Degree Requirements

MS Student Handbook

School-Wide Core Requirements (14-22 semester hours)

  • BSTT 400 – Biostatistics I (4 semester hours)
  • EPID 403 – Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles and Methods (3 semester hours)
  • IHPS 450 – Foundations and Determinants of Public Health (3 semester hours)
Other School-wide Requirements
  • Comprehensive Examination: Not required.
  • Thesis, Project, or Coursework-Only Options: Thesis is required for students earning the MS without a concentration. The Industrial Hygiene concentration and the Occupational Safety concentration require the completion of a project.
    • Thesis: Students must earn at least 12 hours in IPHS 598.
    • Project: Students must complete EOHS 505.

Required Non-Credit Training

Divisional Core Requirements (22 - 24 semester hours)

  • EOHS 401 – Foundations of Environmental and Occupational Health (2 semester hours)
  • EOHS 402 – Systems Approaches in Environmental and Occupational Health (3 semester hours)
  • EOHS 440 – Chemistry for Environmental Professionals (3 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)

Computing Skills Selective – Select at least one of the following courses (2 – 4 semester hours)

  • BSTT 568 – Programming and Simulation in R (2 semester hours)
  • BSTT 594 – Special Topics in Biostatistics (1-4 semester hours)
  • HPA 436 – GIS for Environmental and Public Health Professionals (4 semester hours)
  • HPA 480 – Health Related Database Design and Analysis (4 semester hours)
  • HPA 565 – Datamining Applications in Public Health (3 semester hours)
  • EOHS 571 – Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (3 semester hours)
  • EPID 406 – Epidemiologic Computing (3 semester hours)
  • UPP 461 – Geographic Information Systems for Planning (3 or 4 semester hours)

Electives

As needed to bring the program total to 48 semester hours.

Optional Concentrations

Students may select from the following concentrations, or may build a general program of study within Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, in conjunction with their faculty advisor.