The Occupational Safety and Health minor consists of upper-level Public Health coursework that should be selected in consultation with a School of Public Health Undergraduate Academic Advisor.

Students with a minor in Occupational Safety and Health minor are prepared to recognize factors that make a workplace unsafe and learn how to reduce risks for everyone. Students applying for an OCSH minor must have a 2.0 or better overall GPA. Students are required to meet a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in their minor coursework. Proper classification is required for the course level taken and any minor course prerequisites must be met.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
PHLT 331	Occupational Safety and Health I	3
PHLT 333	Accident Investigation	3
PHLT 432	Human Factors and Ergonomic Health and Safety	3
PHLT 434	Project Cost Benefit and Economics	3
Select one of the following:		3
PHLT 305	Epidemiology in Public Health
PHLT 330	The Environment and Public Health
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

 

Minimum 15 hours required.

Minimum of 6 hours at 300- to 400-level.

Minimum 2.0 TAMU GPA and a completed minor form filed in the Public Health Studies advising office.