Occupational Safety, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 15.0703
Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| Essential Education | 30 | |
| Foundations of Learning | ||
| GSD 101 | Foundations of Learning | 3 |
| Upper division courses (hours are distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Essential Ed/Free Electives categories) | 39 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| OSH 110 | Introduction to Safety Studies | 3 |
| OSH 261 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health | 3 |
| OSH 262 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health Legislation | 3 |
| OSH 300 | Safety Training Strategies | 3 |
| OSH 350 | Measures of Safety Performance | 3 |
| OSH 366 | Hazard Identification and Control | 3 |
| OSH 367 | Human Factors in Occupational Safety | 3 |
| OSH 379 | Construction Safety | 3 |
| OSH 390 | Workers Compensation | 3 |
| OSH 410 | Safety Management Systems | 3 |
| OSH 412 | Safety & Health Program Management | 3 |
| OSH 495 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Supporting Course Requirements | ||
| Fire Prevention/Protection: | ||
| Choose from nine hours of the following: | 9 | |
| Fire Prevention | ||
| Fire Behavior and Combustion | ||
| Fire Detection and Suppression Systems | ||
| Human Behavior In Fire | ||
| Applied Learning in Fire and Safety Engineering | ||
| Legal Aspects of Occupational Safety | ||
| Hazardous Materials | ||
| Topical Seminar:___ | ||
| Industrial Risk Management: | ||
| Choose from 18 hours of the following: | 18 | |
| One Health: Global Environmental Public Health | ||
| Total Worker Health Principles | ||
| Cyber and Physical Security | ||
| Applied Learning in Occupational Safety 1 | ||
| Process Safety Management | ||
| Environmental Law and Management | ||
| Topical Seminar:___ 1 | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Basic Fleet Management | ||
or TRS 395 | Marine Transportation Safety | |
| General Education Requirement | ||
| Introductory Chemistry (or higher) (Element 2B) E | ||
| Introductory Chemistry Lab (or higher) (Element 2B) E | ||
MAT 112 | (or higher) (Element 2A) E | |
| Conceptual Physics (or higher) (Element 2B) E | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 24 hours of free electives | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Only six hours of earned credit for OSH 349 Applied Learning in Occupational Safety and/or OSH 489 Topical Seminar:___ will apply to supporting course requirements. All other earned hours will apply as free elective credit.
- G
Course also satisfies an Essential Education element. Some supporting course hours are therefore included within the 30 hr. Essential Education requirement above.
Key:
- E
Course satisfies an Essential Education element.
- *
Course must be taken in semester indicated.
Upper division courses: All students are required to have a minimum of 39 hrs. upper division (300-level or above) courses distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Essential Ed/Free Electives categories.
Occupational Safety B.S.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| GSD 101J | Foundations of Learning | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric (E 1-A) | 3 |
| E 1-C (Oral Communication) | 3 | |
| MAT 112A | Algebra: Polynomials (E 2-A) E * | 1.5 |
| MAT 111A | Quantitative Support: MAT 112A (E 2-A) E * | 0.5 |
| MAT 112B | Algebra: Functions & Matrices (E 2-A) E * | 1.5 |
| MAT 111B | Quantitative Support: MAT 112B (E 2-A) E * | 0.5 |
| OSH 110 | Introduction to Safety Studies | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | Research, Writing, and Rhetoric (E 1-B) | 3 |
| CHE 101 | Introductory Chemistry (E 2-B) E * | 3 |
| CHE 101L | Introductory Chemistry Lab (E 2-B) E * | 1 |
| E 3-A (Arts) | 3 | |
| OSH 261 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health | 3 |
| Fire Prevention/Protection Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PHY 101 | Conceptual Physics (E 2-B) E * | 3 |
| OSH 350 | Measures of Safety Performance | 3 |
| OSH 367 | Human Factors in Occupational Safety | 3 |
| OSH 379 | Construction Safety | 3 |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| E 3-B (Humanities) | 3 | |
| E 4-A (Historical and Global Perspectives) | 3 | |
| OSH 262 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health Legislation | 3 |
| OSH 366 | Hazard Identification and Control | 3 |
| Industrial Risk Management Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| E 4-B (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| OSH 390 | Workers Compensation | 3 |
| OSH 410 | Safety Management Systems | 3 |
| Fire Prevention/Protection Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| OSH 300 | Safety Training Strategies | 3 |
| Fire Prevention/Protection Elective | 3 | |
| Industrial Risk Mangement Elective | 3 | |
| Industrial Risk Mangement Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| OSH 412 | Safety Leadership and Ethical Decision-Making | 3 |
| Industrial Risk Management Elective | 3 | |
| Industrial Risk Mangement Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| OSH 495 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Industrial Risk Mangement Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 1 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |