2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Apr 30, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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OSH 291 OSH Internship (3 credits)



Prerequisite Enrollment in the Occupational Safety and Health Program and instructor permission.

Course Description
Participants will obtain and participate in an occupational safety and health extramural work experience in their chosen area of interest.

Course Content
A. On-the-job training
B. Proactive Career Planning
C. Professionalism and work procedures for that industry

Student Outcomes
1. Obtain work experience in their field of interest through volunteering, job shadowing, interning, and/or agreeing to be evaluated by their current supervisor.

2. Set workplace learning objectives, develop a plan for accomplishing these objectives, document the learning process, and assess their success in reaching the objectives.

3. Write a career path plan communicating where they want to be in their careers five years in the future and the steps they will take to make it happen.

4. List typical work procedures and professional standards for the industry of this internship.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public by identifying hazardous conditions and practices and implementing alternative practices and/or corrective measures. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 90
Total Contact Hours 90



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