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  School of Public Health 2015–2017 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programs Environmental and Occupational Health Competencies  

Competencies


Competencies - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Each department identifies competencies for each degree offered. These competencies reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and other attributes that a student will acquire as a result of completing the requirements for a particular degree.

Upon graduation, a student completing the Ph.D. curriculum in environmental and occupational health will be able to:

  • design a testable hypothesis and execute research activity to investigate the effects of a toxicant, toxin, or hazard event in a community;
  • explain the importance of differences of susceptibility and vulnerability to environmental toxicant/toxins based upon age, gender, race, ethnicity, genetics, and socioeconomic status in different populations;
  • provide an informed expert opinion to government and/or community leaders regarding the extent or level of risk associated with a particular environmental or occupational hazard or condition;
  • be able to teach a course in environmental and occupational health;
  • obtain grant funding from private and/or governmental agencies to initiate an environmental and occupational health research program;
  • explain basic principles in environmental and occupational health sciences including toxicology, quantitative risk assessment, epidemiology, and exposure science; and
  • develop and/or apply novel and cutting-edge research methods in the laboratory and/or in the field.
 
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