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University of Aberdeen: Human Factors and Safety

Institution University of Aberdeen View institution profile
Department School of Psychology View department profile
Web https://www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology
Email pgadmissions@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone 01224 272090
Study type Taught

Summary

Access flexible online human factors training. Study with psychologists and industry experts, and earn human factors qualifications. 10% discount for NHS staff. Join this flexible online postgraduate certificate (PgCert) and develop your qualifications in human factors and safety.

You’ll learn to make valuable contributions to improving safety, efficiency, and human performance in sectors including aviation, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. With the support of human factors experts from academia and industry, you’ll explore human factors principles and how to apply them in a range of work environments.

You’ll develop specialist expertise in:

  • human factors in industrial practice

  • safety critical skills in industry

  • organisational culture and conflict, and

  • organisational safety and risk.

Who is this online human factors training for? This distance-learning PgCert is ideal for professionals who want to move into a career in human factors, or who work in human factors already and want to develop and formalise their expertise.

Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert

Study psychology in a research‑intensive environment at one of the UK’s oldest universities.

The School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen is part of an institution founded in 1495 and, in 2026, celebrates 130 years of psychology at Aberdeen. This milestone reflects more than a century of pioneering research, educational excellence and contribution to psychological science, and places today’s students within a vibrant academic tradition that continues to shape the future of the discipline.

The School offers a supportive, inclusive and international learning environment for undergraduate, postgraduate and research students from across the world. It sits within …

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