The information and program qualifications related to the Occupational Safety and Health Management Master of Science Without Thesis Program, under the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Management of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is an area to support a healthy and safe work environment for all employees. The high costs of occupational accidents and diseases are the central topics in different countries. Thus, there is a need of a special area that specializes in the prevention of the occupational accidents and diseases, and protection of all employees. Moreover, Law of Occupational Safety and Health of Turkey forces all micro- and macro organizations to satisfy some requirements. This program aims at giving a Master level education that covers all above-mentioned requirements.
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Fall Semester (Second Application)
Application Requirements (For T.C Nationality) ALES Numerical must be minimum 60 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 634, new system GRE minimum 151 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.5/4 (65/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Biology, Physical, Chemistry / Kimya, Architecture, Molecular Biology and Genetics. The teaching language method of this program is Turkish. English is not a requirement to start education.
Quota (For T.C Nationality): 19
Uygulanan Başvuru Şartları (Uluslararası Aday Öğrenciler İçin) ALES Numerical must be minimum 60 (old system GRE Quantitative minimum 634, new system GRE minimum 151 ). Undergraduate GPA must be minimum 2.5/4 (65/100). Graduation must be All Engineering, Biology, Physical, Chemistry / Kimya, Architecture, Molecular Biology and Genetics. The teaching language method of this program is Turkish. English is not a requirement to start education.
Kontenjanı (Uluslararası Aday Öğrenciler İçin): 6
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Program Educational Objectives
* To educate the students about physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psychological risk factors in Occupational Safety and Health, and to support them for continuous learning in these topics.
* To provide them the capabilities for identifying the occupational hazards, defining the occupational risks, and preventive and protective measures to prevent or minimize the risks, and also the capabilities for developing new methods and techniques for proactive risk management.
* To educate the students about the legislation regarding Occupational Safety and Health
* To educate them to be the leaders in their organizations for performning OSH related activities.
* To educate them to be ethical engineers in their organizations
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
Students have to pass all the courses in the program with a total of 36 credits. Additional, a non-credit project to be completed with an academic advisor is required for graduation.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Without Thesis Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Program Employment Opportunities
• As an Occupational Safety Expert (after satisfaction of some requirements according to legislation).
• In strategic management levels of any organization regarding OSH management.
• In public organizations to be involved in national and international projects regarding OSH management.
• In the projects regarding the certification of the OSH management systems.
• In the projects regarding the OSH risk assessment and management.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2021 | 3 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 The ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the OS&H area (skill), developing and intensifying those knowledge, based upon the competency gained in the undergraduate level (knowledge), Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the OS&H area and knowledge from various other disciplines (skill).
P.O.2 Using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application (which are processed within the OS&H area) in inter-disciplinary studies (Area specific competency), grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to the OS&H area (knowledge)
P.O.3 Solving the problems faced in the OS&H area by making use of the research methods (skill), developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of the OS&H area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility (Competence to work independently and take responsibility), assessing the specialistic knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one’s own learning process (Learning competence), the ability to carry out a specialistic study related to the OS&H area independently (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
P.O.4 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to the OS&H area (Competence to work independently and take responsibility), ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary (Communication and social competency)
P.O.5 Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of the OS&H area related data and the ability to teach these values to others (Area specific competency), developing strategy, policy and application plans concerning the subjects related to the OS&H area and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes (Area specific competency).
P.O.6 Using the computer software together with the information and communication Technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the OS&H area (Communication and social competency), proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language (Communication and social competency), the ability to present one’s own work within the international environments orally, visually and in written forms (Area specific competency), systematically transferring the current developments in the OS&H area and one’s own work to other groups in and out the OS&H area; in written, oral and visual forms (Communication and social competency).
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