Minor in Occupational Health and Safety
The Minor in Occupational Health and Safety will equip students from a variety of academic backgrounds and disciplines with foundational knowledge about occupational health and safety, including how to protect workers from risks and hazards in the workplace. Students will be able to specialize their expertise in pathophysiology or law.
The course electives will allow students to gain more in-depth and specialized knowledge in specific and focused areas of occupational health and safety, such as toxicology, health and safety hazards, occupational hygiene, systems safety and control, ergonomics, risk assessment, disability management and sectoral applications and management.
Administered by: School of Occupational and Public Health
Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:
To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required courses (1):
- OHS 508 Occupational Health and Safety
Plus at least one (1) of the following:
Plus a minimum of three (3) and maximum of four (4) of the following:
- ENH 825 Risk Assessment
- OHS 301 Biological Agents
- OHS 314 Physical Agents
- OHS 322 Introductory Toxicology
- OHS 323 Accident Theory
- OHS 421 Occupational Hygiene I
- OHS 422 Advanced Toxicology
- OHS 477 Disability Management
- OHS 509 Systems Safety
- OHS 516 Ergonomics
- OHS 523 Safety Evaluation Techniques
- OHS 621 Occupational Hygiene II
- OHS 623 Safety Control Methods
- OHS 709 Fire and Radiation Safety
- OHS 800 Sectoral Applications
- OHS 806 Advanced Health and Safety Law
- OHS 811 OHSE Management Systems
Please see Senate Policy 2, Section 7.4 for further information about Minors.