In 1971, the Department of Safety Sciences was established within what is now the College of Health and Human Services to conduct professional programs in safety management and occupational safety and health. We have educated more than 2,500 safety and health professionals over the past 38 years, with employment placement rates consistently above 90 percent. These graduates have excelled in their careers and are employed in a variety of industries, such as chemicals, construction, steel, consulting, insurance, and manufacturing.
Safety Sciences Mission Statement
The mission of the Safety Sciences Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is to prepare individuals for careers in the safety sciences, which encompass occupational safety, occupational health, environmental safety, fire protection, ergonomics, systems safety, emergency planning and response, and safety management. The following actions guide the department in its endeavor to meet this mission:
- Assist the university and the College of Health and Human Services in achieving their missions.
- Use the teacher-scholar model and the learning-centered environment to enhance the education of all students.
- Target graduate education to meet the needs of current and future practitioners.
- Create a learning community that is diverse in its composition and committed to tolerance, compassion and service.
- Acquire and utilize technology that facilitates active participation in the creation and use of information on a global scale.
- Develop and maintain high quality curricula in undergraduate and graduate programs and offer continuing education coursework within the primary knowledge area of safety sciences.
- Conduct research whenever these opportunities are found in the safety sciences.
- Cooperate with employers to provide internship and cooperative education experiences for students.
- Consult and maintain relationships through professional associations and advisory committees to expand the knowledge to protect life, property, and the environment.
Program Educational Objectives - Bachelor of Science
During their first five years upon graduation, graduates working as safety, health and environmental professionals will demonstrate abilities to
- anticipate, identify, and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices
- develop hazard control methods, procedures, and programs
- implement, administer, and advise others on hazard controls and hazardcontrol programs
- evaluate hazard based on qualitative/quantitative methods and analyze and interpret data to develop controls
- Graduates will continue their professional growth after graduation and the integration of new knowledge into their profession.
- Graduates will act in a professional and ethical manner.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
117 Johnson Hall
1010 Oakland Avenue
Indiana, PA 15705-1087
724-357-2100
http://www.iup.edu
http://www.iup.edu/safetysciences
Lon Ferguson, Ed.D, CSP
Department Chair
Department of Safety Sciences
724-357-3018
ferguson@iup.edu
BS, Safety Sciences (ABET Accredited)
