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Sustainability, Health and Safety

Certificate Program

Catalog Year 2009-2010

MHCC Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Javid Mohtasham: 503-491-7440 - Room AC 2571 Javid.Mohtasham@mhcc.edu

Students may earn a certificate in Sustainability, Health and Safety. The curriculum would be suitable for people now working in industry in the areas of sustainability, environmental management or occupational safety and health, or anyone interested in entering this field. Students may find this option a beginning point for the associate degree program.

Basic Course Requirements Cr
SHS100 Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety 2
SHS101 Environmental Health and Safety Regulations I 3
SHS171 Environmental Science I: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials
3
SHS201 Environmental Health and Safety Regulations II 3
ESR281 Elements of Industrial Hygiene 3
CIS120 Computer Concepts I1 3
CIS120L Computer Concepts I Lab1 1
CH104 General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry I 5
CH170 Environmental Chemistry 4
MTH95 Intermediate Algebra with Right-Triangle
Trigonometry or MTH111 Pre-Calculus I: Elementary Functions2
5
PSY101 Psychology of Human Relations 3
WR121 English Composition 3
In addition to basic course requirements above, add:
Safety and Regulations Electives
(3 courses required)
SHS221 Environmental Safety I: Emergency Response Planning 4
SHS222 Environmental Safety II: Environmental Auditing 4
SHS225 Human & Environmental Toxicology 3
ESR285 Safety and Health Standards and Laws 3
Science and Technology Electives
(3 courses required)
SHS143 Environmental Science Lab I: EPA Methodology Labs and Sampling 3
SHS230 Sustainable Business Practice 3
SHS243 Environmental Science Lab II: Introduction to Instrumental Analysis
4
ESR271 Environmental Science II: Introduction to Environmental Engineering 4

1 Higher level Math or Computer Science course may be substituted.
2 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.

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