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Twin Cities Campus
Occupational Hygiene M.S.School of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Occupational Hygiene program focuses on the health and safety of people at work, the community at
large, and the environment. Specific concerns are with the recognition, evaluation and control of
potential workplace hazards, including chemical, physical, and biological agents. To complete program requirements, students will choose electives, in consultation with their academic advisor, which may include credits towards a minor.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET (ABET)
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
For applicants without occupational/industrial hygiene work experience, undergraduate coursework is required in four subjects for admission: human biology, organic chemistry, physics, and college level mathematics. For applicants with occupational/industrial hygiene work experience, undergraduate coursework in at least three of these subjects is required.
Required elements for application:
Statement of Purpose and Objectives
Resume or C.V.
Official transcripts (domestic)
WES ICAP evaluation (international)
3 letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional references.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires
52
major credits and
up to
credits outside the major.
The final exam is written.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:PUBH 7195: Students must complete a written plan B project where they are required to synthesize and integrate knowledge acquired in coursework and other learning experiences and apply theory and principles in a context that reflects an aspect of professional practice. The culminating experience must be used as a means by which faculty judge whether the student has mastered the body of knowledge and can demonstrate proficiency in the required competencies through written and oral presentation. All master's degree candidates are required to pass a final comprehensive oral examination to be taken after submission of the Plan B project(s).
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Public Health Core Requirements (12 credits)
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6250 - Foundations of Public Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
Occupational Hygiene Core Requirements (23 credits)
PUBH 6130 - Occupational Medicine: Principles and Practice
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6150 - Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety Field Problems
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6159 - Principles of Toxicology I
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6170 - Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6172 - Industrial Hygiene Applications
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6173 - Exposure to Physical Agents
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6174 - Control of Workplace Exposure
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6175 - Environmental Measurements Laboratory
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6192 - Measurement and Properties of Air Contaminants
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6193 - Advanced Topics in Human Exposure Science
(2.0 cr)
Applied Practice Experience (3 credits)
Students should take 3 cr of PUBH 7196
PUBH 7196 - Applied Practice Experience: Environmental Health
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Plan B Project (3 credits)
Students should take 3 cr of PUBH 7195
PUBH 7195 - MS in Environmental Health Sciences Plan B Project
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Electives
Students should take a minimum of 11 credits of electives.
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
CMGT 4031 - Construction Safety and Loss Control
(3.0 cr)
IE 5511 - Human Factors and Work Analysis
(4.0 cr)
IE 5513 - Engineering Safety
(4.0 cr)
KIN 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics
(3.0 cr)
ME 5113 - Aerosol/Particle Engineering
(4.0 cr)
PA 5721 - Energy Systems and Policy
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6112 - Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Application to Human Health Risks from Exposure to Chemicals
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6115 - Worker Protection Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6116 - Environmental Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6120 - Injury Prevention in the Workplace, Community, and Home
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6131 - Working in Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6132 - Air, Water, and Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6140 - Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6161 - Regulatory Toxicology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6162 - Biomarkers
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6177 - Nanotechnology Health and Safety
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6182 - Emerging Infectious Disease: Current Issues, Policies, and Controversies
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6190 - Environmental Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
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