Online Bachelor of Science (BS) in Occupational Safety and Health

Bachelor of Science - 121 credits

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Please check with an Academic Advisor to confirm degree requirements and program electives.

Educational Objectives:

1. Prepare students to apply a broad educational background in occupational health and safety, construction work practices, mathematics, statistics, science, technology, and management as these disciplines relate to the practice of construction safety.
2. Prepare students for a decision-making role on safety department and company management teams through comprehension and application of safety management systems, financial principles, statistics, program development, risk analysis, and regulatory knowledge.
3. Prepare students to be critical thinkers and to anticipate, recognize and evaluate and hazardous conditions and practices in the construction industry.
4. Prepare students to evaluate, select, and implement hazard control strategies related to construction work practices in areas such as regulatory compliance, accident prevention, safety management, industrial hygiene, management, ergonomics, emergency planning, and safety training.
5. Prepare students to apply and seek knowledge in construction safety and occupational health and safety and adapt to emerging occupational health and safety trends in construction.
6. Prepare students to be effective communicators and ethical leaders within the construction safety profession.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon graduation:

1. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities of the construction safety professional and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions of professional actions or inactions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 
2. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify and describe the fundamental aspects of construction safety and occupational safety and health.
3. Graduates will demonstrate traditional and technological techniques of communicating ideas effectively and persuasively in the occupational health and safety environment in construction.
4. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to apply science knowledge and solve problems using algebra, statistics, human physiology and anatomy, physics, chemistry, as it pertains to the practice of professional safety in the construction industry.
5. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to design and conduct experiments, and to analyze and interpret data pertinent to the construction safety, industrial hygiene, and occupational health disciplines.
6. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify, describe, and apply the fundamental aspects of construction safety and health management.
7. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify, describe, and apply the fundamental aspects of regulatory compliance, industrial hygiene, environmental management, fire safety, ergonomics, hazardous material management, emergency management, safety management systems, and adult training/education.
8. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and develop control strategies for hazardous conditions and work practices.
9. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify and apply business and risk management concepts as part of a comprehensive construction safety and health management program.
10. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify and apply applicable standards, regulations, and codes in the construction safety and health discipline.
11. Graduates will demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of contemporary construction safety and health issues and the impacts of risk-based safety solutions within a global and societal context.
12. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to formulate or design a construction safety system, process, procedure, or program to meet a company needs.