Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction Department

College of Education and Professional Studies
Ellensburg
Hogue Technology Building, room 101
509-963-1756
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/engineering/

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Greg Lyman, MS

Program Coordinators
Scott Calahan, MEd, technology education, traffic safety
Greg Lyman, MS, electronics engineering technology, industrial engineering technology, risk insurance safety management
P. Warren Plugge, PhD, construction management
Charles Pringle, MS, PE, mechanical engineering technology
Jennifer Serne, MS, safety and health management

Professors
Scott Calahan, MEd, industrial/technology education
P. Warren Plugge, PhD, construction management
Sathyanarayanan (Sathy) Rajendran, PhD, CSP, CRIS, ARM, LEED-AP, safety and health management
Charles Pringle, MS, PE, mechanical engineering technology

Associate Professors
John Choi, PhD, PE, mechanical engineering technology
Lad Holden, MT, electronics engineering technology
Darren Olson, PhD, industrial technology
Greg Lyman, MS, electronics engineering technology
Jennifer Serne, MS, safety and health management

Assistant Professors
Julia Sager, MS, safety and health management
Yiye (Stella) Xu, PhD, construction management

Senior Lecturers
Darryl Fuhrman, MS, construction management
Peter Zencak, MS, electronics engineering technology

Lecturers
Jason Allen, BS, mechanical engineering technology
Dennis Capovilla, MS, mechanical engineering technology
George Long, MS, safety and health management

Emeritus Faculty
Roger Beardsley, MS
G.W. (Bo) Beed, EdD
D. Ken Calhoun, EdD
David Carns, MS
Stanley A. Dudley, MEd
Robert M. Envick, EdD
Ronald M. Frye, EdD
Craig Johnson, PhD
Juan Robertson, PhD
Robert Wieking, PhD
Norman H. Wolford, MS
Taiqian Q. Yang, PhD
Tim Yoxtheimer, MS

Staff
Jeff Wilcox, instructional and classroom support technician
Jo Grout, secretary

Department Overview
The Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction offers BS and BAS degree programs in various technologies.

Accrediting Information
The Construction Management program is fully accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).

The B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/.

The B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/.

Graduate Information
Some programs have specific admission requirements and admission deadlines. Specific information for each program can be found on the program Web site.

Students should seek advising from their program advisor prior to registration each quarter.

Courses with an additional fee are identified in the special course fee section of the student handbook published by the Office of the Registrar.

Program Objectives and Description
The Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction (ETSC) offers a Master of Science degree in engineering technology (MSET). The program is designed to prepare persons holding a Bachelor of Science degrees in the engineering technologies (ET), industrial technologies (IT), and similar or related degrees for career advancement. The MSET core curriculum is designed to teach students how to address technological challenges such as improving existing products, services, and work processes, and developing new ones. The context for instruction takes into account contemporary challenges in business and industry, such as innovating when technology is rapidly changing, adapting to the global economy, and protecting the environment. Students select elective courses in order to build upon their current technical capabilities or to develop knowledge and skills in a new area that complements their career objectives.

Admission Requirements
Incoming students are expected to meet all of the requirements of the graduate school, have a solid background in science and mathematics, and show evidence of scholarship. This requires that the candidate have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution and have completed a course in pre-calculus (or its equivalent) and at least one college-level, laboratory-based science course. Any candidate who does not meet these requirements may be admitted to the program on a conditional basis, after which the student must complete the requirements before being fully admitted to the program. If English is a secondary language, students must score 550 or more on the TOEFL examination. Transfer students will be considered using the same criteria, with consideration for equivalent graduate coursework completed elsewhere.

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/engineering/ or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Risk, Insurance, and Safety Management, BAS

• Construction Management Major, BS
• Electronics Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Industrial Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Mechanical Engineering Technology Major, BS
• Risk, Insurance, and Safety Management, BS
• Safety and Health Management Major, BS
• Technology Education Broad Area Major, BS
• Technology Education Major, BS

• Engineering Technology and Management MS, Construction Management Specialization
• Engineering Technology and Management MS, Engineering Technology Specialization
• Safety and Health Management, MS

• Construction Minor or Certificate
• Engineering Technology Management Minor or Certificate
• Engineering Technology Minor
• Insurance Management Certificate
• Public Health and Risk Management Minor or Certificate
• Risk Management Certificate
• Risk Management Minor
• Robotics and Automation Minor
• Safety and Health Management Minor or Certificate
• Traffic Safety Education Minor

Courses

• SHM 351 - Incident Analysis
• SHM 352 - Systems and Design (Put on reserve 9/16/24, will go inactive 8/24/27)
• SHM 353 - Risk and Insurance
• SHM 371 - Emergency Planning and Preparedness
• SHM 375 - Transportation and Fleet Safety (Put on reserve 9/16/24, will go inactive 8/24/27)
• SHM 377 - Hazardous Materials Management
• SHM 379 - Facility and Building Safety
• SHM 396 - Individual Study
• SHM 397 - Honors
• SHM 398 - Special Topics
• SHM 399 - Seminar
• SHM 423 - Advanced Construction Safety Management
• SHM 450 - Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
• SHM 451 - Commercial Liability Risk Management and Insurance
• SHM 452 - Risk Management for Public Entities (Put on reserve 9/16/24, will go inactive 8/24/27)
• SHM 453 - Construction Risk and Insurance Management (Put on reserve 9/16/24, will go inactive 8/24/27)
• SHM 454 - Risk Management Principles and Practices
• SHM 455 - Risk Assessment and Treatment
• SHM 456 - Risk Financing for Safety and Health Management
• SHM 471 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
• SHM 472 - Ergonomics
• SHM 474 - Safety and Health Management Systems
• SHM 477 - Environmental Management
• SHM 480 - Safety and Health Laboratory
• SHM 481 - Evolving Issues in Safety and Health Management
• SHM 482 - Evolving Issues in Risk Management
• SHM 485 - Safety and Health Management Capstone
• SHM 490 - Cooperative Education
• SHM 491 - Workshop
• SHM 496 - Individual Study
• SHM 497 - Honors
• SHM 498 - Special Topics
• SHM 499 - Seminar
• SHM 501 - Safety Sciences
• SHM 502 - SHM Graduate Resources
• SHM 554 - Risk Management Principles and Practices
• SHM 571 - Crisis Management and Continuity of Operations
• SHM 574 - Advanced Safety Management
• SHM 575 - EHS Administration and Ethics
• SHM 576 - EHS Program Management
• SHM 578 - EHS Analytics
• SHM 579 - EHS Sustainability and Stewardship
• SHM 581 - Advanced Industrial Hygiene
• SHM 582 - EHS Research Methods
• SHM 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination

• SED 298 - Special Topics
• SED 299 - Seminar
• SED 382 - Driver Task Analysis
• SED 396 - Individual Study
• SED 397 - Honors
• SED 398 - Special Topics
• SED 399 - Seminar
• SED 481 - Teaching Traffic Safety Education: Classroom and Simulation Instruction
• SED 482 - Teaching Traffic Safety Education: In Car
• SED 484 - Safety Program Supervision
• SED 491 - Workshop
• SED 496 - Individual Study
• SED 497 - Honors
• SED 498 - Special Topics
• SED 499 - Seminar