Aerospace and Occupational Safety (SFTY)
SFTY 520 Occupational Health and Safety Foundations 3 Credits (3,0)
Graduate-level foundational course in occupational health and safety. Covers public health principles, communication, leadership, research ethics, and interdisciplinary teamwork.
SFTY 530 Safety, Health and Environmental Legislation, Litigation and Compliance 3 Credits (3,0)
Survey of regulatory and legal settings in occupational safety, health, and environmental management. Exploration of regulations, legal responsibilities, and ethical considerations.
SFTY 531 Aircraft Accident Investigation 3 Credits (3,0)
Examination of aircraft accident investigation from administrative, regulatory, and field perspectives. Emphasis on evidence gathering and roles of investigative organizations. Includes laboratory work.
SFTY 540 Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response 3 Credits (3,0)
Disaster preparedness and emergency response procedures. Topics: emergency response plans, incident command system, medical surveillance, post-emergency recovery.
SFTY 550 Fire Safety Management and Disaster Response 3 Credits (3,0)
Essentials of fire protection and prevention in safety, health, and environmental management. Concepts of fire behavior, fire detection, suppression systems, and disaster response management.
SFTY 551 Case Studies in Safety 3 Credits (3,0)
Case studies in accidents from various industries: aviation, maritime, rail, highway, and others. Analysis of risks, organizational issues, and failure modes.
SFTY 560 Industrial Hygiene and Physical Hazards 3 Credits (3,0)
Health effects, measurement, regulations, and control technologies for physical hazards such as noise, temperature extremes, radiation, and vibration.
SFTY 570 Fire Safety Management 3 Credits (3,0)
Fire behavior, fire chemistry, detection systems, fire prevention and control methods. Development of safety prevention programs and emergency action plans and response.
SFTY 580 Environmental Protection for the Safety, Health and Environmental Manager 3 Credits (3,0)
Environmental hazard prevention, mitigation, and compliance techniques. Focus on sustainable practices, environmental regulations, and strategic environmental management.
SFTY 581 Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Protection 3 Credits (3,0)
Role and responsibilities of industrial hygienists in aviation and other industries. Identification, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards such as noise, chemicals, and radiation.
SFTY 590 Hazard Control Methods in Occupational Safety and Health 3 Credits (3,0)
Application of scientific and technical principle to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control workplace safety and health hazards. Topics: job safety analysis, inspections, audits, machine safeguarding, walking and working surfaces, materials handling.
SFTY 599 Special Topics in Aerospace and Occupational Safety 1-6 Credit (1-6,0)
Individual, independent, or directed studies of selected topics in aerospace and occupational safety.
SFTY 600 Occupational Safety and Health Management 3 Credits (3,0)
Overview of occupational safety program development and management. Application of safety management principles to complex technical industries.
SFTY 601 Physical Ergonomics 3 Credits (3,0)
Role of ergonomics in workplace and task design. Musculoskeletal anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and techniques for controlling musculoskeletal disorders.
SFTY 602 Human Factors 3 Credits (3,0)
Survey of human information processing capabilities and limitations. Includes visual and auditory systems, human error, reliability analysis, task analysis.
SFTY 603 Occupational Safety 3 Credits (3,0)
Overview of occupational safety, including worker compensation, program development, and hazard management. Includes evaluation of specific hazards like machine guarding, fire protection, and lighting.
SFTY 604 Quantitative Methods 3 Credits (3,0)
Survey of quantitative methods for safety practitioners: descriptive statistics, probability, parametric/nonparametric statistics, and ANOVA.
SFTY 609 Advanced System Safety 3 Credits (3,0)
Techniques important in the practice of system safety. System safety management; mathematics and probability including probability distributions, networks, simulation, decision analysis, and hazard analysis.
SFTY 611 Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 3 Credits (3,0)
Concepts in industrial hygiene and toxicology to prevent occupational illnesses. Recognizing, evaluating, and controlling occupational health hazards. Overview of federal and state laws and regulations.
SFTY 612 Research Methods in Safety 3 Credits (3,0)
Research methodologies for problem development. Problem selection, data collection, sample selection, and literature review.
SFTY 613 Aviation Safety Management Systems 3 Credits (3,0)
Safety management systems in aviation; components of safety policy, risk management, safety assurance, and safety promotion; mandatory and voluntary safety programs. History of aviation safety initiatives.
SFTY 614 Safety Ethics 3 Credits (3,0)
Ethical decision-making for safety professionals. Foundations in professional ethics and morality; responsible relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and customers. Impact on the safety environment.
SFTY 616 Safety Training and Leadership 3 Credits (3,0)
Leadership and communication skills for safety professionals. Topics: team facilitation, conflict resolution, negotiation, leadership processes, training program development, design, implementation, and evaluation.
SFTY 617 Aviation Human Factors 3 Credits (3,0)
Human information processing, capabilities, and limitations. Human error, reliability, motor capabilities, task analysis. Emphasis on aviation applications.
SFTY 619 Human Factors and Ergonomics 3 Credits (3,0)
Human factors in workplace, work task, and equipment design. Topics: anthropometry, control-display design, visual and auditory acuity, circadian rhythms, psychomotor skills, learning and memory, physiological aspects of ergonomics.
SFTY 620 Evaluation of Chemical Hazards and Analytical Methods in Industrial Hygiene 3 Credits (3,0)
Evaluation of occupational exposures to gases, vapors, aerosols. Industrial hygiene air-monitoring equipment; exposure distribution characterization; sampling strategies.
SFTY 631 Aircraft Accident Analysis 3 Credits (3,0)
Critical analysis of aircraft accidents through extensive fieldwork, investigation, group discussions, decision-making, and report production. Focus on accident prevention and loss-prevention technologies.
SFTY 635 Advanced Aircraft Survivability 3 Credits (3,0)
Detailed analysis of survivability factors in aircraft accidents. Focus on impact forces, injury mechanisms, crashworthiness, and technologies to protect occupants. Case studies included.
SFTY 640 Industrial Hygiene Sampling and Analysis 3 Credits (3,0)
Contaminant exposure assessment for public health and regulatory compliance. Focus: air, dermal, surface, noise, soil, and water sampling. Data analysis and equipment use.
SFTY 675 Aviation Maintenance Safety 3 Credits (3,0)
Aviation maintenance safety practices, procedures, and policies. Maintenance safety in relation to safety management programs. Case studies on accident prevention and loss control.
SFTY 691 Capstone 3 Credits (3,0)
Development, execution, reporting, and presentation of project or research. Culminating effort in safety science or occupational safety management.
SFTY 696 Internship in Safety Science 1-3 Credit (1-3,0)
Temporary professional work in safety science. Application of theories and philosophies in industrial or professional settings. Coordinated by the University between offering organizations and graduate students.
SFTY 697 Internship in Safety Science 1-3 Credit (1-3,0)
Temporary professional work in safety science. Application of theories and philosophies in industrial or professional settings. Coordinated by the University between offering organizations and graduate students.
SFTY 698 Internship in Safety Science 1-3 Credit (1-3,0)
Temporary professional work in safety science. Application of theories and philosophies in industrial or professional settings. Coordinated by the University between offering organizations and graduate students.
SFTY 699 Special Topics in Aerospace and Occupational Safety 1-6 Credit (1-6,0)
Individual, independent, or directed studies of selected topics in aerospace and occupational safety.
SFTY 700 Graduate Thesis 1-9 Credit (1-9,0)
Original research in occupational safety or aviation safety science. Valid methodology, data analysis, and oral defense required. Advances the field of study.
SFTY 700A Graduate Thesis I 3 Credits (3,0)
First part of a two-course sequence. Develop a thesis on occupational safety and management. Supervised by a thesis committee. Quality suitable for publication.
SFTY 700B Graduate Thesis II 3 Credits (3,0)
Completion of the occupational safety and management thesis. Focus: problem identification, hypothesis formulation, findings interpretation, and original research contribution.
SFTY 799 Special Topics in Aerospace and Occupational Safety 1-6 Credit (1-6,0)
Individual, independent, or directed studies of selected topics in aerospace and occupational safety.