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    Apr 30, 2024  
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OSH 155 Special Topics in OSH - I (3 credits)



Course Description
Topics covered will vary/rotate depending on current events and changes in the field of OSH, sample topics include: Workplace Violence, Transportation Safety, Medical Surveillance, Health Epidemics, Agriculture Safety, etc.

Course Content
A. Specialty field significance to Occupational Safety and Health
B. Specialty field terms and concepts
C. Specialty field implications to Occupational Safety and Health
D. Specialty field application

Student Outcomes
1. Describe the importance of the specialized topic to the field and practice of occupational safety and health.

2. Correctly name & define specialty topic terms and key concepts.

3. Analyze the specialty concepts as applied to real world situations.

4. List and contrast the strengths and limitations of various specialty topic applications and evaluate those applications in relation to occupational safety and health regulations.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20



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