Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology-Environmental, Health, and Safety Management
Now Offered Fully Online
The Engineering Technology, BS with a concentration in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management degree is the first Engineering Technology degree at Sam Houston State University to be offered fully online as of Spring 2025.
Mission
The Engineering Technology, BS with a concentration in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management provides knowledge and proficiency for students to make workplaces safer and to address hazardous situations and emergency events. Through hands-on assignments, students will be equipped with the knowledge needed to anticipate, recognize and evaluate potential hazards and enhance workplace safety.
Accreditation
The Engineering Technology with a Concentration in Environmental, Health, and Safety Management program is now accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE).
ETSM Plan of Study
Click here to see the plan of study flow chart for the Engineering Technology Program, Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Concentration.
Program Outcomes
- Possesses basic skills needed for degree field.
- Possesses technical skills.
- Ability to use software and hardware to solve technological problems.
- Communication in different presentation formats.
- Ability to function in teams.
- Possesses understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
Student Outcomes
1.1 Student will demonstrate knowledge of mathematics in problem solving activities.1.2 Students will demonstrate knowledge of science within industrial applications.
1.3 Students will demonstrate knowledge of business within engineering tech/mgmt area.
2.1 Students will demonstrate understanding of technical fundamentals.
2.2 Students will demonstrate understanding of technical processes.
2.3 Students will demonstrate understanding of technical management.
3.1 Students will be able to utilize graphics design and modeling software.
3.2 Students will be able to utilize manufacturing-based control software.
3.3 Students will be able to utilize construction-based control software.
3.4 Students will be able to utilize spreadsheet and database application.
4.1 Students will demonstrate ability to write technical reports.
4.2 Students will demonstrate ability to prepare electronic presentations.
4.3 Students will demonstrate ability to give verbal presentations.
5.1 Students will demonstrate understanding of team roles and processes.
5.2 Students will demonstrate ability to participate in team situations and group projects.
6.1 Students will identify and suggest solutions for ethical problems and dilemmas.
Student Performance and Achievement Information
Click here to see Student Performance and Achievement Information for Engineering Technology. There are three concentrations under Engineering Technology (the concentrations are not separated out in this data). A notable scholarship Engineering Technology students can apply for is the Fred Pirkle Endowed Scholarship. It is no less than $5,000 if awarded, and it is awarded to qualifying full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in a discipline with a curriculum dedicated to Engineering Technology. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50 for this scholarship, and it is a one-time award that students must reapply for future consideration. Prospective and current students can use the SHSU Cost Calculator to estimate expected costs of attending SHSU. Click here to see the SHSU Cost Calculator.
Career Opportunities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Oil/Petroleum
- Technology
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Mining
- Insurance
- Food Processing
- Environmental
- Emergency Management
- Government
- Healthcare
- Transportation
- Warehousing and Distribution
- Utilities