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Safety Technology BS

This program has been discontinued. No new students will be admitted.

John Morelli, Department Chair
(585) 475-7213, john.morelli@rit.edu

http://www.rit.edu/cast/cetems/safetytech.shtml

Program overview

Qualified safety technology undergraduate students may pursue an accelerated dual degree program. Successful completion of the five-year accelerated program will result in students earning a BS in safety technology and an MS in environmental, health, and safety management.

Curriculum

The BS/MS program requires the completion of 231 total quarter credit hours, including 50 quarter credit hours of graduate course work plus three quarters of cooperative work experience. The BS/MS program is an option for students who are already enrolled in the BS in safety technology program, have completed at least four quarters of undergraduate study, and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2.

Safety technology and EHS, BS/MS degree, typical course sequence (quarters)

Course Qtr. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
0630-200 Environmental Management Seminar 1
1011-211, 205 Chemistry Principles I, Lab 4
1016-204 College Algebra and Trigonometry 4
1105-051, 052 First-Year Enrichment 2
1017-211, 271 College Physics I, Lab 4
0630-201 Principles of Environmental Management 4
1004-212, 232 Human Biology II, Lab 4
0630-454 Occupational Safety 4
1011-207, 213 Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Lab 4
  Liberal Arts* 12
  General Education 4
  Wellness Education† 0
Second Year
0617-220 Manufacturing Processes 4
1016-319 Data Analysis I 4
0610-408 Applied Mechanics I 4
0630-450, 451 Occupational Health, Lab 5
1017-212, 272 Physics II, Lab 4
1016-231 Calculus for Technology 4
0608-422 Elements of Building Construction 4
  Liberal Arts* 8
0608-225 Problem Solving and Communications with Computers 2
0633-505 Construction Safety 4
  Elective 8
0606-099 Cooperative Education Preparation 0
  Cooperative Education (1 quarter) Co-op
  Wellness Education† 0
Third Year
  Liberal Arts* 8
  Program Electives (undergraduate) 12
  Fire Protection 0633-401 4
  General Education Elective 4
0633-526 Occupational Health II 4
0634-321 Manmade Hazards 4
0688-362 Instructional Design Principles 4
0535-403 Effective Technical Communications 4
0630-490 Project Management 4
  Cooperative Education (1 quarter) Co-op
Fourth Year
0630-465 Product Stewardship 4
  Liberal Arts* 8
0630-714 Industrial Wastewater Management 4
0509-211 Ethics 4
0633-530 Mechanical and Electrical Controls 4
0630-715 Air Emissions Management 4
0303-415 Ergonomics 3
0633-540 System Safety, Incident Investigation 4
  Program Elective (undergraduate) 4
0630-713 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 4
0633-545 Safety and Health Program Management 4
  Cooperative Education (1 quarter) Co-op
Fifth Year
0630-720 Environmental Health and Safety Management 4
0630-760 Integrating Environmental Health and Safety into Business Management 4
0630-890 Graduate Project/Thesis Planning 2
0102-740 Organizational Behavior and Leadership 4
0630-740 Environmental Health and Safety Management System Design 4
  Professional Elective (graduate) 4
0630-725 Environmental Health and Safety Accounting and Finance 4
0630-790 Environmental Health and Safety Internal Auditing 4
0630-891/899 Graduate Project/Thesis 4
  Professional Elective (graduate) 4
  Cooperative Education (1 quarter) Co-op
Total Quarter Credit Hours‡ 231

* Please see Liberal Arts General Education Requirements for more information.

† Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.

‡ The total quarter credit hours include 181 quarter credit hours of undergraduate course work and 50 quarter credit hours of graduate course work.