Construction Safety Sciences
Protecting The Workforce
This first-in-the-nation bachelor’s degree prepares students for occupational safety and health program management positions in the construction industry. This is a field that demands critical thinking, hazard identification, and prioritization. You’ll also walk away with serious know-how when it comes to cost effectiveness, program management, and safety and environmental regulatory compliance. Everything you need to raise the bar.
BS in Construction Safety Sciences
Healthy employees are key to completing a project on time and on budget. And you can be the person to make a difference in worker safety.
Learn how to manage construction projects at the highest level via hands-on experience.
Minor in Construction Safety Sciences
Master extensive construction management skills by combining a construction management major with a construction safety sciences minor.
View your projects from 10,000 ft., anticipate problem areas, keep your crew’s safety in mind, and maximize all options. At KSC, we’re all about innovation in this critical field.
Undergraduate
Find Your Potential
Successful construction safety majors have the opportunity to join the student chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals and Rho Kappa Sigma (RSK), the national safety honor society. Internships and safety boot camps are also ready for you to tap into!
KSC grads:
- Think critically to anticipate and assess risk during pre-planning and design phases.
- Analyze work hazards, research best control actions, and communicate necessary steps.
- Measure and assess the effectiveness of controls interacting with a diverse workforce .
- Apply ethical and professional judgment to assure worker safety and health Meet applicable codes of conduct and ethical behavior.
Career Opportunities
There are so many possibilities in this fast-moving field. If you’re passionate about promoting a positive safety culture, become a health, safety & environment specialist. Ready to enforce safety regulations and get the job done? Take on a role as construction safety officer. Lead a worksite revolution as a senior safety manager. Or apply your sharp mind as a safety analyst. At KSC, you'll be at the helm of innovation, sustainability, and progress.
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603-358-2276
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Keene, New Hampshire 03435