MASTER OF SCIENCE LEARNING EMPHASIS:
Health and Safety Management
& Policy
Many occupational health and safety practitioners move into management positions during their professional career. This learning pathway is designed primarily for health and safety professionals who are returning to graduate school for additional knowledge and skill development in OH&S policy or risk management and who anticipate increasing responsibilities for O&EH program management in US regulatory agencies or transnational corporations. Students selecting this emphasis area should provide documentation of at least one year of technical or practical field experience in occupational health or a related area prior to graduate school
Learning Objectives
Students completing this emphasis area will be able to:
- Demonstrate a firm scientific basis for the recognition and identification of health hazards associated with the workplace
- Display skills to develop and implement programs to improve health and safety performances
- Describe government regulations and standards pertaining to occupational safety and health
- Identify legislative and regulatory authorities directed to manage air, water, or workplace contaminants
- Discuss how science, values, and the political process interact in the policy process
- Describe a variety of decision frameworks and how they have been used in environmental and occupational health policy-setting
- Identify role of cost-benefit analysis in occupational and environmental health
- Demonstrate and apply personal leadership skills
- Display critical thinking in the evaluation of occupational/environmental health programs
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate to labor, management, and the community, both verbally and in writing, the nature, risks, and remediation of workplace hazards
Emphasis Area Requirements (10-16 credits)
| Course # | Course Name | Credits Required | Quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENV H 555 | Methods for IH Measurement* | 3 | Sp | |
| ENV H 560 | Occupational Safety Management | 4 | Sp | |
| ENV H 577 [1] | Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards | 3 | A | |
| ENV H 584 [1] | Occupational and Environmental Health: Policy and Politics | 3 | W | |
| ENV H 599 C | Internship* | 3 | S | |
| [1] Fulfills DEOHS breadth requirements. *May be waived with demonstrated expertise or previous technical experience. |
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Electives (select minimum 9 credits)
| Course # | Course Name | Credits Required | Quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENV H 473 | Community Responses to Environmental Health Hazards | 5 | Sp | |
| ENV H 546 | Pesticides and Publc Health | 3 | W (odd years) | |
| ENV H 556 | Quantitative Occupational Exposure Analysis | 3 | W (odd years) | |
| ENV H 559 | Applied Occupational Health and Safety | 3 | Sp | |
| ENV H 564 | Recog. Health & Safety Prob. in Ind. | 2 | A | |
| ENV H 566 | Introduction to Ergonomics | 3 | W | |
| ENV H 570 | Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology | 3 | Sp | |
| ENV H 572 | Environmental Risk and Society | 4 | W | |
| ENV H 590C | Leadership & Mgmt in the Workplace | 2 | Sp | |
| ENV H 596 | Current Issues in Occupational and Environmental Medicine | 2 | A, W, Sp | |
| B A 470 | Accounting and Finance for Non-business Majors | 3 | A* | |
| B A 472 | Managing Human Assets for Non-business Majors | 3 | Sp* | |
| HSERV 522 | Health Program Evaluation | 3 | * | |
| LAW A 527 | Environmental Law: Pollution Control | 4 | * | |
| MGMT 401 | Leadership, Critical Thinking, and Decision Making | 4 | * | |
| PB AF 503 | Administrative and Executive Leadership | 3 | * | |
| PB AF 511 | Managing Politics and the Policy Process | 4 | A* | |
| PB AF 522 | Public Budgeting and Financial Management | 4 | W* | |
| PB AF 590 | Environmental Policy Processes | 3 | * | |
| PB AF 597 | Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions | 3 | Sp* | |
| HCDE 333 | Advanced Technical Writing and Oral Presentation | 4 | A, W, Sp, S (W Recommended)* |
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* Course schedules are subject to change. Please check the UW Time Schedule or contact the department to confirm quarters offered. # This course has prerequisite requirements. |
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