Online Graduate Certificate in Occupational and Environmental Health

At the completion of the online graduate certificate in occupational and environmental health, the student will be able to:

• Assess occupational and environmental hazards and exposure pathways and the impact on health.
• Conduct work place and chemical exposure history and environmental exposure assessments.
• Integrate health promotion and wellness applications into occupational and environmental  health programs.
• Apply best practices in developing training for occupational and environmental health professionals.

The online environmental health graduate certificates programs general application requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a STEM area, public health, nursing with a grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. Or, degree in medicine or other health care professional degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in industrial hygiene or closely related field.

Online Program Admissions
 

The graduate certificate in occupational and environmental health requires 17 credits includes:

• GEHS 6030 Survey of Environmental Health (3)
• GEHS 6540 Principles of Occupational Health  (3)
• GEHS 6600 Principles of Toxicology (3)
• GEHS 6720 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (3)
• GEHS 6320 Workplace Wellness (3) 
• GEHS 6700 Health and Safety Training and Evaluation (2)

Apply Graduate Certificate credits toward the MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health

Course credits received in the graduate certificate may be applied to the MPH in OEH. Students proceeding into the MPH degree complete a total of 42 credits that include the remainder of the required OEH  courses and the SPHTM core. Only the MPH degree in OEH is awarded. Student must have a GPA of 3.0 in coursework and meet the MPH degree admission requirements to transfer to the degree program. 

Combined Graduate Certificate in Occupational and Environmental Health with a MPH degree in another area

Student in another MPH degree program seeking to add a graduate certificate in may use the elective credits available in a degree program, but not required courses, for the graduate certificate. Required courses cannot be double counted toward both the MPH and a graduate certificate. If there is an overlap in required courses, the student, in consultation with their advisor, selects another OEH courses to meet the 17 credits for the certificate. The combined MPH and graduate certificate may take 5 to 6 additional credits beyond the total for the degree alone. The combined MSPH in industrial hygiene and graduate certificate will take an additional 15 credits.

Erica B. Geary

Email: dlinfo@tulane.edu

Phone: 504-988-3786 or 800-862-2122