Occupational Safety and Health Certificates

100% Online Professional Certificate

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Advance your safety career

Advance your career with a Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, or Environmental Safety and Health professional certificate to stay at the forefront of your field. This program can be completed 100% online (or on campus) and enables you to specialize your expertise and enhance your professional development. At Murray State, we help you take the next step in your safety career! 

Why a professional certificate?

As an early and mid-career professional, you often take on new work responsibilities and desire specific technical training to complement your practical work experience. Murray State's OSH department offers professional certificates in three related areas: Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental Safety and Health. Each are stackable! You can complete one, two, or all three without repeating! 

Best yet, a completed professional certificate will count as 12 credit hours towards your Master's degree in Occupational Safety and Health which is offered both on campus and 100% online

Choose your certificate

  • Risk Management 
  • Industrial Hygiene 
  • Environmental Safety and Health

Competitive tuition

Murray State University offers competitive tuition rates.

Admission requirements

Meet the Murray State University admission requirements.

For admission, students must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Master’s degree or doctoral-level degree from an accredited institution OR
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with
    • 3.0 GPA
    • Applicants who do not meet the above GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the OSH Graduate Admission Committee.

Curriculum

Total Certificate Requirements (12 hours)

Complete twelve (12) hours in one of the following concentrations to fulfill and receive a professional certificate in that focus area. 

 

Risk Management Certificate (12 hours)

VIEW THE RISK MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM

 

Industrial Hygiene Certificate (12 hours)

VIEW THE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM

 

Environmental Safety and Health Certificate (12 hours)

VIEW THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM

 

OSH Course List and Descriptions

VIEW THE OSH COURSE LIST AND DESCRIPTIONS

Contact us to begin the 100% Online Professional Certificate Program

Dr. Traci Byrd

Dr. Traci Byrd

CHAIR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

270.809.3630

157 B Industry and Technology Center

 

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