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  School of Public Health 2017-2018 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programs Environmental and Occupational Health Curriculum  

Curriculum


Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Curriculum (72 credits) - Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Students seeking the Ph.D. in environmental and occupational health degree must complete a  minimum of 72 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of least 3.2 overall and a 3.2 in the set of required courses specified by their department; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within nine years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

CORE COURSES (9-11 credits)

  • PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
  • PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
  • PHCO 0508 - Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health (1 credit) -or-
    PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health (if no prior public health experience)
  • PHCO 0510 - Issues in Health Education and Behavioral Science (1 credit)
  • PHCO 0511 - Issues in Health Care Systems and Policy (1 credit)

REQUIRED COURSES (24 credits)

  • ENOH 0594 - Environmental and Occupational Toxicology
  • ENOH 0656 - Environmental Risk Assessment
  • ENOH 0695 - Environmental Exposure Measurement and Assessment
  • EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
  • -also-

    Choose one of the following:

  • EPID   0651 - Intermediate Epidemiological Research Methods
  • HEBS 0663 - Intermediate Survey Methods
  • -also-

    Choose one of the following:

  • BIST 0615 - Categorical Data Analysis
  • BIST 0650 - Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • BIST 0551 - Applied Regression Analysis for Public Health Studies

    -also-

    Choose at least two of the following (6 or more credits):

  • ENOH 0560 - Public Health Biology and Physiology
  • ENOH 0565 - Introduction to Environmental Law
  • ENOH 0600 - Introduction to Global Health
  • ENOH 0644 - Indoor Air Quality
  • ENOH 0693 - Principles of Occupational Health
  • ENOH 0695 - Environmental Exposure Measurement and Assessment
  • ENOH 0699 - Principles of Industrial Hygiene

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (up to 13-15 credits)

  • ENOH 0644 - Indoor Air Quality
  • ENOH 0653 - Biomarkers
  • ENOH 0654 - Occupational Safety and Workplace Risk Mitigation
  • ENOH 0659 - Occupational Health Practices (2 credits)
  • ENOH 0696 - Public Health Preparedness II: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • ENOH 0697 - Public Health Preparedness: Agents of Mass Exposure, Injury, or Destruction
  • ENOH 9621 - Principles of Air Pollution
  • ENOH 9642 - Air Sampling and Analysis
  • ENOH 9643 - Hazardous Waste Management
  • EPID   0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
  • EPID   0657 - Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
  • HEBS 0663 - Intermediate Survey Methods

REQUIRED RESEARCH (24 credits)

  • RESH 0760 - Doctoral Research
 
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