Safety Management (B.S.)
Indiana State University
The Safety Management Program at Indiana State University is one of the first to offer a bachelor degree in the United States. The National Association of Industrial Technology accredits the program, which continues to be one of the most thorough in the country, covering all aspects of the profession.
Description:
The University offers a bachelor of science (B.S.) in safety management.
The Safety Management Program provides the classroom knowledge and experience needed to be a safety specialist who is qualified to design, development, and implement safety programs in business, industry, and government.
Course work in the major includes studies in the management, evaluation, and control of safety and health hazards associated with the workplace environment, including courses in the following areas:
- Accident prevention
- Administration of industrial health and safety programs
- Fire protection
- Hazardous substances and waste disposal
- Industrial health and safety legislation
- Industrial hygiene
In addition, students complete an internship. The internship offers paid experiences at manufacturing, health care, power and energy, or refinery facilities, with insurance (loss control) companies, or with the government. Companies where students have interned include: Eli Lilly and Company; Pfizer, Inc.; Cargill; Alcoa; General Electric; Marathon Petroleum; and Toyota Motor Corporation, USA.
Relatively small class sizes make it possible for students to receive individualized attention. Classes are centered in the 230,000-square-foot College of Health and Human Performance Building.
Students may become involved in the American Society of Safety Engineers Student Chapter (ASSE). This involvement enables students to qualify for scholarships worth thousands of dollars. ISU students receive the highest percentage of ASSE scholarships available to programs across the country.
Required Courses:
Careers:
Changes in manufacturing technologies, behavioral approaches to safety, risk management, and new federal regulations make safety management an exciting career choice.
Graduates enter careers in safety as mid-level managers. The placement rate is well above 90 percent.
Opportunities include positions as safety managers, environmental health managers, and industrial hygienists. Employment in these areas may require completing an appropriate minor.
Students interested in working for an insurance company as a loss control specialist should complete the insurance and risk management minor, offered by the University's College of Business. Those interested in management-level positions in the construction industry should complete the construction management minor, offered by the University's College of Technology. Employment opportunities are excellent in both the construction and insurance industries.
Many of the department's alumni return to the Safety Management Program to look for interns and full-time employees, knowing that our students are well prepared to be successful in the profession.
Accreditation:
The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
In addition, the Safety Management Program is accredited by the National Association for Industrial Technology (NAIT). The optional minor in construction management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). The optional minor in insurance and risk management is accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Students have many sources of financial support for their studies, including financial aid, work-study programs, veterans' benefits, and special scholarships for entering freshmen and transfer students.
In addition, the Department of Health, Safety, and Environmental Health Sciences offers several scholarships and awards, including:
- The Louis F. Keifer Scholarship
- The Phyllis Elaine Lesnick Landini Memorial Scholarship
- The Zeberl's Family Community Health Endowed Scholarship.
Multiple scholarships also are available through the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation.
For information about these awards, contact the department.
Further Information:
Department of Health, Safety, and Environmental Health Sciences
Indiana State University
812-237-3071
www.indstate.edu/hsehs
The Catalog of Indiana State University is the document of authority for all students. The requirements given in the catalog supersede information issued by any academic department, program, college, or school. The University reserves the right to change the requirements at any time.
Last updated 8 June 2009