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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• At least one of these core electives must also be taken:

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• IENG 406/506 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 670 Advanced Mine Ventilation and Environmental Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3

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.

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.