Occupational Safety & Enviromental Health Objectives & Outcomes

The Department of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology

OSEH Program EducatioNal Objectives

The OSEH program is designed for people interested in professions in the occupational safety and environmental health fields. Objectives of the program include:

  • Prepare students to enter the occupational safety and environmental health profession with the foundational skills necessary to begin a successful career.
  • Encourage interest in continued professional development and lifelong learning through formal graduate study and other professional development courses, programs, and opportunities.
  • Foster the students’ ability to apply knowledge in management principles, math, science, emerging technology, and scientific principles to resolve safety and environmental health related issues.
  • Provide the fundamental education necessary to achieve the academic eligibility requirements to qualify for professional certification exams in Occupational Safety & Health.
  • Provide a solid experiential educational foundation on which the graduate can build a career in an OSEH field, as well as pursue a multitude of broad scientific, managerial, social, and culturally based opportunities.
  • Prepare students to function within multidisciplinary team environments.

OSEH Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the B.S. OSEH program will demonstrate:

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve broadly defined technical or scientific problems by applying knowledge of mathematics and science and/or technical topics to areas relevant to the discipline.
  2. An ability to formulate or design a system, process, procedure or program for the intended purpose.
  3. An ability to develop and conduct experiments or test hypotheses, analyze and interpret data and use scientific judgment to draw conclusions.
  4. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  5. An ability to understand ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  6. An ability to function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty.