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College of Sciences

BS/Environmental, Safety, and Health Management Curriculum

The following text is taken from The University of Findlay's current undergraduate and/or graduate catalog.

The bachelor's degree completion programs in business management, criminal justice, and environmental, safety, and health management are either offered at off-campus sites or online (Internet). They are intended for working adults who have at least 62 transferable semester hours at the "C" or better level. These bachelor's degree completion programs consist of the last 62 semester hours for a total of 124 semester hours. ** Students accepted into these programs also must meet University competency requirements in the areas of math, writing, communication, and computer science. Some competencies must be met before enrollment in certain courses in the program, while others may be fulfilled any time before completion of the program. Assessment tests are available in each competency area, or acceptable courses may be transferred in.  Prerequisites for the BSEM program include inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry. These or their transfer equivalents must be taken before BSEM 325 and BSEM 405. There are no additional prerequisites for the BSCJ Program.

Courses, whether in-class or on-line, meet once a week in eight-week blocks, with two successive blocks comprising a semester. Two courses per block are the usual full-time load. Those attending full time may finish in four semesters, if they have 62 transferable hours and meet all competencies and prerequisites. Online courses also are offered in the summer. 

The 62 semester hours required for the completion programs consist of 20 semester hours of general education and 42 semester hours of major courses. All courses are worth four semester hours except for two one-hour topics courses in BSAD, a two-hour research methods class in BSEM, and a two-hour readings course in BSCJ. General education courses are interdisciplinary in nature, integrating two or more academic areas. Some courses from four-year institutions may be transferred in to substitute for some of the 62 hours required for the degree completion program. At least the last 30 hours must be taken at The University of Findlay.

Application packets are available from the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies or you may apply online at www.findlay.edu.
  
General Education Courses for Degree Completion Programs:

    BSLA 270 Power in Society: Use and Abuse
    BSLA 280 Enduring Issues in World Religions
    BSLA 301  Arts and Culture
    BSLA 304  Analytical Skills

One of the following three courses
    BSLA 302 Communicating Across Traditional Media
    BSLA 315 E-Rhetoric
    BSLA 316    E-Poetics

Major Courses for Bachelor of Science in Environmental, Safety, and Health Management (BSEM):

Note, this program does not have ABET accreditation.

    BSEM 100      Online Resources and Research Methods in
    Environmental, Safety, and Health Management
    BSEM 400     Environmental Permitting and Reporting
    BSEM 405     Environmental Treatment Methods
    BSEM 415     Introduction to Project Management
    BSEM 420      Management of Safety and Health Programs
    BSEM 425     Environmental Risk Assessment
    BSEM 440        Economics and Policy Development of 
    Environmental, Safety, and Health Management
     Four courses from the following:
    BSEM 200     Overview of Environmental, Safety, and Health
    Management
    BSEM 300      Environmental Regulations and Laws
    BSEM 315     Environmental Sampling and Statistics
    BSEM 325     Industrial Hygiene and OSHA Standards
    BSEM 410     Human Resource Issues for Environmental,
    Safety, and Health Managers
    BSEM 465     Environmental Audits and Assessment
    BSEM 480     Training Practicum