Occupational Safety Certificate

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 6 credits
Research or project requirements: 0 credits
Elective requirements: 3 credits
Total credits: 9

For the graduate certificate 400/500 level courses must be taken at the 500 level.

Core requirements

A total of 6 core credits are required.

• ENGM 650 Safety Management Credits: (3-0) 3

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• One of these core electives must also be taken:

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• BME 606 Occupational Biomechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
• ENGM 655 Ergonomics for Managers Credits: (3-0) 3
• IENG 431/531 Industrial Hygiene Credits: (3-0) 3

Research or project requirements

There is no research or project requirement for this certificate.

Elective requirements

At least 3 credits of electives must be selected from this list or from the core electives listed above.

• AES 405/505 Air Quality Credits: (3-0) 3
• BME 602 Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers Credits: (3-0) 3
• CBE 455/555 Pollution Phenomena and Process Design Credits: (3-0) 3
• ENGM 791 Independent Study Credits: 1 to 3
• MEM 440/540 Advanced Mine Ventilation and Environmental Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3 *

• *  With significant safety content and pre-approved by the certificate coordinator.

Examinations

No final degree examination is required for the certificate. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.

Additional requirements

A Certificate of Occupational Safety must be approved by the student’s graduate advisor and the certificate coordinator on a form available at the Office of the Registrar and Academic Services or from the certificate coordinator.  Additional information may be found at the Industrial Engineering Department website ie.sdsmt.edu.

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees  by the Council of Graduate Education.