PhD in Industrial Hygiene Concentration

Program Objectives
At the completion of the program, the student will be able to:

• Use basic scientific and engineering principles to anticipate and identify potential hazards in the workplace;
• Apply the methods and techniques of analytical chemistry and other measurement sciences to quantify the degree of hazard of identified occupational health stressors;
• Interpret toxicology literature and health data and incorporate these into the management of occupational health hazards;
• Apply principles of engineering in the design of appropriate controls for workplace hazards, with emphasis on general and local exhaust ventilation; 
• Select, evaluate, and manage the use of appropriate types of personal protective equipment for control of worker exposures;
• Utilize critical thinking in the development, management, and evaluation of industrial hygiene programs;
• Communicate to labor, management, and the community, verbally and in writing, the nature, risks, and remediation of workplace and environmental hazards;
• Interpret and assure compliance with applicable government regulations and standards pertaining to occupational safety and health.

Program Requirements

Public Health Core

BIOS 603 Introductory Biostatistics (3)
EPID 603 Epidemiologic Methods I (3)

6 credits

Program Requirements
ENHS 639 Radiological Health (2)
ENHS 654 Occupational Health (2)
ENHS 657 Institutional Environmental Health and Safety (2)
ENHS 659 Air Pollution (2)
ENHS 660 Principles of Toxicology (3)
ENHS 662 Physical Agents and Ergonomic Hazards in the Workplace (3)
ENHS 672 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (3)
ENHS 711 Industrial Ventilation and Hazard Control (3)
ENHS 750 Air Sampling and Analysis (3)

22 credits

Electives

14-23 credits

ENHS 999 Dissertation Research

9-18 credits