Postgraduate Prospectus

The course is specially designed to be undertaken by employees in any organisation who need to apply ergonomics principles to their work. It will provide an understanding of the key issues related to workplace ergonomics and work design and will also direct students towards additional resources to facilitate the learning process.

Students will be required to use this understanding both to complete the course and to apply the knowledge gained in real situations in the workplace. The distance learning format means that most of the material and recommended background reading can be undertaken by the student in their own time, but with access to and support from university staff.

On successful completion of the course students should have an understanding of the importance of ergonomics in the workplace, a basic knowledge of ergonomics theory, the ability to use a number of valuable ergonomics assessment techniques, and experience of conducting an ergonomics case study. 

Download a PDF of the PGCert Applied Ergonomics by Distance Learning course flyer 

• The course has been recognised by The Ergonomics Society as a Level 1 course. This means that after successfully completing the course you will gain full credit for the relevant secondary knowledge area when applying for Registered Membership of the Society
• The department also offers an MSc Applied Ergonomics by Distance Learning. Successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate course will count towards the award of an MSc if you decide to continue your studies
• The Faculty of Engineering conducts research that has been recognised by the Research Assessment Exercise (2008) as being world-leading or internationally excellent, placing it in the UK’s top five universities for engineering
  

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