Master in Human Factors System Safety 26/27

Lund University is pleased to offer a complete Masters of Science programme (60 ECTS) for professionals and practitioners in Human Factors and System Safety. The programme starts with a week of intensive lectures and orientation in Lund. Most of the education you can do on-line, in two years. The MSc is concluded with a thesis. With no prior Bachelor's degree, you can still take the entire MSc programme, and you will be rewarded a course Testimonium upon completion.



Application for our 2026 intake is now open and can be found here.

Important information for the preparation of an application can be found at our application procedure-page. Application due date is October 15.

More information can be found on the Human Factors programme web site.

Programme introduction

This programme is for everybody who wants to expand their knowledge and practical skills for the safety challenges of the twenty-first century. Its program offers you the latest thinking in the new view of human factors, accountability, accident models, and resilience engineering. The understanding of accidents, risk and safety is changing. We no longer see human error as cause, but as a symptom. We recognise the exciting possibilities of systems thinking for accident analysis and organisational improvement. We are shifting from reliability to resilience and the enhancement of adaptive capacity. We look for new relationships between stakeholders to create forms of accountability that do not harm safety.


Programme design

Masters of Science programme (60 ECTS) for professionals and practitioners in Human Factors and System Safety. The programme starts with a week of intensive lectures and orientation in Lund, the rest you can do on-line, in two years. The MSc is concluded with a thesis. With no prior Bachelor's degree, you can still take the entire MSc programme, and you will be rewarded a course Testimonium upon completion.



Learning lab 1: Critical Thinking in Safety - an introduction to the field
January 12-16 jan, 2026 - on campus at Lund University

Learning lab 2: The ethics of safety
June (exact dates tba), 2026 - on campus at Lund University

More info about the learning labs can be found here.

Tuition fee and cancellation rules

Tuition Fee: The tuition fee for the entire programme is 220.000 SEK (plus VAT where applicable). The fee will be separated into two invoices of 110.000 SEK (plus VAT where applicable) that will be charged at the beginning of each of the two academic years. If the student decides to leave the programme during an academic year, Lund University Faculty of Engineering, LTH does not pay a refund of the tuition fee for that academic year. If, during enrollment, the student decides to take up employment elsewhere, the employer signing will remain liable for covering the entire tuition fee for that academic year. The tuition fee does not include books or travel, room and board for the residential session(s) of the program. An application to the programme confirms understanding of and agreement with these conditions for enrollment in the MSc at Lund University Faculty of Engineering, LTH. The General Terms for Contract Education at Lund University shall also apply.

Cancellation Rules: Registration is binding. Lund University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is not a sufficient number of participants. In that case, we will communicate this to you shortly after the final date for application. Lund University does not accept liability for any expenses incurred by applicants.

Deadline for application is 15 October 2025. After the selection process is completed you will receive a confirmation of participation.