Program Overview

Overview

Lead sustainability and safety efforts with RIT’s MS in environmental health and safety management.

Why Study Environmental Health and Safety Management at RIT?

• STEM-OPT Visa Eligible: The STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows full-time, on-campus international students on an F-1 student visa to stay and work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduation.
• Future-Focused Curriculum: Learn the skills to move organizations toward a more sustainable and socially responsible future.
• Flexible Learning: Complete your degree entirely online, or via a combination of online and traditional on-campus courses.
• Career Readiness: Recent graduates are employed by Fortune 100 companies, environmental health and safety consultancies, and government agencies such as the EPA, OSHA, and the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Careers and Cooperative Education

Typical Job Titles

• Associate Environmental Engineer
• Chemistry Lab Supervisor
• EHS Specialist
• Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
• Environmental Health Specialist
• Environmental Scientist
• Lecturer
• Risk Control Specialist
• Senior HSE Representative
• Senior Safety Officer

Cooperative Education

What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the ability to complete relevant, hands-on career experience. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart.

Curriculum

Environmental, Health and Safety Management (thesis option), MS degree, typical course sequence

• First Year
  • ESHS-720: Environmental, Health and Safety Management
  • ESHS-740: EHS Management System Design
  • ESHS-755: Corporate Social Responsibility
  • ESHS-760: Integrating EHS Management
  • GRCS-701: Research Methods
  • Professional Electives (6 credits)
• Second Year
  • ESHS-780: EHS Internal Auditing
  • ESHS-788: Thesis Planning
  • ESHS-790: Thesis
  • Total Semester Credit Hours: 30

Environmental, Health and Safety Management (capstone project option), MS degree, typical course sequence

• First Year
  • ESHS-720: Environmental, Health and Safety Management
  • ESHS-740: EHS Management System Design
  • ESHS-755: Corporate Social Responsibility
  • ESHS-760: Integrating EHS Management
  • GRCS-701: Research Methods
  • Professional Electives (6 credits)
• Second Year
  • ESHS-780: EHS Internal Auditing
  • ESHS-797: Graduate Project
  • Professional Elective (3 credits)
  • Total Semester Credit Hours: 30

Environmental, Health and Safety Management (comprehensive exam option), MS degree, typical course sequence

• First Year
  • ESHS-720: Environmental, Health and Safety Management
  • ESHS-740: EHS Management System Design
  • ESHS-755: Corporate Social Responsibility
  • ESHS-760: Integrating EHS Management
  • GRCS-701: Research Methods
  • Professional Electives (6 credits)
• Second Year
  • ESHS-780: EHS Internal Auditing
  • ESHS-795: Comprehensive Exam
  • Professional Electives (6 credits)
  • Total Semester Credit Hours: 30

Admissions and Financial Aid

Application Details

To be considered for admission to the Environmental, Health and Safety Management MS program, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

• Complete an online graduate application.
• Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, including any transfer credit earned.
• Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent) is recommended.
• Satisfy prerequisite requirements and/or complete bridge courses prior to starting program coursework.
• Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae.
• Submit a personal statement of educational objectives.
• Submit one letter of recommendation.
• Entrance exam requirements: None
• Submit English language test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic), if required.

Cost and Financial Aid

An RIT graduate degree is an investment with lifelong returns. Graduate tuition varies by degree, the number of credits taken per semester, and delivery method.

Faculty

• Lisa Greenwood: Associate Professor
• Jennifer Schneider: Senior Director of Integrated Curriculum and Eugene H Fram Chair
• Joseph Rosenbeck: Professor

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