Occupational Safety & Management

Graduate Certificate in Safety Leadership & Management

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EKU Online > Online Safety Degrees & Certificates > Graduate Certificate in Safety Leadership & Management

Set the Bar for Safety

Our online safety leadership and management graduate certificate has been designed to elevate the capabilities of established safety professionals. This certificate program provides a strong foundation in compliance and legal requirements, administrative responsibilities, ethical practices, policy creation and implementation, and more.

Our safety leadership and management certificate prepares you to:

  • Qualify for positions such as safety manager, compliance manager, emergency management director or health and safety engineer
  • Earn the specialized skills that make companies look to you when disaster strikes
  • Enhance your critical thinking, policy analysis and ethical reasoning skills
  • Sharpen your ability to detect critical threats and hazards
  • Develop your leadership style and aid in decision-making
  • Collaborate with expert faculty in an interactive learning environment
  • Expand your skill set with an additional specialty

Build upon your bachelor’s degree and earn a valuable, respected credential for your career. We can help you grow with the industry while you apply cutting-edge knowledge directly in the field.

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Benefits of EKU Online

Our online safety leadership and management certificate program prepares you with the tools to establish, maintain and update safety protocols at your workplace. We teach a level of immersion that can prepare you to protect every aspect of an enterprise and  help you craft your leadership style, build your expertise and better position you for career advancement.

  • Accelerated 8-week terms
  • Courses begin 6 times per year
  • Free textbooks through EKU BookSmart
  • No application fee
  • No campus visits required
  • Graduate in 1 year or less
  • Improve your education while remaining active as a safety professional
  • Choose from seven concentrations and tailor your degree to your interests
  • No GRE for applicants with a 2.5 undergraduate GPA or higher
  • Learn from a veteran faculty of safety experts with public and private sector experience
  • Reduced tuition for active duty service members and their spouses
  • Ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best universities offering online degrees
Career Services

Career planning is tough, but with EKU you don’t have to tackle the process alone.

The EKU Office of Academic and Career Services is a one-stop shop for all of your career and professional development needs. We offer a variety of services to current online EKU students and alumni to help you with your career development, decision-making and job search.

Services include:

  • Creating/Updating Your Resume and Cover Letter
  • Interviewing Tips and Coaching
  • Career Documents Review
  • Job Search
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Curriculum

EKU’s online safety leadership and management graduate certificate offers a real-world focus and practical skill building. Through the guidance of nationally recognized safety experts from nearly every corner of the industry, you can build the foundation you need to lead and discover new ways to keep workers safe, and design and implement corrective safety measures.

Degree Requirements

A total of 12 credits are required to graduate.

View the safety leadership and management certificate requirements:

Please review the admissions requirements before applying for this or any program. If you have questions about the program or are planning to register for classes, please speak to the program advisor.

Sample Courses

For a full list of course descriptions please see section 7 of the University undergraduate catalog.

Safety Ethics – SSE 842
Addressed are fundamental concepts of ethics and ethical practice for safety professionals. Issues/topics include the central role of ethics, reaching agreement, cheating/free riding and dilemmas faced by the safety professional.

Human Resources & Change Management for Safety Professionals – SSE 843
An analysis of human resource laws and employment issues impacting the safety function, including the ADA, Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Assessment of new/pending legislation and regulations impacting the safety and employment functions.

SSEM Administration – SSE 815
Examination of administrative concepts and principles regarding organizing and managing the functional areas of fire, safety and security. Development of organizational and administrative structure to include policy formulation, goals and objectives, managerial tasks and impact evaluations within an encompassing safety, security and emergency framework.

 Legislation & Legal Compliance – SSE 833
Comprehensive study and analysis of federal/state regulations and legislation such as the OSHA, EPA, etc., which mandate compliance with certain safety, health and environmental conditions and practices relating to work performed in occupational, industrial and comparable settings.

Enrollment

Kim Chitwood

Kim Chitwood

Enrollment Advisor

Call or email Enrollment Advisor Kim Chitwood for information about the EKU Online Graduate Safety, Security and Emergency Management programs.

Contact Info:
859-622-6921
Kim.Chitwood@eku.edu

Application Deadlines

Term Application Deadline Classes Begin
Fall A August 1 August
Fall B October 5 October
Spring A December 1 January
Spring B March 5 March
Summer May 5 May

Admission Requirements

Certificate Program

  • Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
  • Achieved an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 overall to be granted a clear admittance
  • Submit official transcripts from the university that granted your baccalaureate degree

Additional Contact Information

Admissions: 859-622-2106
Academic Testing: 859-622-1281
Big E Central (Financial Aid & Student Account Services): 859-622-2361
Military & Veterans Affairs Office: 859-622-2345

Student Success

Jesse Valdez

Entering and eventually completing this program will strengthen my knowledge and experience in Occupational & Environmental Safety. My commitment to furthering my education with EKU shows my current employer that I am committed to keeping our employees, clients, and visitors safe and healthy 24/7!

Jesse ValdezSafety Leadership & Management Certificate

Online Military Students

EKU Online offers veterans and active duty military students an unparalleled online learning experience that provides accessibility, convenience and flexibility.

Special Tuition for Active Duty* Military
Eastern Kentucky University offers reduced tuition expenses to $258 per credit hour for undergraduate and $335 per credit hour for graduate courses to all service members currently serving on active duty.

*Active duty is defined as on federal orders for 180 days or more.

“I’d like to thank the EKU College of Justice & Safety for the opportunity to complete my degree online. It’s very user-friendly, and everyone has bent over backwards to make this happen.”

– 1LT Heath Bergmann, EKU Online Graduate

Heath Bergmann
 
  • “I can confidently say that — as someone who doesn’t even live in the United States — EKU’s online program has been extremely accommodating and flexible. I can discuss advising appointments over email, and I can have my textbooks shipped to my address overseas.” – Sydney Garner Lewis
  • “The EKU faculty were great and were able to answer all my questions.” – EKU Online Homeland Security student Dane Haukedahl
  • “I chose EKU because I am a unique student with unique needs, and EKU provides an avenue for students like me to succeed.” – EKU Online Psychology student Jason Tate
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