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Master of Engineering | Advanced Safety Engineering and Management School of Engineering
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Curriculum

An example schedule for the Master of Engineering-ASEM with enrollment in 2 courses per semester is shown below. You may also choose to enroll in 1 course per semester or more than 2 if your student funding requires it. Your advisor is Dr. Burke and he will assist you with course plans. Please be sure to contact Dr. Burke (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for questions regarding course options.

ASEM courses will be held in the 14-week semester format, in spring, summer and fall. You will register for ASEM 601 every semester. The ASEM 601 seminar is a zero credit, no tuition, no fee course and is where we meet for guest lectures, post job openings or make program-wide announcements.

To earn the degree, you must complete 33 credit hours (11 courses). ASEM 610, 614, 617, 619 and 620 are required courses. You may choose from the remaining courses in the ASEM curriculum to complete the degree. There are a few pathways that students often choose to complete the degree. 

  1. Traditional Pathway: Required courses + ASEM 611, 612, 613, 615, 616, 628
  2. HOP Pathway: Required courses + ASEM 626, 627, 636, 637, + 2 more ASEM courses
  3. Technical Pathway: Required courses + ASEM 611, 612, 613, 628, 630, 640
  4. Personalized Pathway: Required courses + 6 more ASEM courses

See the full list of ASEM courses and descriptions for more information.

Example Course Pathways

  • Traditional Pathway

    First Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Introduction to System Safety (ASEM 610, 3 hrs.)
    Engineering Ethics & Acceptable Risk (ASEM 614, 3 hrs.)

    Second Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Hazard Analysis & Waste Elimination (ASEM 611, 3 hrs.)
    Leading through Climates of Change (ASEM 615, 3 hrs.)

    Third Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Human Performance and Engineering Design (ASEM 613, 3 hrs.)
    Crisis Leadership and Safety-Critical Design (ASEM 617, 3 hrs.)

    Fourth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Engineering Risk (ASEM 612, 3 hrs.)
    Policy Issues in Prevention through Design (ASEM 616, 3 hrs.)

    Fifth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Electrical Systems Safety (ASEM 628, 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 1 (ASEM 619, 3 hrs.)

    Sixth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 2 (ASEM 620, 3 hrs.)
  • HOP Pathway

    First Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Introduction to System Safety (ASEM 610, 3 hrs.)
    Engineering Ethics & Acceptable Risk (ASEM 614, 3 hrs.)

    Second Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Crisis Leadership and Safety-Critical Design (ASEM 617, 3 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)

    Third Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Learning-Based Response to Organizational Accidents and Incidents (ASEM 626, 3 hrs.)
    Communication in Safety Systems (ASEM 627, 3 hrs.)

    Fourth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Human Organizational Potential (ASEM 636, 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 1 (ASEM 619, 3 hrs.)

    Fifth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Applied Semiotics in Safety Systems (ASEM 637, 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 2 (ASEM 620, 3 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)
  • Technical Pathway

    First Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Introduction to System Safety (ASEM 610, 3 hrs.)
    Engineering Ethics & Acceptable Risk (ASEM 614, 3 hrs.)

    Second Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Hazard Analysis & Waste Elimination (ASEM 611, 3 hrs.)
    Crisis Leadership and Safety-Critical Design (ASEM 617, 3 hrs.)

    Third Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Engineering Risk (ASEM 612, 3 hrs.)
    Human Performance and Engineering Design (ASEM 613, 3 hrs.)

    Fourth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Electrical Systems Safety (ASEM 628, 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 1 (ASEM 619, 3 hrs.)

    Fifth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Machinery Safety Management System (ASEM 630, 3 hrs.)
    Introduction to Model-Based Safety (ASEM 640, 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 2 (ASEM 620, 3 hrs.)
  • Personalized Pathway

    First Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Introduction to System Safety (ASEM 610, 3 hrs.)
    Engineering Ethics & Acceptable Risk (ASEM 614, 3 hrs.)

    Second Semester

    ASEM Seminar(ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    Crisis Leadership and Safety-Critical Design (ASEM 617, 3 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)

    Third Semester

    ASEM Seminar(ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)

    Fourth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 1 (ASEM 619, 3 hrs.)

    Fifth Semester

    ASEM Seminar (ASEM 601, 0 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)
    ASEM Elective (student works with Dr. Burke to select a course., 3 hrs.)
    Capstone Project - Part 2 (ASEM 620, 3 hrs.)