North Carolina A & T State University offers an online Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health. The degree program is offered through a consortium of 16 schools in the state of North Carolina that work together to offer online classes in various fields. Students can take courses from any of the schools, but receive their degree from the school that offers the degree program the student has chosen. In the occupational safety and health field, for instance, students receive their degree from North Carolina A & T. The degree program requires 126 credit hours for completion. Health inspection courses in this degree program include introductory studies in occupational safety and health, human factors, two courses in industrial hygiene, health physics and evaluation of occupational safety and health.
North Carolina A & T State University
1601 E. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27411
336-334-7500
www.ncat.edu
Another school that offers a degree in this field through distance education is Columbia Southern University (CSU) in Alabama. CSU is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Columbia Southern offers degrees in occupational safety and health at the associate, bachelor's and master's levels. It also offers a certificate program in the field. Courses offered as part of the program that relate to health inspection education include industrial hygiene, toxicology, hazardous materials management, legal aspects of health and safety, advanced industrial hygiene, air quality, waste management and environmental assessment.
Columbia Southern University
21982 University Lane
Orange Beach, AL 36561
251-981-3771
www.columbiasouthern.edu
Colorado State University offers a Master of Public Health degree that allows students to concentrate their studies in the areas of occupational and environmental health. The program focuses on training students in a wide variety of areas and covers applicable laws in the area of protecting human and environmental health. The degree program requires 42 credit hours for graduation. Required courses include studies in biostatistics, public health practice, environmental and occupational health issues, health and wellness promotion, health systems and management, toxicology and advanced industrial hygiene. Students can also pursue additional elective courses in radiation in public health, environmental health risk assessment, industrial hygiene control methods and aerosols and public health.
Graduate Degree Program in Public Health
Sage Hall 1879
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
970-491-5800
www.publichealth.colostate.edu