Occupational Safety, MS

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The master of science in occupational safety requires a minimum of 30 s.h. credit and is comprised of courses that build upon expertise in foundational regulatory and technical aspects of occupational safety.

Required courses include:

SAFT 6040 - Critical Thinking and Research Methods in Occupational Safety
SAFT 6250 - Occupational Ergonomics
SAFT 6290 - Fire Protection and Prevention and Emergency Management
SAFT 6310 - Risk Management and Workers’ Compensation
SAFT 6402 - Applied Safety Management
SAFT 6410 - Systems Safety and Risk Analysis
EHST 6700 - Industrial Hygiene Application and
EHST 6701 - Industrial Hygiene Application Laboratory
or
SAFT 6805 - Occupational Safety Monitoring and Control

Note:

Electives from EHST, ITEC, SAFT or other areas are selected as approved by the Graduate Program Coordinator. Students who are deficient in the foundational regulatory and technical aspects of occupational safety may be required to take additional courses. Program pre-requisites include chemistry with lab and statistics.

Practicum option:

SAFT 6995 - Practicum in Occupational Safety
6 s.h. of approved electives

Thesis option:

BIOS 7021 - Biostatistics for Health Professionals I
SAFT 7000 - Thesis
3 s.h. of approved electives