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Masters Degree in Environmental, Safety and Health Management
The Master of Science in Environmental, Safety and Health Management program blends environmental science, engineering and business decision-making at a graduate level. Our program provides graduates with the tools they need to be productive in management roles in their current occupations as well as advance their careers in new directions.
The master of science in environmental, safety and health management (ES&H) degree is designed to provide graduates with the necessary skills to make managerial decisions and provide leadership in environmental, safety and occupational health (ESH) careers. The program combines science, engineering, policy and business concepts to prepare students in five areas:
- Business Knowledge: Understanding executive, strategic and operational business concepts as they apply to ESH issues;
- Analytical Skills: Use quantitative mathematical/statistical methods as well as program-specific computer applications and online tools to assess and interpret data and other information whether it is of laboratory, field, engineering, financial or managerial origin;
- Managerial Skills: Apply the leadership, facilitation, negotiation and coordination techniques that are effectively used to address ESH issues among employees, organizations, communities and nations;
- Technical Knowledge: Solve problems in selected areas of regulatory compliance and enforcement; basic and applied ESH science; engineering controls for risk reduction; behavior- and audit-based hazard management systems; functional ESH and project administrative tasks;
- Integrative Skills: Integrate business knowledge, analytical skills, managerial skills and technical knowledge into effective actions and presentations.
The master of science in environmental, safety and health management (ENVM) requires the completion of 33 semester hours of graduate course work. All graduate courses are three or four semester hours except for the capstone project, research methods, and bridge courses. No more than one course with a grade of “C” can be used to meet graduation requirements. Students who meet the admission standards for the graduate environmental, safety and health management degree program can choose to complete a certificate program either in addition to or independent of, completing other core degree requirements. The certificates are designed to provide focused professional education for environmental, safety and health managers in industry and the public sector in one or more specialized areas. Graduate certificates can be pursued in three areas: emergency management, environmental management and occupational health and safety management. Each requires the successful completion of five courses for 15 semester hours (with an “A” or “B” grade) selected from the groups of graduate offerings. Note that these offerings include courses from Findlay’s graduate programs in environmental, safety and health management (ENVM) and education (EDUC), as well as courses offered in cooperation with the Medical University of Ohio (MUO) in Public Health (PUBH) and Occupational Health (OCCH). Students in the master’s degree program can count any of the certificate courses toward the elective portion of their M.S. degree. However, they are not required to select elective courses from a single certificate area, and instead are encouraged to develop breadth across several professional areas. Students who already have a M.S. degree or other professional degree in business, engineering, law or allied health from accredited schools also are eligible to complete the certificates. Transfer credit from other accredited graduate programs will not be awarded for students enrolled only in the certificate program. Each certificate requires the completion of 15 semester hours of new course work, the students who opt to complete more than one certificate cannot double count any overlapping courses. Note, too, that participants seeking to obtain a graduate degree or certificate from Findlay are limited to taking nine hours of PUBH and OCCH classes from MUO.
Further detailed information on the program can be obtained on the environmental, science and health management (ESHM) curriculum page.
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