Earn a degree in this high-demand field with excellent employment and salary opportunities. The safety profession focuses on keeping people safe while also preventing harm to property and the environment. You will gain hands-on experience with current laboratory and field technology, paid internships, participation in premier conferences, and applied projects. The highly specialized industrial hygiene degree provides an excellent advanced career path. At the time of graduation, the student with a Master of Science degree in Industrial Hygiene will be able to: Apply basic skills in developing sampling strategy, sampling methods, and use of control measures. Design a hygiene program that mitigates chemical, biological, and physical hazards. Collect, analyze, and interpret data using qualitative and quantitative methods of hazard assessment. Identify and evaluate agents and stressors in occupational and non-occupational settings. Apply techniques using instrumentation to discover/identify hazards, prioritizing and implementing strategies to control or minimize the risks of exposure. Evaluate the most appropriate level of protection that considers the degree of hazard, concentration of chemical, and nature of the toxicity. UCM and the Safety Sciences programs have excellent placement rates. Our students are extremely competitive in the job market and have earned excellent starting salaries.