The graduate program in Occupational Safety and Health is designed to prepare students to become competent and demonstrate knowledge in the occupational safety and health program concentrations: environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene and safety management
Occupational Safety and Health, M.Sc.
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Overview
General objectives:
- To develop in students a detailed understanding of the key concepts underpinning occupational safety and health;
- To provide an in-depth knowledge of the manner in which employers may achieve and maintain high standards of occupational safety and health;
- To provide a Postgraduate program in Safety Management to students from a diverse academic and professional background (engineering, management, psychology, health);
- To ensure that students understand the locus of OHS within Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Governance and the need to integrate the management of safety and health into all levels of responsibility in an undertaking;
- To ensure that students understand the need to approach occupational safety and health risks primarily through the use of preventative means.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Industrial Hygiene and Safety Program Development
- Occupational Diseases
- Industrial Hygiene Sampling Strategies
- Global Issues in Occupational Safety and Health
- Transportation Management
- Biostatistics and Probability
- Safety and Health Program Management and Training
- Loss Control Measurement and Management
- Fundamentals of Risk Control
- Advanced Safety and Health Management and Administration
- Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
- Ergonomics and Biomechanics
- Current Literature and Research in Safety and Health
- Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology
- Research in Environmental Health and Safety
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 12 months
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
English Language Requirements
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Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Required score: 2.75
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 2.75 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
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This programme accepts GRE® scores. However, it does not provide a recommended score range.
The GRE® General Test is a widely administered admissions test that measures the skills needed in today's graduate and business school programs worldwide. The GRE® General Test contains three sections - Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. Three scores are reported: a Verbal Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, a Quantitative Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, and an Analytical Writing score on a 0 - 6 score scale in half-point increments.
General Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum GPA of 2.25 for possible conditional admission
- Approval of academic department (Admissions submits documents to the department.)
- GMAT or GRE is required
Tuition Fee
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1489 USD/creditTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 1489 USD per credit and a duration of 12 months. -
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1489 USD/creditTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 1489 USD per credit and a duration of 12 months. -
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528 USD/creditTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 528 USD per credit and a duration of 12 months.
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Living costs for Murray
- 900 - 1400 USD/monthLiving Costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships:Academic achievement scholarships:
- 1. only for incoming freshmen
- 2. awarded at time of admission
- 3. awarded first-come, first-serve basis
- 1. requires students to complete the MSU Scholarship Application
- 2. awarded after January 15 application deadline
- 3. students must apply every year via my Gate, on the Financial Aid tab.
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- Federal Teach Grant
- State Grant
- Federal Direct Parent PLUS
- Federal Direct PLUS Loan for Graduate and Professional Students
- Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan
- Federal Perkins Loan
- Nursing Loan
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