Environmental & Occupational Health
Major: Environmental and Occupational Health
Degree Awarded: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 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
- Evaluate epidemiologic methods used in occupational and environmental research and interpret findings
- 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
MPH Foundation Courses | 16.0 | |
Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | ||
Public Health Foundations and Systems I | ||
Public Health Foundations and Systems II | ||
EOH Foundation Courses | 18.0 | |
Principles and Practice of Environmental and Occupational Health | ||
Environmental and Occupational Toxicology | ||
Environmental Exposure Science | ||
Environmental and Occupational Health Policy | ||
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology | ||
Quantitative Risk Analysis for Environmental Health | ||
Integrative Learning Experience | 3.0 | |
Integrative Learning Experience: Environmental and Occupational Health I | ||
Integrative Learning Experience: Environmental and Occupational Health II | ||
Applied Practical Experience | 0.0 | |
Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | ||
Electives | 19.0 | |
These courses may be within the Dornsife School of Public Health, or from other academic units within the University. Students may choose to use their elective credits to complete a graduate minor. Electives must be at the 500-level or above. It is the responsibility of the student to determine course restrictions. The following is a sample of some of the Dornsife School of Public Health electives offered by department: | ||
Biostatistics Electives | ||
Introduction to Statistical Computing | ||
Intermediate SAS | ||
Intermediate Biostatistics I | ||
Statistical Consulting | ||
Community Health and Prevention Electives | ||
Behavior and Social Change Theories | ||
Community Engagement in Public Health Practice & Research | ||
Multi-Method Data Analysis in Community Health & Prevention | ||
History of Public Health | ||
Overview of Maternal and Child Health | ||
Global Issues in Maternal and Child Health | ||
Prevention Principles and Practices | ||
Design and Grant Writing for Community Health Programs | ||
Outcomes and Impact Evaluation | ||
Public Health Ethics | ||
Animals and Public Health | ||
Drug Use and Public Health | ||
Multicultural Competence in Community Health and Prevention | ||
Community Organizing and Community Assessment for Health and Wellness | ||
Theory and Practice in Health Communication | ||
Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | ||
Research with Rare, Stigmatized and Hidden Populations | ||
LGBT Health Disparities | ||
Intersectional Perspectives | ||
Public Health Practice in and with Latino Communities | ||
Migration and Health | ||
Religion, Spirituality, and Health | ||
Theory & Practice of Community Health and Prevention II | ||
Research Methods for Community Health and Prevention | ||
Qualitative Research in Community Health | ||
Community Based Participatory Research | ||
Measuring Health | ||
Advanced Topics in Qualitative Analysis & Manuscript Development | ||
Environmental and Occupational Health Electives | ||
Introduction to Urban Health | ||
Overview of Issues in Global Health | ||
Injury Prevention and Control | ||
Safety in Healthcare | ||
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene | ||
Healthy Housing & Built Environment | ||
Environmental Health in Vulnerable Populations | ||
Public Health and Disaster Preparedness | ||
Occupational and Environmental Cancers | ||
Microbes in Public Health Practice I: Overview of Bacterial Pathogens | ||
Microbes in Public Health Practice II: Overview of Viral and Other Pathogens | ||
Infection Prevention and Control in the Healthcare Environment | ||
Public Health Impacts of Global Climate Change | ||
Crisis and Risk Communication in Public Health | ||
Quantitative Risk Analysis for Environmental Health | ||
Advanced Methods in GIS for Public Health | ||
Seminar in Environmental Epidemiology | ||
Epidemiology Electives | ||
Applied Survey Research in Epidemiology | ||
Epidemiology of Cancer | ||
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice | ||
Infectious Disease Epidemiology | ||
Perinatal Epidemiology | ||
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology & Prevention | ||
Making Sense of Data | ||
Pharmacoepidemiology | ||
Intermediate Epidemiology | ||
Pathophysiologic Basis of Epidemiologic Research | ||
The Changing US HIV Epidemic and the Responses of Affected Communities | ||
Interprofessional Collaboration for Urban Health | ||
Data Science Using R | ||
Disease Outbreak Investigations | ||
Autism as a Public Health Challenge | ||
Public Health Surveillance | ||
Health and Design Research | ||
Health Management and Policy Electives | ||
Health Management and Policy I | ||
Health Management and Policy II | ||
Evolution of United States Health Policy | ||
Legal Aspects of Public Health | ||
The Business of Healthcare: Advanced Healthcare Financial Management | ||
Healthcare Planning Principles and Practice | ||
Policy Analysis for Population Health | ||
Health Organizational Leadership | ||
Health Care Organizations and Management | ||
Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic | ||
Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice | ||
Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class | ||
Issues in United States Health Policy | ||
Violence, Trauma and Adversity in Public Health | ||
Public Health Leadership | ||
Public Health Advocacy and Activism | ||
Seminar in Fire Arms and Public Health | ||
The Politics of Food & Gender | ||
Health Systems Policy Analysis | ||
Management of Healthcare Outcomes | ||
Managing a Public Health Agency | ||
Fundamentals of Disaster Management | ||
Public Health Funding & Program Development | ||
Coordinating a Population's Care | ||
Organizational Finance Seminar: Case Studies in Health Care | ||
Health Care Strategy and Operations: Creating Change | ||
Health Care Data Analytics | ||
Introduction to GIS for Public Health | ||
Using Data to Drive Policy and Practice | ||
Health and Human Rights | ||
Health Services Research | ||
Qualitative Methods for Health Policy Research and Practice | ||
Cost Benefit Analysis for Health Services | ||
Methods in Implementation Science | ||
Health Economics I | ||
Health Economics II | ||
Total Credits | 56.0 |
Note: Students choose from 500-999 level courses in BST, EOH, EPI, CHP, HMP, and PBHL for elective courses.
Sample Plan of Study
12 Months (4 Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
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Summer | Credits | ||||||
BST 571 | 3.0 | ||||||
EPI 570 | 3.0 | ||||||
HMP 505 | 2.0 | ||||||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | ||||||
PBHL 511 | 4.0 | ||||||
16 | |||||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
EOH 510 | 3.0 | EOH 610 | 3.0 | EOH 612 | 3.0 | ||
EOH 625 | 3.0 | EOH 665 | 3.0 | EOH 615 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 500 | 0.0 | EOH 750 | 0.0 | EOH 751 | 3.0 | ||
Electives | 9.0 | Electives | 6.0 | Electives | 4.0 | ||
15 | 12 | 13 | |||||
Total Credits 56 |
18 Months (5 Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
EOH 510 | 3.0 | BST 571 | 3.0 | EOH 612 | 3.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
EPI 570 | 3.0 | EOH 610 | 3.0 | EOH 615 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | HMP 505 | 2.0 | ||
Electives | 4.0 | ||||||
10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
EOH 625 | 3.0 | EOH 665 | 3.0 | ||||
EOH 750 | 0.0 | EOH 751 | 3.0 | ||||
Electives | 9.0 | Electives | 6.0 | ||||
12 | 12 | ||||||
Total Credits 56 |
21 Months (6 Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
EOH 510 | 3.0 | BST 571 | 3.0 | EOH 612 | 3.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
EPI 570 | 3.0 | EOH 610 | 3.0 | EOH 615 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | HMP 505 | 2.0 | ||
Elective | 1.0 | ||||||
10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
EOH 625 | 3.0 | EOH 665 | 3.0 | EOH 751 | 3.0 | ||
Electives | 6.0 | EOH 750 | 0.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||
Electives | 6.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||||
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
Total Credits 56 |