Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Environmental, Safety and Health Management (ESH) requires the minimum completion of 36 semester hours of graduate course work. All graduate courses are three or four semester hours except for the capstone project and research methods classes. No more than one course with a grade of “C+” or “C” can be used to meet graduation requirements.
Environmental, Safety and Health Core Courses
Students are required to complete a seven-course core curriculum (20 Semester Hours)
ENVM 510 | Environmental Health and Epidemiology | 3 |
ENVM 520 | Public Policy and Communication | 3 |
ENVM 525 | Organizational Theory and Behavior
| 3 |
ENVM 540 | Production Operations and Auditing | 3 |
ENVM 598 | Research Methods | 1 |
ENVM 625 | Project Management and Planning | 3 |
ENVM 665 | Risk Management for Managers | 4 |
ElectivesEach student must choose four elective courses from the following (12 Semester Hours)
ENVM 515 | Accounting and Financial Analysis for Technical Managers | 3 |
ENVM 550 | OSHA Law and Regulations | 3 |
ENVM 560 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 3 |
ENVM 570 | Applied Safety Management | 3 |
ENVM 581 | Solid Waste Management
| 3 |
ENVM 583 | ESH Quality Systems and Auditing | 3 |
ENVM 585 | Water and Wastewater Treatment | 3 |
ENVM 590 | Air Pollution Control | 3 |
ENVM 599 | Topics in Environmental Management
| 3 |
ENVM 605 | Industrial Hygiene Principles and Calculations | 3 |
ENVM 620 | International Environmental Policy | 3 |
ENVM 645 | Environmental Remediation Management
| 3 |
ENVM 650
| Environmental Law and Permitting | 3 |
ENVM 655 | Pollution Prevention and Industrial Ecology
| 3 |
ENVM 660 | Disaster Management: Vulnerability and Threat Assessment | 3 |
ENVM 661 | Disaster Management: Incident Command and Response | 3 |
ENVM 662 | Disaster Management: Business Continuity and Asset Protection | 3 |
Culminating Experience All master of science degree in environmental, safety and health management (ESH) students must complete the two following culminating experience options:
ENVM 698 | Integrated Project (Capstone Project)
| 1 |
ENVM 699 | Capstone Integrated Project Report | 3 |
*This course may be taken a maximum of two times if the student does not achieve a grade of "S" the first time it was taken. If a grade of "U" is received twice, the student will not be allowed to complete the program.