Competencies

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Competencies - Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Each concentration 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 and environmental medicine will be able to:

articulate 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;
evaluate the impact that environmental factors have on vulnerable populations; and
specify current environmental risk assessment approaches and methods for a particular hazard or risk in a workplace or community.