Degree Requirements

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School-Wide Core Requirements (22 semester hours)

  • IPHS 450 – Foundations and Determinants of Public Health (3 semester hours)a
  • IPHS 451 – Public Health Policy, Systems and Advocacya (3 semester hours)
  • 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)
  • 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 with a CEPH-accredited undergraduate public health degree should consult with their division academic staff as they may be eligible to waive out of IPHS 450 and take an additional elective in its place.

Required Non-Credit Training

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)

Degree Requirements (10 semester hours)

  • EOHS 405 – EOHS Calculations (1 semester hour)
  • EOHS 421 – Occupational Health and Safety Practice (2 semester hours)
  • EOHS 502 – Environment, Toxicology, and Disease (4 semester hours)
  • EOHS 556 – Risk Assessment in Environmental and Occupational Health (3 semester hours)

 

Electives (16 semester hours)

Students 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