Degree Requirements
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School-Wide Core Requirements (22 semester hours)
- IPHS 450 – Foundations and Determinants of Public Health (3 semester hours)
- IPHS 451 – Public Health Policy, Systems and Advocacya (3 semester hours)a
- IPHS 452 – Public Health Planning, Practice, and Evaluation (3 semester hours)
- IPHS 453 – Public Health Management and Leadership (2 semester hours)
- IPHS 454 – Quantitative Methods and Analysis I (3 semester hours)
- IPHS 455 – Quantitative Methods and Analysis II b (3 semester hours)b
- IPHS 456 – Introduction to Research Design for Public Health (1 semester hour)
- IPHS 650 – Applied Practice Experience (3 semester hours)
- IPHS 698 – Integrative Learning Experience (1 semester hour)
a. Students enrolled in the Maternal and Child Health concentration and Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology concentration will take CHSC 543 in lieu of IPHS 451 as more specialized training is required. These courses are part of their concentration core curricula, not the overall MPH core curriculum.
- b. Students in the Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology concentrations will take EPID 406 during their first semester, concurrent with IPHS 454, in lieu of IPHS 455. Students in other MPH concentrations may waive out of IPHS 455 and take EPID 406 upon approval of the student’s home division, the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the SPH Office of Academic Affairs.
Required Non-Credit Training
- Title IX Training – Sexual Harassment
- IPHS 421 – SPH Success
- Quantitative Baseline Assessment
- SPH & UIC Policies Module
- Human Subjects Research
- SPH Academic Integrity Tutorial
Divisional Core Requirements (5 semester hours)
- EOHS 401 – Foundations of Environmental and Occupational Health (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 402 – Systems Approach in Environmental and Occupational Health (3 semester hours)
Electives
Students in the Comprehensive Program must complete the electives necessary to reach the minimum required hours of 43 semester hours. Chosen electives must add depth to the student’s training in EOHS, and further the student’s attainment of the program competencies.
Students with interest in pursuing employment within a more technical environmental and occupational sector, are strongly encouraged to consider the following as electives:
- EOHS 440 Chemistry for Environmental Professionals (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 501 Exposure Assessment Strategies (3 semester hours)
- HPA 436 GIS for Environmental and Public Health Professionals (4 semester hours)
- BSTT 413 Introduction to Data Analysis w/ R (2 semester hours)
Concentrations
Concentration Requirements
- EOHS 421 – Occupational Health and Safety Practice
- EOHS 405 – EOHS Calculations
- EOHS 502 – Environment, Toxicology, and Disease
- EOHS 556 – Risk Assessment in Environmental and Occupational Health
Students with interest in pursuing employment within a more technical environmental and occupational sector, are strongly encouraged to consider the following as electives:
- EOHS 440 – Chemistry for Environmental Professionals
- EOHS 501 – Exposure Assessment Strategies
- HPA 436 – GIS for Environmental and Public Health Professionals
- BSTT 413 – Introduction to Data Analysis w/ R
Electives
Students in the Comprehensive Program must complete the electives necessary to reach the minimum required hours of 43 semester hours. Chosen electives must add depth to the student’s training in EOHS, and further the student’s attainment of the program competencies.
About the Concentration
Students must complete the School-Wide Core Requirements and a sufficient number of the following courses as part of their divisional and elective choices as necessary to attain 49 semester hours of credit. In addition, students must adhere to the divisional requirements as stipulated for their individual program of study.
Students that complete the program in Industrial Hygiene reduce requirements to be a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH ®) and are eligible to become a Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP ®) upon graduation ahead of Certified Safety Professionals (CSP ®) certification. The Industrial Hygiene Program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Sciences Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.
Industrial Hygiene Core (25 semester hours)
- EOHS 421 – Occupational Health and Safety Practice (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 424 – Evaluation and Control of Radiation Exposures (1 semester hour)
- EOHS 425 – Evaluation and Control of Physical Agents (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 426 – Evaluation and Control of Airborne Contaminants (4 semester hours)
- EOHS 427 – Evaluation and Control of the Psychosocial Work Environment (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 495 – Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Seminar (1 semester hour)
- EOHS 501 – Exposure Assessment Strategies (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 502 – Environment, Toxicology, and Disease (4 semester hours)
- EOHS 556 – Risk Assessment in Environmental and Occupational Health (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 563 – Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (3 semester hours)
Additional Requirements
Trainees are required each year to:
- Attend all weekly Illinois ERC Interdisciplinary Seminars (EOHS 495) (held weekly throughout the academic year)
- Attend at least four Industrial Process Tours each year
Trainees are required to complete once:
- Present an Industrial Process Talk (scheduled during the ERC Seminar)
Concentration Requirements
This concentration is only available to students in the Residency in Occupational Medicine program.
- EOHS 406 – Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 421 – Occupational Health and Safety Practice (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 495 – Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Seminar (1 semester hour)
- EOHS 502 – Environment, Toxicology, and Disease (4 semester hours)
- EOHS 563 – Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 571 – Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (3 semester hours)
Occupational Safety Core (24 semester hours)
- EOHS 421 – Occupational Health and Safety Practice (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 424 – Evaluation and Control of Radiation Exposures (1 semester hour)
- EOHS 425 – Evaluation and Control of Physical Agents (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 427 – Evaluation and Control of the Psychosocial Work Environment (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 495 – Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Seminar (1 semester hour)
- EOHS 501 – Exposure Assessment Strategies (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 502 – Environment, Toxicology, and Disease (4 semester hours)
- EOHS 503 – Occupational Safety (2 semester hours)
- EOHS 504 – Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics (1 semester hour)
- EOHS 563 – Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (3 semester hours)
- EOHS 571 – Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (3 semester hours)
Additional Requirements
Trainees are required each year to:
- Attend all weekly Illinois ERC Interdisciplinary Seminars (EOHS 495) (held weekly throughout the academic year)
- Attend at least four Industrial Process Tours each year
Trainees are required to complete once:
- Present an Industrial Process Talk (scheduled during the ERC Seminar)