MS Occupational Safety and Ergonomics at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The MS in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics prepares graduates for entry-level positions with industry, labor organizations or government. The programme includes a research thesis and is part of the NIOSH Education and Research Center at the University of Cincinnati.

Faculty: College of Medicine | Department: Environmental and Public Health Sciences (Division of Environmental and Industrial Hygiene) | Duration: 2 years; 50 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Study combines occupational safety and ergonomics coursework with a research thesis.

Career pathways

Entry-level positions with industry, labor organizations or government.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Environmental Health graduate programmes (Division of Environmental and Industrial Hygiene): applicants submit a CV or resume, a statement of purpose and objectives, unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended (official copies if admitted) and letters of recommendation. International applicants whose native language is not English submit scores from an approved English language exam. Fall deadlines: August 1 for domestic applicants and July 1 for international applicants; graduate assistant funding applications are due December 15 of the prior year.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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