Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) in Occupational Safety and 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 M.P.H. curriculum in occupational safety and health will be able to:
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Identify occupational safety and health issues
in the workplace and as applicable the related exposure risks to the general
public as well as to vulnerable communities or susceptible sub-populations;
- Explain basic mechanisms of toxicology and
dose-response regarding occupational toxicants;
- Apply federal and state regulatory standards
which are related to worker (occupational) safety and health protection;
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Develop testable models to validate occupational
exposures (one or more agents) and adverse health outcomes (causing injury,
disability, or other morbidity or mortality); and
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List current quantitative risk assessment
approaches and methods for specific occupational safety and other health
hazards.
