Program Description:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to provide safe and healthful conditions for all workers. Our Environmental and Occupational Safety program is designed to provide students with skills and knowledge in the development of accident prevention programs in the workplace. Widely used accident prevention techniques such as failure minimization, fail-safe design insulation, lockouts, screening, personal protective equipment, redundancy and timely replacement are studied. In addition, the improvement of environmental working conditions is discussed. Among others, students are also required to take courses in computer applications, material science, energy, CAD, ecology, biological science, environmental safety, hazardous material management, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics. Many of these courses are laboratory oriented where students learn technical subjects through hands-on application. Our program produces experienced graduates, flexible and adaptable candidates for diverse business and industrial organizations with a reasonable amount of in-service or job-oriented training.

Accreditation

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology program is accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT), 3300 Washtenaw Avenue, #220, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, tel. (313) 677-0720, (http://nait.org). NAIT is a member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASAP). This accreditation provides recognition of the attainment of professional goals and standards for Industrial Technology. The curricular pattern is reviewed in terms of stated objectives, content, methods, supporting resources and evaluation systems.

Career Outcomes:

The complexities of the modern workplace, together with new state health and safety laws, have made this a growing profession. The jobs of health and safety professionals are more complex than they have ever been; as a result, employment demand provides ample opportunity for men and women in this area. Graduates of our program may work as industrial safety engineers, safety managers, safety consultants, safety instructors or trainers, inspectors and OSHA officers.

Type of Degree: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology with a Specialization in Environmental and Occupational Safety - 122 credits required Contacts: Dr. George Ku