Institute of Safety and Systems Management

Undergraduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy

Courses of Instruction

The Institute of Safety and Systems Management has been actively contributing to USC's record of leadership in preparing professionals for the solution of regional, national and global economic and social problems for more than 40 years.

The institute conducts research and education in the management of technology -- the analysis, design and management of technology-based programs and organizations. Within this overall mission, its programs focus on four areas: (1) managing human-technological systems to improve their performance and productivity; (2) analyzing and managing risks to people, property and environment associated with the use of technology; (3) analyzing and designing interfaces between people and high technology systems; and (4) analyzing and designing organizational systems for managing technology, e.g., information systems, decision support systems, expert systems.

A solid, comprehensive educational program in technology management needs interdisciplinary inputs from management, engineering and science. The institute integrates systems management, human factors/ergonomics and the safety sciences to produce the required systems approach.

The institute has a strong research effort for the discovery of knowledge about this important area and five academic degree programs for communicating this knowledge: a Bachelor of Science in Safety and Health, Master of Science programs in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Systems Management, Safety and Health and a Ph.D. in Human Factors.

Administration

William J. Petak, D.P.A., Executive Director

Safety and Systems Management 202
(213) 740-2411
(213) 740-5943 (FAX)

Faculty

Professors: Gerald A. Fleischer, Ph.D.; Hal W. Hendrick, Ph.D.*; Hugh H. Hurt, M.S.; Ralph L. Keeney, Ph.D.; William J. Petak, D.P.A.; Detlof von Winterfeldt, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Diane Lynn Damos, Ph.D.; Kenyon B. DeGreene, Ph.D.; Peter C. Gardiner, Ph.D.; Andrew S. Imada, Ph.D.; Richard S. John, Ph.D.; Ann Majchrzak, Ph.D.; Najmedin Meshkati, Ph.D.; Mansour Rahimi, Ph.D.; Leo A. Schuerman, Ph.D.; David B.D. Smith, Ph.D.; Mark Van Slyke, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: George Jones, Ph.D.; Margaret H. Jones, Ph.D.; Robert Krone, Ph.D.; Chaytor Mason, M.A.; George Parker, M.S.; Harold E. Roland, Ph.D.; Stephen Stephanou, Ph.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Degrees Offered

The Institute of Safety and Systems Management offers the following degrees: B.S. in Safety and Health, M.S. in Safety and Health, M.S. in Human Factors and Ergonomics, M.S. in Systems Management and Ph.D. in Human Factors.

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