Human Systems Engineering

Industrial Engineering
Option in Human Systems Engineering
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Design Better Systems

The human systems engineering option applies industrial engineering principles to design, analyze, and improve systems where humans interact with work and intelligent systems environments. You’ll study data analysis, applied mathematics, management, and policy to design systems that enhance the experience of people and operational efficiency.

This transcript-visible option prepares you for a career where engineering meets human well-being.

Check out the option course list in the Oregon State Catalog:

Fun Fact

Call it whatever you want – a concentration, a focus area, a specialization… when it’s visible on your transcript, we call it a degree option.

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