Requirements for MSPH with specialty coursework in Industrial Hygiene

Mission/Description

The MSPH program prepares students to recognize, evaluate and control environmental health problem, use applied quantitative methods to evaluate environmental data, and manage delivery of environmental health services.

Program Competencies

At the completion of the MSPH with specialty coursework in Industrial Hygiene, the student will be able to:

• Recognize, evaluate, and control environmental health problems (ENHS 603, ENHS 610, ENHS 660, ENHS 604, ENHS 656, ENHS 661, ENHS 640, ENHS 650, ENHS 651, ENHS 652, ENHS 653
• Apply environmental health principles to solve public health problems (SPHL 601, SPHL 603, ENHS 610, ENHS 660, ENHS 762, ENHS 604, ENHS 631, ENHS 641, ENHS 650, ENHS 652, ENHS 656)
• Use quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate data (BIO 603, EPI 603, ENHS 762, ENHS 754, ENHS 766)
• Provide environmental health services (ENHS 603, ENHS 604, ENHS 640, ENHS 753, ENHS 750, ENHS 641).
  
• Interpret and evaluate research in environmental health (ENHS 786, ENHS 700, ENHS 631)
  
• Communicate environmental health concepts or concerns in writing or verbally to peer groups, environmental health practitioners, and the public (ENHS 668, ENHS 700, HSMG 603)
• Use basic scientific and engineering principles to anticipate and identify potential hazards in the workplace (ENHS 639, ENHS 660, ENHS 662, ENHS 672, ENHS 711, ENHS 750, Practicum)
• Apply the methods and techniques of analytical chemistry and other measurement sciences to quantify the degree of hazard of identified occupational health stressors (BIOS 603, ENHS 672, ENHS 750, Practicum)
• Interpret toxicology literature and health data and incorporate these into the management of occupational health hazards (EPID 603, ENHS 654, ENHS 660, ENHS762, Practicum)
  
• Apply principles of engineering in the design of appropriate controls for workplace hazards, with emphasis on general and local exhaust ventilation (ENHS 639, ENHS 662, ENHS 711, Practicum)
  
• Select, evaluate, and manage the use of appropriate types of personal protective equipment for control of worker exposures (ENHS 639, ENHS 657, ENHS 662, ENHS 672, Practicum)
  
• Utilize critical thinking in the development, management, and evaluation of industrial hygiene programs (ENHS 657, ENHS 672, ENHS 999, Practicum)
  
• Communicate to labor, management, and the community, verbally and in writing, the nature, risks, and remediation of workplace and environmental hazards (ENHS 657, ENHS 672, ENHS 999, Practicum)
  
• Interpret and assure compliance with applicable government regulations and standards pertaining to occupational safety and health (ENHS 639, ENHS 654, ENHS 657, ENHS 659, ENHS 662, ENHS 672, Practicum) 

Admissions

The student must meet all requirements for admission into the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine..

• A bachelor of science degree with at least three years experience as a health professional in occupational health, such as occupational health nursing; or
• Generally, a bachelor of science in the life sciences, physical sciences, or engineering
• Candidates for admission into the MSPH basic or applied sciences degree programs shall hold a baccalaureate degree based on a minimum of 120 semester hours or the equivalent. 
• GRE score of greater than 1100

Program Requirements

Course and Credit Requirements

Total of 45-49 credits required

* some courses may be offered in the distance learning format

Practicum Requirements

The practicum is designed to provide students with practice experience related to their field of study. The practicum is a minimum of 200 hours in an agency or other practice setting under the direction of a preceptor. A practicum report summarizes the field experiences.  Click here to download practicum handbook.

Past examples of practicum opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences Include:

• Chesterfield County Water Utilities in Richmond, VA; Diversity Internship Program for the Utilities
• Asian Institute of Technology, Padhumthani, Thailand
• Louisiana Office of Public Health, Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology, New Orleans, Louisiana
• New Orleans Health Department, Asthma Program
• Tulane Environmental Health Sciences (CBRP)
• Saku Central Hospital, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Japan
• Ferrate Treatment Technologies, LLC, Orlando, Florida
• Sewerage and Water Board, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Tulane Institute for Water Resources and Policy
• US Forest Service, Boise national Incident Management Organization
• Department of Health and Hospitals, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Vail Salvation Army, Edwards, CO
• National Environmental Education Foundation, Washington, DC
• Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., New Orleans, LA
• Department of Health and Hospitals, Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology Section, New Orleans, Louisiana

Culminating Experience

MPH students in Environmental Health Sciences are required to conduct a publich health analysis of in fulfillment of the culminating experience.  The analysis can involve investigating a public health problem or proposing ways to conduct an intervention.  upon completion, the student must present the findings during the departmental seminar in the last semester of studies. Download culminating experience handbook.

Download Model Course Schedule for students enrolled in the MSPH in Industrial Hygiene program here. 

Contact:

For more information about the MSPH degree in Environmental Health Sciences with specialty coursework in Industrial Hygiene, please contact Erica Geary at 504.988.5374.