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The online graduate certificate in occupational and environmental health (OEH) prepares professionals to assess and manage the impact of environmental and workplace hazards on human health. The program provides the knowledge and skills to recognize and characterize chemical exposures and hazards, assess health effects, design and implement preventive measures, and promote workplace wellness.
The online graduate certificate in OEH is designed for mid-career professionals who seek to expand their knowledge in occupational and environmental health. Backgrounds of professionals in the OEH graduate certificate include: physicians, nurses and other health providers in occupational and environmental medicine; public health professionals; environmental health professionals; people with biology and other science degrees seeking careers in occupational or environmental public health.
At the completion of the online graduate certificate in occupational and environmental health, the student will be able to:
The online environmental health graduate certificates programs general application requirements include:
The graduate certificate in occupational and environmental health requires 17 credits includes:
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.
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