MSc in Occupational Health - Ergonomics in Salt Lake City United States | University of Utah

Ergonomics focuses on reducing workplace risks while optimizing productivity in a person's work setting. This field can apply to simple scenarios like a carpenter using a hammer or intricate systems like nuclear plant controls. Combining biomechanics and engineering principles, students in this program collaborate with the Mechanical Engineering department while acquiring practical knowledge in Occupational and Environmental Health. The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health provides two specialized pathways for ergonomics training, both leading to graduate degrees but differing in curriculum depth. The first option is a Master of Science via the Mechanical Engineering department, while the second is through the Occupational and Environmental Health department. Both programs blend engineering with occupational injury prevention, industrial hygiene, and occupational medicine. Students pursuing the MSOH with an Ergonomics concentration develop industry-specific skills applicable across sectors from manufacturing to healthcare and biotech.
The Occupational Safety-focused MSOH degree typically takes two years of full-time study and includes either a thesis or non-thesis research project requirement.