing discipline of human-centered design. With a PhD in human-centered design from Florida Tech, graduates prepare themselves to work in high-tech environments tackling complex challenges in product development, industrial design, integrated systems, and organizational analysis. This involves expertise in life-critical systems, modeling and simulation, human factors, usability and cognitive engineering, and more. With a focus on creativity, innovation, and sustainable solutions, graduates design, analyze, and evaluate complex interconnected systems for today's 21st century companies. Students earning a PhD in human-centered design can specialize in a particular area of interest to further hone their expertise. This can include design areas such as cognitive engineering, advanced interaction media, modeling and simulation, organizational design and management, life-critical systems, or complexity analysis. As an emerging field, human-centered design is constantly evolving, offering opportunity in many areas of design, engineering research, and interactive complex product development.

　　Human-centered design students work with some of the most well-respected names in science and technology including NASA, Boeing, SESAR (Europe), and Areva. Graduates are immediately ready to step into design and leadership roles at high-tech firms, advance in their current position, or start their own business. The US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that jobs will remain steady for graduates with human-centered design expertise. Designers who work with precision instruments and medical equipment are some of the industries with higher-than-average job growth. Jobs can also be found in high-tech firms working on designing advanced cockpits, ergonomics, equipment usability, safety systems, control rooms, educational tools, simulators, and new living environments. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Melbourne
Summer (May), 2024	Melbourne
Fall (August), 2024	Melbourne
Spring (January), 2025	Melbourne
Summer (May), 2025	Melbourne
Fall (August), 2025	Melbourne
Spring (January), 2026	Melbourne
Summer (May), 2026	Melbourne

　　

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