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Agricultural Safety & Health Master of Science Degree

The Agricultural Safety and Health M.S. program will provide graduate students with knowledge about the industry of agriculture and the related occupational and environmental exposures and risks. Students will gain the necessary skills for anticipation, diagnosis, exposure assessment, treatment and prevention of agricultural illnesses and injuries. Graduates of the program will be prepared for positions in education, health care, insurance and agribusinesses as agricultural safety and health specialists.

Students must complete the required courses and all of the courses from one of the focus areas below.

Prerequisites

A baccalaureate degree is required. Undergraduate preparation should include previous course work in mathematics, biological, chemical and either physical sciences or engineering (prerequisites depend on requirements of the chosen specialty area).

Required Courses

All of the following:

175:209 Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine 3 s.h.
175:196 Agricultural Safety: Theories and Practices 2 s.h.
175:210 Current Topics in Agricultural Health (Seminar) 1 s.h.*
175:203 Preceptorship in Occupational and Environmental Health 1 s.h.**
175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:260 Environmental Toxicology 3 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar 1 s.h.***
171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology 4 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 0 s.h.

* Enroll in Current Topics in Ag Health seminar two times: once for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.
** May be waived with advisor approval if the student’s prior experience or research provides contact with agricultural working environments
*** Enroll in OEH seminar three times: twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.


Electives

Must include all courses from one of the following focus areas:

Industrial Hygiene Focus Area

175:231 Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals 3 s.h.
175:232 Assessing Physical Agent Hazards 3 s.h.
175:233 Control of Occupational Hazards 3 s.h.
    9 s.h.

Ergonomics Focus Area

175:190 Occupational Ergonomics I: Principles and Methods 3 s.h.
056:144 Human Factors and Ergonomics I 3 s.h.
175:295 Clinical Ergonomics 3 s.h.
    9 s.h.

Occupational Epidemiology Focus Area

173:160 Introduction to Epidemiology Data Analysis with the Computer 2 s.h.
173:240 Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods 4 s.h.
175:220 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3 s.h.
    9 s.h.

Occupational Injury Prevention Focus Area

175:170 Injury and Violence Prevention 3 s.h.
175:251 Injury Epidemiology 3 s.h.
173:160 Introduction to Epidemiology Data Analysis with the Computer 2 s.h.
    8 s.h.

Occupational and Environmental Health Focus Area

This focus area is open for students who already have skill and knowledge by virtue of prior experience that may not fit in any of the focus areas above. Students and advisors should select courses most appropriate to the individual student's professional experience and goals. Elective courses must be chosen to fulfill the minimum M.S. degree requirement of 38 semester hours. 9 s.h.

Thesis

175:300 Thesis/Dissertation 3-4 s.h.*

*the minimum number of thesis credit hours depends on the focus area as given below

Total Semester Hours Required for M.S. Degree (Minimum)

Industrial Hygiene Focus - Tracking form for student use

Required Courses 27 s.h.
Focus Area Electives 9 s.h.
Thesis 2 s.h.
Total 38 s.h.

Ergonomics Focus - Tracking form for student use

Required Courses 27 s.h.
Focus Area Electives 9 s.h.
Thesis 2 s.h.
Total 38 s.h.

Occupational Epidemiology Focus - Tracking form for student use

Required Courses 27 s.h.
Focus Area Electives 9 s.h.
Thesis 2 s.h.
Total 38 s.h.

Occupational Injury Prevention Focus - Tracking form for student use

Required Courses 27 s.h.
Focus Area Electives 8 s.h.
Thesis 3 s.h.
Total 38 s.h.

Occupational & Environmental Health Focus - Tracking form for student use

Required Courses 27 s.h.
Focus Area Electives 9 s.h.
Thesis 2 s.h.
Total 38 s.h.


Total Semester Hours Required for M.S. Degree: 38 s.h.

Degree Description and Learner Competencies

 

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