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.
