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Master of Science in Public Health (in Environmental Health Toxicology)
The MSPH program in environmental health sciences/toxicology is designed to provide an intensive educational experience for those with or without previous experience. Environmental health professionals must be able to recognize, evaluate, and control environmental situations that may lead to disease. They may also require knowledge in designing and conducting studies of environmental chemicals to assess the probability that environmental toxic agents present a risk to humans and/or the environment and to define safe limits of human exposure to them.
MSPH Degree Program Learning Objectives
The objectives of the MSPH program are to assure that students will:
- describe the distribution of chemical, physical, and biological agents in the environmental and in the occupational environment;
- apply quantitative methods to measure the concentration or intensity of these agents;
- identify and describe the diseases or other adverse health effects that may result from exposure to these agents and the risk of those outcomes;
- explain and control interventions to reduce or eliminate exposures to these agents;
- recognize regulatory and management considerations relative to these agents;
- critically evaluate published scientific reports; and
- design a sound methodological study to test a new hypothesis, conduct the study, analyze the resulting data and prepare a report of the study.
Admission: Students without previous experience, but who have a strong commitment to environmental health science may be admitted.
Curriculum: Students must complete a total of 40 credit hours. Electives are chosen in consultation with the student's advisor and should be selected to fit the student's interests, career goals, and academic needs. The degree can be obtained in 21 months of full-time study.
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Coursework |
Credit Hours |
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MSPH Core |
11 |
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BST 600 |
Biostatistics for Public Health |
4 |
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EPI 610 |
Principles of Epidemiologic Research |
4 |
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EPI 610L |
Principles of Epidemiologic Research - Lab |
0
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HCO 600 |
Introduction to Public Health Systems and Population–Based Health Programs |
3
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Environmental Health/Toxicology Track |
26 |
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ENH 600 |
Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences |
3
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ENH 650 |
Essentials of Environmental and Occupational Toxicology & Diseases |
5
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ENH 695 |
Environmental Health Sciences Seminar or Free Radical Biology Seminar |
3
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ENH 790 |
Current Topics in Environmental Health Sciences Research |
2
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ENH 699 |
Project Research |
13 |
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Electives |
3 |
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Electives |
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3 |
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Total 40 |
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