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Program Description
The minor in Environmental Health and Safety is for students interested in solving problems that affect the safety and health of workers, users, customers, and the public. EHS is the practice of identifying applicable hazards to the health and safety of people, assessing their risk, and then applying system design techniques to mitigate the severity and/or likelihood of those hazards. EHS is a fundamental function of any enterprise that serves the public, produces or uses technology, or employs people.
This minor includes training that can lead to certifications such as the Associate Safety Professional (ASP) and the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) together with relevant job experience.
The prescribed courses for this major have the following prerequisites: CHEM 110, PHYS 211, MATH 141, and MATH 251. Depending on the choice of courses, it is possible to complete the Additional and Supporting courses with no additional prerequisites.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Requirements for the Minor | 18-20 |
Requirements for the Minor
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10. In addition, at least six credits of the minor must be unique from the prescribed courses required by a student's major(s).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Courses | ||
| Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| ENVSE 400 | Safety Engineering | 3 |
| ENVSE 450 | Environmental Health and Safety | 3 |
| ENVSE 470 | Engineering Risk Analysis | 3 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select one course in statistics, probability, or data analytics from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineers | ||
Data Analytics for Energy Systems  | ||
| Sampling and Monitoring of the Geo-Environment | ||
| Statistical Methods in Industrial Engineering | ||
| Process Quality Engineering | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Biometry | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Statistical Modeling I | ||
| Elementary Probability | ||
| Experimental Methods | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes for Engineering | ||
| Supporting Courses and Related Areas | ||
| Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select two courses from the following list of safety-related or environmental-health-related electives: | 6-7 | |
| Safety and Health in Agriculture and Biorenewable Industries | ||
| Aerospace Structures | ||
| Environmental Health and Sustainability | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology | ||
| Introduction to Human Physiology | ||
| Analysis of Physiological Systems | ||
| Construction Safety and Risk Management | ||
| Chemical Process Safety | ||
| Literature, Conduct and Safety in the Chemical Sciences | ||
| Energy Crisis Leadership | ||
| Pollution Control in the Process Industries | ||
| Industrial Ventilation for Contaminant Control | ||
| Industrial Hygiene Measurements | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Risk Analysis in the Earth Sciences | ||
| Work Design - Productivity and Safety | ||
| Environmental Physiology | ||
| Indoor Air Quality Engineering | ||
| Rock Mechanics | ||
| Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning | ||
| Elements of Mineral Processing | ||
| Radiological Safety | ||
| Public Health Preparedness for Disaster and Terrorist Emergencies I | ||
| Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering | ||
| Surface Production Engineering | ||
| Critical Infrastructure Protection | ||
| Railroad Operation and Safety | ||
Contact
University Park
JOHN AND WILLIE LEONE FAMILY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND MINERAL ENGINEERING
113 Hosler Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-3437
eme@ems.psu.edu