BSOS Courses

Online Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety Curriculum

Program Requirements:

  • Core Courses: 36 credit hours
  • Supporting Courses: 37 credit hours
  • General Education: 36 credit hours
  • University Requirements: 1 credit hour (maybe waived for transfer students)
  • Free Electives: 10 credit hours
    • May need up to 19 hours to account for 9 hours of MAT, CHE and PHY that are both general education and supporting course requirements but hours cannot count twice.

Total Curriculum Requirements: 120 credit hours

Occupational Safety Core Courses

OSH 110 Introduction to Safety Studies 3 Credits
OSH 261 Principles of Occupational Safety and Health 3 Credits
OSH 262 Principles of Occupational Safety and Health Legislation 3 Credits
OSH 300 Safety Training Strategies 3 Credits
OSH 350 Measurement of Safety Performance 3 Credits
OSH 366 Hazard Identification and Control 3 Credits
OSH 367 Human Factors in Occupational Safety 3 Credits
OSH 379 Construction Safety 3 Credits
OSH 390 Workers Compensation I 3 Credits
OSH 410W Safety Management Systems 3 Credits
OSH 412 Safety and Health Program Management 3 Credits
OSH 495 Senior Capstone 3 Credits

Occupational Safety Supporting Courses

CHE 101/101L General Chemistry 4 Credits
MAT 114 College Algebra 3 Credits
PSY 101 Conceptual Physics 3 Credits

Occupational Safety Supporting Courses - Fire Prevention/Protection

Select 9 hours from the following courses.

FSE 101 Fire Prevention 3 Credits
FSE 120 Fire Behavior and Combustion 3 Credits
FSE 221 Fire Protection Systems 3 Credits
FSE 224 Human Behavior In Fire 3 Credits
FSE 349 Applied Learning in Fire and Safety Engineering
OSH 225 Legal Aspects of Occupational Safety 3 Credits
OSH 305 Hazardous Materials 3 Credits
OSH 489 Topical Seminar

Occupational Safety Supporting Courses - Industrial Risk Management

Select 18 hours from the following courses.

EHS 280 Introduction to Environmental Health Science 3 Credits
EHS 340 Industrial Hygiene 3 Credits
HLS 210 Cyber and Physical Security 3 Credits
OSH 349 Applied Learning in Occupational Safety
OSH 370 Process Safety Management 3 Credits
OSH 420 Environmental Law and Management 3 Credits
OSH 489 Topical Seminar
TRS 225 Basic Fleet Management Safety Principles 3 Credits
TRS 395 Marine Transportation Safety 3 Credits