The graduate of the master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Universidad de Las Américas is a competent professional with a global and critical vision, committed to society and with comprehensive training in the field of occupational safety and health management. The graduate performs his duties following organizational requirements and in compliance with relevant legal obligations; he plans and proposes specific initiatives to improve working conditions by preventing accidents and work-related illnesses and providing occupational health support.
The graduate examines workplaces by identifying occupational safety and health risk factors and assessing their potential impact on workers. He creates safety measures that are aimed at reducing, minimizing, or eliminating risk exposure. Based on a feasibility study of actual implementation, the graduate builds occupational health solutions and safety management procedures that meet the present regulatory framework and follow safety standards.
The graduate is expected to respond to professional obstacles with endurance, thus adhering to strong ethical standards, honesty, teamwork, and social responsibility. In addition, he is required to provide solutions to enhance work environments, increase company productivity, and influence businesses and society as a whole.
Program enrollment: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly.
Graduation rate: is calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.