Environmental & Occupational Health MPH
Major: Environmental and Occupational Health
Degree Awarded: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 56.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2202
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-2041
About the Program
Major Competencies
- Assess pathways of human exposure to hazardous agents and stressors in the environment and workplace
- Investigate and synthesize research on hazardous agents and their impacts on human health effects, including how individual and population factors affect vulnerability
- Select and apply appropriate quantitative risk assessment methods
- Recommend strategies for preventing, controlling, and managing risks from environmental and occupational hazards
- Analyze environmental and occupational health policies in relation to environmental justice, equity, and efficacy
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact:
DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
dsphadvising@drexel.edu
Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health website, including admissions criteria and how to apply.
Degree Requirements
Core Courses | ||
BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
Major Courses | ||
EOH 510 | Principles and Practice of Environmental and Occupational Health | 3.0 |
EOH 610 | Environmental and Occupational Toxicology | 3.0 |
EOH 612 | Environmental Exposure Science | 3.0 |
EOH 615 | Environmental and Occupational Health Policy | 3.0 |
Applied Practical Experience | ||
PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
Integrative Learning Experience | ||
EOH 750 | Integrative Learning Experience: Environmental and Occupational Health I | 3.0 |
EOH 751 | Integrative Learning Experience: Environmental and Occupational Health II | 3.0 |
Electives * | 21.0 | |
Total Credits | 56.0 |
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Students choose from any BST, CHP, EOH, EPI, HMP, or PBHL course from the 500-999 level. Students can take additional 500-level or above electives across the university as long as they meet prerequisite and restriction requirements. Students can contact their faculty mentor to discuss elective options. Students can use elective credits to further focus their academic work by completing a graduate minor.
Sample Plan of Study
12-Month (4 Quarter) Full-Time
Summer | Credits | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BST 571 | 3.0 | ||||||
EPI 570 | 3.0 | ||||||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | ||||||
PBHL 511 | 4.0 | ||||||
14 | |||||||
First Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
EOH 510 | 3.0 | EOH 610 | 3.0 | EOH 612 | 3.0 | ||
HMP 505 | 3.0 | EOH 750 | 3.0 | EOH 615 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 500 | 0.0 | Electives | 9.0 | EOH 751 | 3.0 | ||
Electives | 9.0 | Electives | 3.0 | ||||
15 | 15 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 56 |
18-Month (5 Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BST 571 | 3.0 | EOH 610 | 3.0 | EOH 612 | 3.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
EOH 510 | 3.0 | EPI 570 | 3.0 | EOH 615 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | HMP 505 | 3.0 | ||
Electives | 3.0 | Electives | 3.0 | ||||
10 | 13 | 12 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
EOH 750 | 3.0 | EOH 751 | 3.0 | ||||
Electives | 9.0 | Electives | 6.0 | ||||
12 | 9 | ||||||
Total Credits 56 |
21-Month (6 Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BST 571 | 3.0 | EOH 610 | 3.0 | EOH 612 | 3.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
EOH 510 | 3.0 | EPI 570 | 3.0 | EOH 615 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | HMP 505 | 3.0 | ||
10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Electives | 9.0 | EOH 750 | 3.0 | EOH 751 | 3.0 | ||
Electives | 6.0 | Electives | 6.0 | ||||
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
Total Credits 56 |