Safety Science
- OVERVIEW
- ADVANTAGES
- REQUIREMENTS
- FACULTY
Overview
The Bachelor of Science degree in Safety Science provides the student with skills and knowledge for a career in Aviation Safety or Occupational Health and is normally completed in eight semesters. The program delivers an effective foundation in safety that prepares the student for any industrial setting and allows each student to select an Aviation Safety or Occupational Safety and Health area of concentration.
The Department of Safety Science is located in the Robertson Aviation Safety Center where classrooms, laboratories, and faculty offices are convenient for daily interaction with other students and faculty. The Department of Safety Science provides a unique opportunity at the Prescott campus for students to interact with graduate students since it is the only department offering a Master’s degree.
This Master's degree can also be achieved in combination with a Bachelors degree with the Five-Year Safety Science program.
Advantages
The Bachelor of Science degree in Safety Science is designed to provide the student the following expertise:
Familiarity with the fundamentals of the ancillary disciplines that are essential to the practice of safety: aviation safety, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics/human factors, and quantitative methods- Ability to understand research processes, techniques and procedures, and to draw appropriate conclusions from the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data
- Knowledge of the basic approaches to accident investigation
- Understanding of the breadth of application of the discipline of safety science, including ground and occupational safety as well as product safety, aviation safety, flight safety, and air crash investigation
- Use appropriate tools for the analysis of safety data to draw inferences about cause, effect, and prevention
Requirements
The successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Safety Science requires a minimum of 122 credit hours. Students will complete a general education core of 24 credit hours and a math and science core of 26 credit hours. Each Safety Science major will complete a safety core of 39 credit hours. The student can choose either Aviation Safety or Occupational Safety and Health as an AOC. Each of these areas of concentration will require 18 credit hours. This program provides 15 open electives so the student can select a minor course of study that will complement the safety career.
| Degree Requirements - Aviation Safety Area of Concentration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| AS 132 | Basic Aeronautics I | 3 |
| COM 122 | English Composition and Literature | 3 |
| HU 14X | Lower Level Humanities | 3 |
| MA 111 | College Math for Aviation I | 3 |
| MA 112 | College Math for Aviation II | 3 |
| PS 107 | Elements of Biological Science | 3 |
| PS 113 | Introductory Physics I | 3 |
| SF 210 | Introduction to Aerospace Safety | 3 |
| WX 201 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| CS XXX | Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| COM 219 | Speech | 3 |
| COM 221 | Technical Report Writing -OR- | |
| COM 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| EC 200/210/211 | Economics | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| PS 105 | General Chemistry | 4 |
| PS 114 & 144L | Introductory Physics II and Lab | 4 |
| PSY 220 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SF 205 | Principles of Accident Investigation | 3 |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| SF 315 | Environmental Science and Safety | 3 |
| SF 320 | Human Factors in Aviation | 3 |
| SF 325 | Human Factors and Ergonomics I | 3 |
| SF 330 | Aircraft Accident Investigation | 3 |
| SF 335 | Mechanical and Structural Factors in Aviation | 3 |
| SF 345 | Safety Program Management | 3 |
| SF 355 | Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| AS 309 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| AS 356 | Aircraft Systems and Components | 3 |
| HU/SS XXX | Upper Level Elective | 3 |
| SF 326 | System Safety | 3 |
| SF 350 | Air Crash and Emergency Management | 3 |
| SF 410 | Design of Engineering Hazard Controls | 3 |
| SF 462 | Health, Safety and Aviation Law | 3 |
| SF 475 | Senior Project | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Total Degree Credits | 122 | |
| Degree Requirements - Occupation Safety and Health Area of Concentration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| COM 122 | English Composition and Literature | 3 |
| CS XXX | Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| HU 14X | Lower Level Humanities | 3 |
| MA 111 | College Math for Aviation I | 3 |
| MA 112 | College Math for Aviation II | 3 |
| AS 120 | Principles of Aeronautical Science | 3 |
| PS 107 | Elements of Biological Science | 3 |
| PS 113 | Introductory Physics I | 3 |
| SF 210 | Introduction to Aerospace Safety | 3 |
| WX 201 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| COM 219 | Speech | 3 |
| COM 221 | Technical Report Writing -OR- | |
| COM 222 | Business Communication | 3 |
| EC 200/210/211 | Economics | 3 |
| MA 222 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| PS 105 | General Chemistry | 4 |
| PS 114 & 144L | Introductory Physics II and Lab | 4 |
| PSY 220 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SF 205 | Principles of Accident Investigation | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| SF 311 | Industrial Security | 3 |
| SF 315 | Environmental Science and Safety | 3 |
| SF 325 | Human Factors and Ergonomics I | 3 |
| SF 345 | Safety Program Management | 3 |
| SF 355 | Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology | 3 |
| SF 420 | Analysis of Observational Data | 3 |
| SF 425 | Human Factors and Ergonomics II | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BA 317 | Organizational Behavior -OR- | |
| BA 420 | Management of Production and Operations | 3 |
| HU/SS XXX | Upper Level Elective | 3 |
| SF 326 | System Safety | 3 |
| SF 350 | Air Crash and Emergency Management | 3 |
| SF 405 | Applications of Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
| SF 410 | Design of Engineering Hazard Controls I | 3 |
| SF 440 | Design of Engineering Hazard Controls II | 3 |
| SF 462 | Health, Safety and Aviation Law | 3 |
| SF 475 | Senior Project | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Total Degree Credits | 122 | |
Faculty
Associate Professor
Safety Science
Maxwell Fogleman has been on the faculty of the Department of Safety Science since the first class matriculated into the master’s degree program in August of 2001.
Chair
Safety Science
Dr. Luedtke specializes in women’s contributions to aviation, service quality in aviation, effects of marketing in aviation, and situational awareness.
