Degrees

The Master of Science in Safety Science (MSSS) degree program is designed to provide the experiential and practical educational experience necessary for a person to enter the broad fields of Aviation Safety and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as a functioning professional.

A program graduate will have the knowledge necessary to sit for the National Professional Certification Examinations in Safety (CSP), Industrial Hygiene (CIH) and/or Ergonomics (CPE).A program graduate will have the technical skills and initiative needed to both solve workplace problems that involve occupational safety and health, and to address compliance issues created by the state and federal agencies that regulate occupational safety and health.

The MSSS is a 36 credit hour program organized around a core of required courses, which together with elective coursework provide students with the fundamental knowledge needed to be functional as a safety professional.The core courses include technical courses in occupational safety, an applied statistics course, and the graduate research project or thesis.

The balance of the program allows students to focus their learning on an area or areas that are consistent with their personal career goals.Elective courses are available in all of the previously mentioned OSH sub-disciplines, as well as Aviation Safety.

Course, Title

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Safety Science General Core
MSF 580 Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Protection
MSF 601 Ergonomics
MSF 602 Human Factors
MSF 603 Occupational Safety

Safety Science Research Core
MSF 604 Quantitative Methods in Occupational Safety and Health
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Option 1
MSF 700 Thesis - or -
Option 2
MSF 690 Graduate Research Project

Electives
MSA 602 The Air Transportation System 3
MSA 608 Aviation/Aerospace Accident Investigation and Safety Systems 3
MSA 611 Aviation/Aerospace System Safety 3
MSA 613 Airport Operations Safety 3
MSF 530 Aircraft Accident Investigation 3
MSF 605 Industrial Hygiene Measurement 3
MSF 606 Control Methods in Occupational Safety and Health 3
MSF 607 Epidemiology 3
MSF 608 Toxicology 3
MSF 609 System Safety 3
MSF 610 Industrial Security 3
MSF 630 Aircraft Accident Analysis 3
MSF 635 Advanced Aircraft Survivability Analysis and Design 3
MSF 655 Airline and Operations Safety Management 3
MSF 675 Aviation Maintenance Safety 3
MSF 685 Aviation Security 3
MSF 696 Graduate Internship in Safety Science 1-3
MSF 699 Special Topics in Safety Science 1-3
TM 621 Regulations, Ethics, and the Legal System 3

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