Program Details
Increasing costs due to injuries, on-the-job accidents, & rehabilitation, interest in injury/accident prevention has increased.
- Location:
- Orlando, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Graduate Certificate
- Specialty:
- Occupational Health & Safety
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- The Graduate Certificate in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety prepares students in the design and implementation of an effective human engineering/ergonomics effort within an occupational setting. Because of increasing costs due to injuries, on-the-job accidents, and rehabilitation, interest in injury and accident prevention has increased dramatically. Designing workplaces to accommodate human workers is a key to improving worker safety and occupational health.
Additional Program Information
- Accreditation:
- The University of Central Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master's, specialist and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the University of Central Florida.
- Financial Aid:
- No
- International Requirements:
- In order to enroll in graduate classes, students must have obtained a baccalaureate or higher degree, prior to the start of the term for which the student is admitted, from a regionally accredited institution or from a recognized foreign institution. International students are not eligible for nondegree/certificate status unless they hold an eligible visa. Additional information regarding immigration processes and transition to the UCF community is available from the International Services Center: www.intl.ucf.edu. International applicants are encouraged to begin the application process early. Also, international applicants should ensure all supporting documents, including those required to issue an I-20, are received by the stated application deadline. Only official documentation is accepted and it is the student's responsibility to submit all documents by the application deadline.