The graduate-level certificate in Human Systems Integration - Bioastronautics is designed to prepare professionals in engineering, human physiology, and medicine to effectively address the technical challenges of both civil and commercial human spaceflight.
Participants will be exposed to classes in space operations, human factors and performance, spaceflight physiology, quantitative risk analysis, systems engineering/design, and safety lessons learned over the last 60 years of human spaceflight.
Courses are offered by synchronous and asynchronous distance learning to provide a flexible schedule for working professionals. The program is responding to the aerospace community's demand as space exploration programs, both commercial and civil, continue to grow.
The certificate requires 12 hours of coursework.
Receiving the certificate is not dependent on conferral of a degree. Of the total hours required for the certificate, six hours are dedicated to Space Operations and Human Systems Integration – Bioastronautics. The other 6 credits may be obtained from the listed certificate courses.
The additional 6 hours address more customized certificate topics, depending on the student's background.
