The degree in Ergonomics allows students to learn valuable skills to assist any workplace in improving the layout and equipment to produce a more productive and safer environment for employees.

The program curriculum is designed to provide students with a broad background in safety, security and emergency management, plus the option of more in-depth knowledge of one specific area through thesis research or electives.

The Ergonomics Concentration curriculum addresses appropriate risk factors, current regulatory requirements, as well as policy development, effective ergonomic management techniques and occupational safety program development.

With a concentration in Fire Administration you will study the prevention of fire, its behavior and combustion, fire protection systems and principles of emergency services.

With a concentration in Fire Protection Engineering you can learn to apply cutting-edge research and concepts to address the fire protection challenges of today.

Eastern Kentucky University has one of the nation’s top undergraduate programs in Fire & Safety Engineering Technology, now fully online, designed to meet the needs of today’s working fire and safety professionals.
