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Top 5 Reasons to attend the Graduate Safety Program
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Top 5 Reasons to attend the Graduate Safety Program
The M.S. with a major in safety prepares safety professionals
to serve the business, industrial, and public sectors in the fields
of safety management, emergency management, safety education, injury
and accident assessment, and public safety. This program:
- provides a relevant, up-to-date graduate curriculum with concentrations
in safety management and emergency
management for degree candidates
who are employed or will be employed in business, industry
or with public sector agencies responsible for safety and emergency
response;
- offers course concentrations in safety management and emergency
management as well as internship and research
experiences on and off campus, which significantly supplement safety certification
preparation and enable students to develop specialties;
- plans and conducts applied research related to safety management,
emergency response, crisis management, injury, risk, and
accident assessment;
- provides consultants, training, and other services to Tennessee
communities, schools, small businesses, and industries.
- Graduate students enrolled in the safety program may also
have an opportunity to work in research or on project teams with
PhD candidates, who are pursuing a concentration in community
health and who have chosen safety as their primary research area.
These Ph.D. candidates also choose safety as a collateral course
area and are cogante in areas such as human resources, management,
industry, or environmental engineering.
Safety Education at UT
The UT Safety Program is the only graduate program in Tennessee
leading to an M.S. in safety. In addition to serving the needs
of Tennessee residents, this degree attracts students from
Academic Common Market states, which do not offer graduate
safety programs. The UT Safety Program furthers the university
and college mission by preparing safety professionals with
the knowledge and skills necessary to create and maintain safer
human environments in the workplace, home, school, and community.
Through a broad range of instruction, research, and service
initiatives, the UT Safety Program promotes protection of the
nation's population through safety management and emergency
management as one efficient and cost-effective method of achieving
the nation's goals for wellness and health.
Quality
The majority of entering safety graduate students have five
or more years of experience in a safety, environmental, or
emergency response field, although this level of experience
is not required for graduate admission. Many students far
exceed this level with 10 to 20 years of applied safety-related
work experience. This level of work-related experience enhances
the quality and depth of class discussion and allows the
cognitive, management, and training concepts introduced in
graduate classes to be readily applied on the job. Graduates
have indicated a high rate of success in achieving promotion
within their own companies, acquiring new jobs within the
safety or emergency response field, and furthering their
graduate education.
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