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
Students in the Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health program learn how to assess environmental and occupational exposures and understand their health consequences. Students may work alongside faculty to investigate the environmental determinants of health, such as air and water pollutants, infectious agents, and the changing climate. Students will learn how to make the built environment healthier, to promote health and prevent injuries in the workplace, to enhance air and water quality, to ensure safe food and consumer products, and to prepare for public health emergencies around the globe. Practitioners in this field apply environmental and occupational health principles to promote health and equity among populations in community and workplace settings.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
