Safety and Health Management Minor

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Advisors
Sathyanarayanan Rajendran, PhD, CSP
Allen Sullivan, PhD
Michael Andler, senior lecturer

Program Information
The safety and health management minor is designed for students who are interested in safety and health in the workplace. The program provides course options for the student to tailor the program to their specific career interests. Course selections should best fit the student’s major program. Admission to any course required a grade of C or higher in each prerequisite listed. Students who do not meet the prerequisite grade requirement will be dropped from the course. Students are expected to complete each course used to fulfill a degree program requirement with a grade of C or higher.

Admission Requirements
The safety and health management minor is not available to students majoring in either the BS safety and health management or BAS occupational safety and health programs. Applications are accepted during the spring quarter, and the students will start in the fall quarter. Please see the program application for preferences and evaluation available at www.cwu.edu/engineering.

Required Courses

SHM 301 - Fundamentals of Safety and Health Management Credits: (3)
SHM 323 - Construction Safety and Health Credits: (3)
OR SHM 325 - Manufacturing Safety and Health Credits: (3)
SHM 351 - Incident Analysis Credits: (3)
SHM 352 - Systems and Design Credits: (3)
SHM 353 - Risk and Insurance Credits: (4)

Department-Approved Electives Credits: 8

Select two courses from the following:

SHM 371 - Emergency Planning and Preparedness Credits: (4)
SHM 375 - Transportation and Fleet Safety Credits: (4)
SHM 377 - Hazardous Materials Management Credits: (4)
SHM 379 - Facility and Building Safety Credits: (4)

Total Credits: 24

College and Department Information

Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction Department
College of Education and Professional Studies