Certificate in Environmental Safety and Health
University of Southern Maine
The University of Southern Maine offers the Certificate in Environmental Safety and Health designed for supervisors responsible for environmental safety and health activities, persons having compliance responsibilities in their jobs, insurance company personnel, "jack-of-all-trades" employees in remote locations, technicians involved with these issues, and others who wish to enhance their work effectiveness and promotability.
The certificate is awarded after the successful completion of eight courses (24 credit hours) selected from those listed below. Several of the courses are offered at a distance. The other courses are offered regularly on the Gorham campus. Four of the courses should be primarily "environmental" and four should be primarily "health and safety" in nature.
Courses periodically offered by Interactive Television or Web-based (as well as Gorham Campus)
ESH 341 Environmental Regulations
ITS 320 Occupational Safety and Health
ESH 342 Safety and Risk Management (formerly called Loss Control Management)
ESH 450 Hazardous Waste and Pollution Control
Courses offered on Gorham Campus
ESP 203W Environmental Communications
ESP 280 Research and Analytical Methods
ESP 250 Soils and Land Use
PHI 212 Environmental Ethics
GEY 207 Atmospheric Science and Pollution
ESP 375 Environmental Risk Assessment
ITS 300 Ergonomics/Time Study
ESP 360 Water Quality Assessment and Control
ESH 331 Applied Toxicology
ESP 101K Fundamentals of Environmental Science or
ESP 125K Introduction to Environmental Ecology
Up to four other Environmental Safety and Health courses approved by the USM Environmental Science Faculty may be earned at other institutions. For example, courses offered through other partners in the University of Maine System, courses offered through the Maine Community College System, or courses offered through another regionally accredited institution of higher learning. If a student would like to take a course not offered at USM, they should send the syllabus to Professor D’Orsie for Environmental Science Faculty review. Upon successful completion of the course, it will be necessary to send an official transcript to the Environmental Science Department; any alternative courses will be judged against the standards for university transfer.
For more information about the certificate program, contact:
Sharon D’Orsie, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
School of Applied Science, Engineering & Technology
University of Southern Maine
106 Bailey Hall
37 College Avenue
Gorham, ME 04038
207-780-5552 or 1-800-800-4876, ext. 5552
smdorsie@usm.maine.edu
If you have any questions regarding this certificate program or whether it is appropriate for you, please contact the Student Services Coordinator at your nearest University College Center. Centers are located in Bath, Calais, Dover-Foxcroft, East Millinocket, Ellsworth, Houlton, Mexico, Saco, Sanford, South Paris, and Thomaston. Contact us at www.learn.maine.edu or 1-800-868-7000 for the number of the University College Center in your region.
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