Master of Public Health (Accelerated Program in Industrial Hygiene)

This track is designed specifically for and limited to graduates of undergraduate Industrial Hygiene programs financially supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).  Graduates of these programs have received basic courses from NIOSH, peer-reviewed and approved Industrial Hygiene curricula, and are qualified to practice Industrial Hygiene. The Accelerated Program in Industrial Hygiene will broaden the student's public health knowledge and skills while also preparing students to take leadership roles in Industrial Hygiene.

Admission: Students who have graduated from a NIOSH funded  and ABET accredited undergraduate Industrial Hygiene program and who meet the minimum requirements for admission to the School of Public Health.  ABET is the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. Students without previous experience, but who have a strong commitment to occupational health and safety, may be admitted.  In addition to the general admissions requirements for the School of Public Health enrollees shall hold a baccalaureate degree based on a minimum of 120 semester hours or the equivalent that shall include 63 or more semester-hour credits in undergraduate or graduate-level courses in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, with at least 15 of those at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level and a minimum of 21 semester-hour credits, or the equivalent, in communications, humanities and social sciences.  Remedial courses, designed to remove deficiencies in the background of entering students, are inherently at a level lower than expected in college credit work.  Such courses, particularly in the areas of mathematics, basic science, and communications, cannot be used to meet the minimums in curricular content requirements.

Curriculum:  Students must complete the MPH Core (19 credit hours) and an additional 25 credit hours for a total of 44 credit hours. Included in the curriculum is a 3 credit hour (three-month, summer semester) internship and a 5 credit hour thesis/project requirement.  The internships are generally paid positions in industry or government. Flexibility is offered in the research experience to allow highly motivated students to graduate after 12 months of study.

Coursework		Credit Hours
MPH Core (including the Integrative Experience)		19
BST 600	Biostatistics for Public Health	4
ENH 600	Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences	3
EPI 600	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
HB 600	Social and Behavioral Science Core	3
HCO 600	Introduction to Public Health Systems and Population-Based Health Programs	3
MCH 695	The Public Health Integrative Experience	3
Accelerated Industrial Hygiene Track		25
ENH 625	Industrial Hygiene Case Studies	2
ENH 650	Environmental and Occupational Toxicology and Diseases	5
ENH 680	Field Interdisciplinary Studies	1
ENH 681	Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluations	2
ENH 691	Industrial Hygiene Program Seminar	1
ENH 697	Internship	3
ENH 699	Project Research	5
Electives		6
Electives		6
		Total  44

Recommended Electives:
    ENH 603  Management of Occupational Health and Safety
    ENH 610  Environmental Health Disasters   
    ENH 651  Risk Assessment of Environmental Hazards
    EPI 610    Principles of Epidemiologic Research
    EPI 610L Principles of Epidemiologic Research Lab
    EPI 616    Environmental Epidemiology
    EPI 617    Occupational Epidemiology
    EPI 625    Environmental Hygiene in Developing Countries
    HCO 607  Public Health Law