Engineering psychologists conduct research on how people work best with machines. For example, how can a computer be designed to prevent fatigue and eye strain? What arrangement of an assembly line makes production most efficient? What is a reasonable workload? Most engineering psychologists work in industry, but some are employed by the govenment, particulaly the Department of Defense. They are often known factors specialists.
For further information regarding engineering psychology you can visit these websites.
http://www.psych.nmsu.edu/areas/engineering.html
http://www.apa.org/about/division/div21.html
For a sample program in engineering psychology you can visit this website.
http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/institute/acadprog/EPJP/default.html
*This is merely a sample program for this specialty. We are in no way endorsing this particular college or program.
Education Directorate & the Office of Public Communications. (1998). Psychology/Careers for the twenty-first century. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
