Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC1022-1  
Ergonomic psychology
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)3
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)3
Specialised master in occupational medicine4
Certificat d'université : compétence en pathologie professionnelle4
Bachelor in psychology and education : general3
Bachelor in psychology and education : general3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Anne-Sophie Nyssen, Pierre Somville
Coordinator :
Anne-Sophie Nyssen
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course aims to understand activity in real situation and its external  and internal determinants. We examine the impact of these determinants on Health, Safety, technical and organisational Systems in order to improve them.  
Learning outcomes of the course :
Introductory course in Ergonomic Psychology, giving basic knowledge enabling the students to analyze human work activity, elaborate a diagnosis and plan an ergonomic intervention in all fields of work ( Helath, Safety, Training, Design of system,...)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The student will choose a work situation to perform an analysis of the work in real context
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
the exam consists in an analysis of a real work situation with oral presentation
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Prof AS Nyssen
assistant : Mathieu.Jaspar@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Physical Ergonomics
Physical ergonomics