Occupational Health and Safety
If you wish to make a positive impact on the environment, occupational health and safety may be your career path. Environmental awareness has never been greater. Companies and organizations now understand the necessity of anticipating environmental stressors, evaluating potential hazards in and from the workplace, and preventing damages or injuries.
In light of increasingly stringent and complex federal and state regulations, those individuals interested in materials management must stay abreast of the changing industry demands. Mountain State University's Associate of Science in occupational health and safety is designed to do just that by educating you in the latest standards and providing you with current qualifications and credentials.
MSU's program is technically focused and designed to prepare you to address the increasing demand for environmentally responsible professionals within businesses, public agencies, and private interest groups. The degree program is available through traditional classroom study on the Beckley campus.
What can I study in occupational health and safety at MSU?
Mountain State University's Associate of Science program in occupational health and safety is focused on developing basic knowledge of industrial hygiene, occupational health, and safety. The core curriculum provides technical education in the methods of handling, transporting, storing, and disposing of toxic and hazardous materials. Program coursework is focused on industrial hygiene, protective clothing and equipment, decontamination procedures, medical surveillance, safety, toxicology, emergency response, properties of hazardous materials, radiation, and related environmental issues. The program also includes studies in chemistry and technical writing, along with electives in the natural and the social sciences.
What career opportunities can I expect in occupational health and safety?
Graduates are prepared for entry and mid-level positions that provide essential technical support to business, industry, and government in handling, transporting, storing, and disposing of toxic and hazardous materials.
The Associate of Science in occupational health and safety provides qualifications and credentials for hazardous materials management employees who are required to meet changing industry demands in light of increasingly stringent and complex federal and state regulations.
The field is projected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to increase faster than average, 14 percent, during the current decade.