Columbia Southern University in Alabama offers three online Occupational Safety and Health degrees, and these programs focus on different types of safety issues, including incident investigation, construction field protection issues and maintaining hazardous materials. The school has associate's, master's and bachelor's degree programs, including a Master's in Occupational Safety and Health. This is a 37-credit course, and coursework includes classes such as safety engineering, accident prevention, business ethics and fire protection.
The University of North Carolina Online has a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health program for students who wish to work in both industrial and office environments. They how to identify issues that could lead to accidents or worker strain. Students must perform all of their classroom discussions, assignments and projects online, and they need a high-speed Internet connection. Also required are a background in computers, science and math, and good communication skills. Earning this degree requires completion of 126 semester credit hours. Coursework includes handling hazardous materials, avoiding accidents and learning how people affect workplace safety.
Edmonds Community College in Washington state offers both an Associate in Applied Science-T degree and a Certificate in Construction Safety through its Occupational Safety and Health Department. The Associate of Applied Science-T degree is for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college. It involves two years of training in occupational health and safety for a total of 90 credits. Students must take classes in communications, human relations, computation and cultural diversity, plus all 10 online occupational health and safety courses.
Eastern Kentucky University has an Online Occupational Safety Degree program to prepare students for entry-level positions in the security or safety fields. They learn how to deal with occupational safety issues by reviewing real-world case studies, and they must also in class discussions. They study Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, rules and regulations, and how to deal with workers' compensation claims. All class work is submitted via the Internet.