Master of Science in Environmental Health and Safety is an interdepartmental program leading to an M.S. degree in Environmental/Occupational Health and Safety is offered through a cooperative arrangement between the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Department of Industrial Engineering.
The interdepartmental program provides graduate level study to qualified students who are interested in one or more areas of Environmental or Occupational Health and Safety, such as
- Occupational Safety,
- Industrial Hygiene,
- Industrial Toxicology,
- Environmental and/or Public Health,
- Epidemiology,
- Biostatistics,
- Ergonomics,
- Occupational and Preventive Medicine.
The program consists of core courses which are supplemented by appropriate electives in an area of concentration or emphasis.
- The core of 18 credits is chosen from the following (or equivalent as approved by the program committee):
| EPH 501: Medical Biostatistics I (or equivalent) |
3 credits |
| EPH 521: Fundamentals of Epidemiology |
3 credits |
| IEN 551: Accident Prevention Systems |
3 credits |
| IEN 558: Industrial Hygiene I |
3 credits |
| IEN 559: Industrial Hygiene II |
3 credits |
| IEN 557: Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering |
3 credits |
| IEN 657: Ergonomics and Occupational Biomechanics |
3 credits |
| EPH: Epidemiology and Public Health Elective |
3 credits |
| IEN 658: Ergonomics and Special Populations |
3 credits |
