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| Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics | ||
| In 1959, the Department of Industrial Engineering (IOE) initiated a graduate option in Human Performance. In 1972, this option was modified to provide M.S. and Ph.D. degrees specializing in Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics. Since then, 211 M.S. and 61 Ph.D. degrees have been granted in this specialty.
The M.S. degree is intended for students who hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or physical science. It can be completed in one year starting either in September or January. Those wishing to pursue graduate work beyond the Master's degree will find that the M.S. program offers them core preparation for the Ph.D. degree. The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of courses in the IOE Department. Seven credit hours are also recommended from the School of Public Health. Students who do not enter the program with six semester hours of course work in engineering statistics and probability or who do not know a computer programming language will be required to take extra courses to remove deficiencies. A typical curriculum is shown below. Typical Course Sequence for M.S. Degree* |
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Industrial Hygiene Winter Term Occupational Biomechanics Spring Term Instrumentation Methods *NOTE: Students who accept a NIOSH Traineeship in Occupational Safety Engineering are required to follow this curriculum unless they can display comparable prior knowledge as a substitute for specific courses. |
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