M.S. in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 36 credits is required.
Students who lack an appropriate background may be admitted and required to make up deficiencies by taking a program of bridge courses that is designed in consultation with graduate advisors. These courses are taken in addition to the degree requirements and may include undergraduate courses.
Seminar: In addition to the minimum 36 degree credits required, all students who receive departmental or research-based awards must enroll each semester in IE 791 Graduate Seminar.
M.S. in Occupational Safety and Health (courses only)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
EM 633 | Legal Aspects of Health and Safety | 3 |
IE 604 | Advanced Engineering Statistics | 3 |
IE 614 | Safety Engineering Methods | 3 |
IE 615 | Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health | 3 |
IE 665 | Applied Industrial Ergonomics | 3 |
IE 685 | Systems Safety | 3 |
Elective Courses | ||
Select six of the following: | 18 | |
Introduction to Biomechanical Engineering | ||
Biomechanics of Human Structure and Motion | ||
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | ||
Quantitative Environmental Risk Assessment | ||
Toxicology | ||
Product Liability Control | ||
Man-Machine Systems | ||
Cognitive Engineering | ||
Advanced Ergonomics | ||
Human Design Factors in Engineering | ||
Safety in Facility and Product Design | ||
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health | ||
Industrial Safety and Health Evaluation | ||
Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | ||
Master's Project (Remove IE 700 from the list) | ||
Independent Research | ||
Noise Control | ||
Total Credits | 36 |
M.S. in Occupational Safety and Health (Master's thesis)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
EM 633 | Legal Aspects of Health and Safety | 3 |
IE 604 | Advanced Engineering Statistics | 3 |
IE 614 | Safety Engineering Methods | 3 |
IE 615 | Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health | 3 |
IE 665 | Applied Industrial Ergonomics | 3 |
IE 685 | Systems Safety | 3 |
Thesis 1 | ||
IE 701C | Master's Thesis | 6 |
OR | ||
IE 701B | Master's Thesis | 3 |
IE 701B | Master's Thesis | 3 |
Elective Courses | ||
Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Introduction to Biomechanical Engineering | ||
Biomechanics of Human Structure and Motion | ||
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response | ||
Quantitative Environmental Risk Assessment | ||
Toxicology | ||
Product Liability Control | ||
Man-Machine Systems | ||
Cognitive Engineering | ||
Advanced Ergonomics | ||
Human Design Factors in Engineering | ||
Safety in Facility and Product Design | ||
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health | ||
Industrial Safety and Health Evaluation | ||
Managing Organizational Behavior in Technology-Based Organizations | ||
Independent Research | ||
Noise Control | ||
Total Credits | 42 |
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Required for NIOSH; trainees; optional for all others.