BS Occupational Safety and Health

The Occupational Safety & Health degree at Marshall University offers students like you the opportunity to prepare for entry-level positions in the field of safety and health in industry, government agencies and related service industries.

When students like yourself complete our program they’ve acquired an educational background in mathematics, science, technology, communications and management. The broad educational background gives you the ability to apply critical-thinking skills to the anticipation, identification, evaluation, prevention and control of occupational and environmental hazards relative to accident prevention, construction safety, environmental protection, emergency preparedness, ergonomics and human factors.

Students like you make our Occupational Safety and Health program one of the best in the region as an accredited institution offering many hands-on learning opportunities.. As a student in our program, you have the ability to join a long list of graduates working throughout numerous industries, focused on safety. Our students develop communication, problem-solving and team-building skills that allow them to flourish.

We focus on helping you develop ethical, societal and professional responsibility, recognize the limits of knowledge while continuing to learn the craft.