Master of Science in Environmental & Occupational Health Science

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MS in Environmental and Occupational Health Science

This graduate program is designed to enhance the educational opportunities for environmental and occupational health science professionals. The program will:

Provide students with an in-depth exposure to methodologies to assess hazards and improve health in the built, occupational, and natural environments.
Engage students in applied research and service learning at the local, regional, and global scales.
Provide students with a foundation to evaluate global scale environmental and occupational issues that impact human health and the environment.
Develop students’ application of research, data analysis, monitoring, and communication methods used to solve environmental and occupational health problems.
Provide students with opportunities for practice learning through internships, international programs, and research.
Allow students to conduct research focused on the protection of human health and prevention of health hazards in occupational and natural environments.
Provide students with the skills to communicate environmental and occupational risks to promote and protect the health of the public.

Program Information

Total Credit Hours=36

Core Courses (24 credit hours required)

PH 501 - Research Methods (3 hrs)
PH 520 - Biostatistics for Public Health (3 hrs)
PH 582 - Epidemiology: Practice and Theory (3 hrs)
PH 584 - Principles of Environmental Health (3 hrs)
EOHS 502 - Health Promotion in the Workplace (3 hrs)
EOHS 550 - Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (3 hrs)
EOHS 560 - Environmental Management and Risk Assessment (3 hrs)
EOHS 577 - Environmental Toxicology (3 hrs)

Electives (6 or 9 credit hours required depending on option selected) –

Select 6 hours of electives if Thesis Option is chosen
Select 9 hours of electives if Internship or Applied Experience Option chosen
Select from the Following EOHS electives with advisor approval

EOHS Electives

EOHS 503 - Health Assessments in the Workplace (3 hrs)

EOHS 510 - Watershed Management and Science (3 hrs)

EOHS 570 – Industrial Hygiene (3hrs)

EOHS 571 - Air Quality Management (3 hrs)

EOHS 572 – Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3 hrs)

EOHS 580 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 hrs)

EOHS 595 - Public Health Management of Disasters (3 hrs)

Other Electives

PH 575 - Health Education/Promotion Program Planning (3 hrs)

PH 576 – Education and Communication Techniques (3 hrs)

PH 587 – Health Behavior (3 hrs)

PH 620 – Advanced Biostatistics (3 hrs)

PH 630 – Advanced Epidemiology (3 hrs)

**Electives may be chosen from other departments with advisor approval

Culminating Experience - (Choose Thesis or Internship or Applied Experience)

Thesis (6 hour option): Students must take PH 599 Thesis (6 hrs) or
Internship (3 hour option): Students must take EOHS 546 Internship (3 hrs) or
Applied Practice or Research Experience (3 hour option): Students must take PH 588 Capstone (3 hrs)

Certificate Options

Environmental Health and Safety (15 hours)
- EOHS 577 - Environmental Toxicology
- EOHS 580 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
- PH 584 - Principles of Environmental HEalth
- EOHS Electives: Choose 6 hours with Advisor Approval
Workplace Health Promotion (18 hours)
- EOHS 502 - Health Promotion in the Workplace
- EOHS 503 - Health Assessment in the Workplace
- EOHS 550 - Principles of Occupational Safety and Health
- PH 575 - Program Planning in Public Health Practice
- PH 576 - Education and Communication Techniques in Public Health Education
- PH 587 - Health Behavior