Industrial Hygiene (IH) is the science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of workplace contaminants and stressors that may cause sickness, injury, impaired health, or impaired well-being among workers or citizens of the community.
Effective Fall 2017
Code | Title | Credits |
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Core Courses | ||
ERHS 520 | Environmental and Occupational Health Issues | 3 |
ERHS 526 | Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
ERHS 527 | Industrial Hygiene Laboratory | 1 |
ERHS 528 | Occupational Safety | 3 |
ERHS 532 | Epidemiologic Methods | 3 |
ERHS 536 | Advanced Occupational Health | 3 |
ERHS 540 | Principles of Ergonomics | 3 |
ERHS 637 | Environment, Safety, and Health Management | 3 |
ERHS 679 | Occ Env Health Interdisciplinary Symposium 1 | 2 |
ERHS 695B | Independent Study: Occupational and Environmental Health 2 | 4 |
Out-of-Department Elective 3 | 2-4 | |
Statistics (select at least 3 credits) 4 | 3 | |
Elective Courses | 6 | |
Choose a minimum of 6 credits from the following in consultation with your advisor: | ||
Fundamentals of Toxicology | ||
Toxicology Principles | ||
Occupational and Environmental Toxicology | ||
Radiological Physics and Dosimetry I | ||
Ergonomics in Product and Process Design | ||
Equipment and Instrumentation | ||
Environmental Health Risk Assessment | ||
Principles of Radiation Biology | ||
Industrial Hygiene Control Methods | ||
Occupational Noise Control | ||
Internship 5 | ||
Research Seminar: Industrial Hygiene | ||
Research | ||
Aerosols and Environmental Health | ||
Seminar: Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
Advanced Seminar: Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
RCR | ||
Responsible Conduct Research Training is required of all master’s students enrolled in the program | 0 | |
Program Total Credits: | 39-41 |
A minimum of 39 credits are required to complete this program.
- 1
MAP ERC Trainees are required to take 4 credits.
- 2
Students are required to take ERHS 695B for the professional paper requirement.
- 3
One additional course approved by student’s committee.
- 4
Select three credits of statistics with approval of advisor and graduate committee.
- 5
Students who do not have at least one year of occupational and/or environment health professional experience must complete an internship consisting of at least 400 hours of work time. Internships must be approved by the student's advisor and graduate committee according to the program's Internship Handbook.