The Degree of MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health (course-based) [Graduate]

Program Requirements

Students must complete the following:

1. Required courses (★36):

SPH 500 - Introduction to Health Policy and Management
SPH 501 - Determinants of Health
SPH 506 - Public Health Biology
SPH 511 - Environmental Contaminant Exposure Assessment
SPH 512 - Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
SPH 514 - Introduction to Environmental Health
SPH 522 - Principles of Toxicology
SPH 531 - Statistical Methods in Health Research
SPH 597 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology for Public Health
SPH 598 - Field Practicum
SPH 599 - Capping Project

2. Elective courses:

Three (★9) graduate-level courses from the following list or courses approved by the student’s Advisor:

SPH 507
SPH 520 - Occupational and Environmental Diseases
SPH 521 - Occupational Hygiene
SPH 540
SPH 543 - Health Ethics, Law and Policy
SPH 593 - Issues in Injury Control
SPH 640 - Introduction to Global Health
SPH 693 - Critical Appraisal of Health Science Literature in Epidemiology
SPH 695 - Epidemiology of Injuries/Design and Evaluation of Injury Interventions
SPH 697 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases

Length of Program

The minimum time to complete the program is 16 months. The maximum time permitted for completion of the program is six years (part- or full-time) from the date of first registration.