Occupational Health & Safety Major

40 Semester Hours

• SFTY 1313 Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health
• SFTY 2003 Introduction to Fire Science
• SFTY 3133 Drugs in Society
• SFTY 3173 Acoustics, Vibrations, & Noise Control
• SFTY 3553 Construction
• SFTY 4003 Systems Approach to Hazard Control
• SFTY 4113 Safety Training and Instructional Techniques
• SFTY 4143 Safety Program Management
• SFTY 4154 Industrial Hygiene
• SFTY 4163 Fundamentals of Safety Engineering and Human Factors
• SFTY 4173 Legal Liability in Safety and Health Legislation
• SFTY 4183 Hazardous Materials and Waste Management
• SFTY 4951 Senior Seminar

One course selected from the following (2 hour):

• BLAW 3123 Business Law and Ethics
• CHEM 1315 General Chemistry I
• MNGT 3113 Management and Organizational Behavior
• MNGT 3533 Human Resource Management
• SFTY 2253 Outdoor Safety
• SFTY 3103 General Safety
• SFTY 4253 Applic Of OS&H to Indus Setting
• SFTY 4603 Internship
• SFTY 4970 Special Studies
• STAT 2153 Statistical Methods
• TECH 1093 Introduction to Computer Graphics Applications

Note: The major program is just one component of a baccalaureate degree.

Directed General Education MATH Requirement

Beginning Fall, 2011 all students declaring Occupational Safety & Health as their major must take either College Algebra or Algebra for the Sciences as their General Education MATH requirement. The general education math requirement must be completed prior to enrollment in SFTY-4154 (Industrial Hygiene). Math in Liberal Arts will no longer be accepted for Occupational Safety majors.