Program Description

University of Findlay's Environmental, Safety, and Health Management master's degree will prepare students for leadership positions in the environmental industry. ​We provide enhanced knowledge of science, occupational health, environmental policy, and business concepts. We are committed to helping you reach your career goals. ​​​​​​​​Certificates - grow professionally while earning credit toward your master's degree.

Emergency and Disaster Management

The University of Findlay's Emergency and Disaster Management Certificate prepares professionals and community members to help citizens and businesses to recover from any sort of disaster. This course is ideal for professionals who work in industries surrounding emergency operations who are looking to increase their engagement and responsibility in the field, people who want to be prepared for natural or manmade disasters in order to protect themselves, their family, and their businesses, city and county officials and employees who will be directly engaged in the event of a disaster and nonprofit services who aim to serve the community in times of need. 

Environmental Management
This coursework provides students with the knowledge needed to apply advanced environmental concepts related to waste management, pollution prevention, and air quality to making today's industries more sustainable. The program is ideal for a professional looking to expand their skills, knowledge, and abilities to become more marketable, particularly, people who have industrial and hazardous waste experience or a safety degree but need training in environmental management to achieve their career goals. 
Occupational Health and Safety
Human resources and safety personnel work closely together to ensure the safety of employees. This certificate will prepare people who work with the field of industrial safety but may not have the necessary knowledge to be fully operational in it, such as business managers and human resource officers, to enhance their role and make their workplace even safer.   ​

Admission Requirements

Consideration for admission to the ENVM program requires:

1. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or have a minimum cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale associated with a previous master's degree. This includes classes from all institutions attended. Students who have a 2.50 cumulative undergraduate grade point average may be considered for conditional admission but must attain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in the first nine hours of the ENVM program to be fully admitted to the program.
    
2. Fulfillment of prerequisite competencies, by demonstrated knowledge as a result of undergraduate transcripts or completion of bridge courses.
   1. Math/Statistics — basic algebra, simultaneous equations, and basic probability and statistics
   2. Computers — basic word processing and data manipulation using spreadsheets
   3. Chemistry — background in general and organic
   4. Knowledge of United States environmental laws and regulations
   5. Biology and Chemistry — background in basic sciences these competencies will be determined or verified in one of two ways. 1) The student will demonstrate competency by presenting an undergraduate transcript that will show at least two courses in biological sciences and two courses in chemistry. 2) Should a student’s transcript not show such courses, the student will be required to take the appropriate bridge course and demonstrate competency with a test that includes relevant questions to those fields. Biological sciences and other relevant scientific information and competencies will be included in ENVM 503. Chemical sciences and other relevant scientific information and competencies will be included in ENVM 5​04.
3. Demonstrated analytical skills
   
   
   1. Students must take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) prior to full admission to the program and obtain at or above the 35th percentile on the quantitative section OR
   2. Students must take the ENVM ​502, Technical Review Course bridge course. Algebra and statistics information and competency are included in this course.
       
4. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or first-professional doctorate degree, specifically when no baccalaureate degree was offered (e.g., PharmD., etc.).
    
5. Submission of official transcripts, which can be in the form of attested credentials from a University-recognized document verification agency, of all college-level work.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $22400.