The Occupational Health and
Safety Concentration in the Engineering Technology M.S. program is offered
through the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. The program, geared toward
full-time professionals with night classes, addresses dynamic changes in
business and industry. Technically competent professionals can improve their
skills to help them successfully transition into leadership positions in their
field of expertise and into a general leadership role outside their area of
technical expertise as their careers grow. Occupational health and safety
specialists analyze workplaces to help prevent disease and injury to workers
and damage to the environment related to biological, chemical, ergonomic, and
physical factors. They may inspect work environments for potential hazards,
design new programs and procedures, and enforce public health and safety
regulations. MTSU's graduate degree includes both thesis and non-thesis
options. Courses cover a range of topics such as industrial hygiene, fire
safety, federal and state safety and environmental laws, safety psychology,
ergonomics, toxicology, industrial safety, and safety planning.
Career Path
Occupational health and safety
specialists also work in management, scientific, and technical consulting
services; education services; hospitals; and manufacturing. Some types of
positions held by graduates, Certified industrial hygienist, Chief safety
officer, Corporate safety director, Director of employee safety and health, Energy
management specialist, Environmental health and safety (EHS) officer or manager,
Environmental management specialist, Environmental protection officers, Environmental
scientist or specialist, Health and safety engineer.
Middle Tennessee State University will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12-year education, or English is designated as the primary and official language and the principle language of instruction. If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit
1. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.
