Pesquisa, Design e Ergonomia: um panorama sobre o Programa de Pós-Graduação em Design (UFMA)

This paper presents a description related to the creation, implementation and current context of the research line “Design: ergonomics and usability of products and systems”, as part of the consolidation process of the post Graduate Program in design of the Federal University of Maranhao in its historical panorama. A concept, goals and structural elements (as curriculum, professors, dissertations, laboratories and research groups) are presented.