Occupational and Environmental Hygiene MS

The MS OEH Educational Objectives focus on objectives that our graduates are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. The objectives were reviewed and approved by our external advisory committee on 2/26/2025 and are stated as follows: 

The Program in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene educates students to think critically, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively as they apply the fundamental scientific principles of industrial hygiene to environmental and workplace problems. We emphasize the importance of intellectual growth, professional ethics, and service to society. 

The OEH Program has four broad educational objectives. Our efforts are focused on enabling students to:

1. Anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control factors in the workplace and the environment that may cause illness, injury, or impairment;
2. Build a successful career and obtain professional certification using the comprehensive education and training received;
3. Integrate industrial hygiene techniques, biostatistics, epidemiology, management, and environmental health concepts into a broader occupational/environmental health practice; and
4. Pursue continuing education in research and professional practice of Occupational and Environmental Health. 

In addition to the five core areas mentioned in #3 above, coursework includes toxicology, occupational health, occupational and environmental hygiene, air pollution, environmental sampling, exposure assessment, and program management, as well as risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.