Safety and Health Engineering
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Why study Safety and Health Engineering?
With the advent of new technologies there is an ever increasing need for safety professionals to define and establish hazard control methods within emerging technologies. Similarly, there is an on-going demand for occupational safety professionals in industry and governmental agencies. Engineering graduate students are in a unique position to apply their technical skills in conjunction with obtaining new skills in safety and health to address the aforementioned needs. The Safety and Health Engineering Certificate encourages graduate students to focus a portion of their program of study upon safety and health courses. Through obtaining the proposed certificate, the graduate engineering student will be in a better position to fulfill their professional duty to promote and hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited institution with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. The GRE is not required for these applicants.
- Applicants having an undergraduate degree in science or mathematics may also be considered if they have an undergraduate GPA above 3.0. These applicants must submit GRE Scores.
- Applicants who have less than a 3.0 in an undergraduate program accredited by ABET may be considered for admission if they submit GRE scores and these are found to be acceptable.
Many organizations and busineses employ safety and health professionals. Completion off the certificate provides individuals interested in this type of career a transcripted credential that demonstrates their competence in this field.
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The College of Engineeering and the College of Medicine both provide coruuses to the certificate. The University has a strong relationship with NIOSH and this relationship informs the certificate course selection.
Completion of a minimum of 12 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
Students must meet minimum English proficiency scores for CEAS graduate programs.
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Program Code: 20GC-SAFE-GC