Curriculum
The overall curriculum for CARERC requires that all graduate students who receive tuition support and/or stipends to register for the three core courses focused broadly on occupational health and safety issues. These core courses provide the background that is common across the programs for those in the mining, occupational epidemiology, occupational nursing, occupational safety, athletic training, and the occupational medicine residency tracks.
Core courses for the CARERC Industrial Hygiene Program
- These three core courses are in addition to the 18 credits which are required for an MPH degree with a concentration in industrial hygiene.
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Course Title (number) |
Semester Hours |
Course Description |
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Occupational and Environmental Health (CPH 620) |
3 |
This course covers theory and practice of assessing, controlling, and preventing environmental and occupational hazards that may adversely affect the health of present and future generations. |
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ProSeminar Occupational Health and Safety (CPH 698) |
0-1 |
This course provides students, in a monthly seminar format, presentations from occupational health and safety professionals from a variety of disciplines and experiences. Knowledge regarding workplace exposures and related health outcomes is presented. Students should acquire basic understanding of current topics in the fields of occupational medicine, nursing, safety, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, biostatistics, mining, and agriculture. |
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Occupational Health Field Surveys (CPH 698) |
3 |
The course covers a wide cross-section of occupational health and safety exposures, hazards, and control measures. Students engage in on-site activities recognizing and evaluating hazards and developing control measures to reduce occupational health and safety risks. Students will visit approximately 8 different worksites in the Central Appalachian Region. |
Core Courses required for the Industrial Hygiene track
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Course Title (number) |
Semester Hours |
Instructor |
Course Description |
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Industrial Hygiene Principles (EHS 840) |
3 |
Brown/Klyza |
A study of the impact of the work place on worker’s health and the control of causative factors of disease. |
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Essential of Industrial Hygiene (EHS 841) |
3 |
Brown |
Identify primary sources of potential chemical, physical and biological agents, identify techniques for assessing the risk of worker exposures and understand the health impacts of occupational exposures to workers. |
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Air Quality and Health (EHS 860)
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3 |
Pinion |
A study of the health impacts of air pollution from both outdoor and indoor sources. The course will also provide information about methods of reduction, control, and elimination of air pollution. |
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Environmental Toxicology (EHS 865)
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3 |
Klyza/Pinion |
Toxicology, the principles, concepts, and thinking that are its foundation. The mechanisms by which the substances enter the cells of the body, the physiological processes, the target organs, classes of toxic substances, and potential exposures. |
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Applied Learning in Environmental Health (EHS 839) -or- Field Experience in Environmental Health (EHS 863) |
3 |
Brown |
Cross-listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
Cross-listed with EHS 839. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (state, local or national) or with private industry. The course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 839. |
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Graduate Project in Environmental Health (EHS 890) |
3 |
Brown |
Research into a special topic in Environmental Health. The student must have the approval of course faculty. |
MPH Core Courses
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Course Title (number) |
Semester Hours |
Instructor |
Course Description |
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Human Behavior Change (MPH 810) |
3 |
Bryden |
Formerly HEA 810. This course examines selected theories and models of health behavior relevant to health promotion in individuals and communities. Students will analyze biological, psychological, sociological, and environmental influences on behavior, and evaluate strategies for health promotion |
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Public Health Organization (MPH 816) |
3 |
Green |
Formerly HEA 816. In-depth exploration of the myriad of forces impacting public health organization and administration at local, state, and national level; the relationship between legislative action, the effectiveness of public health efforts, and future of public health. |
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Public Health Planning (MPH 825) > |
3 |
Pinion |
The study of the planning tools required for the administration and implementation of public health programs. |
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Biostatistics (MPH 830) |
3 |
Marion |
Formerly HEA 830. This course is an introduction to basic concepts of statistics as applied to public health. Major topics to be covered include descriptive statistics, theoretical distributions, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, analysis of variance, and regression. |
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Survey of Public Health Statistical Analysis (MPH 835) |
3 |
Marion/Klyza |
Applied biostatistical analysis on SPSS, STATA, SAS, & R |
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Environmental Health Research (MPH 800) |
3 |
Marion |
Provides the student with an in-depth exploration of the public health/environmental health paradigm using instruction and hands-on experience in the application of quantitative and qualitative analysis in the public and environmental health arena. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for PHE 800. |
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Introduction to Environmental Health Science (MPH 850) |
3 |
Barnett |
Study of the effects of the environment on personal and public health related to water and waste water treatment, air pollution, food hygiene, disease vectors, waste disposal, radiation, noise, institutions, etc. as they link to chronic and communicable diseases. |
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Principles of Epidemiology (MPH 855) |
3 |
Klyza |
A study of the distribution and determinants of disease and injury. Research methodologies for human research and disease surveillance techniques will be emphasized. |
Sample Schedule:
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Spring (1) |
Summer (1) |
Fall (2) |
Spring (2) |
Summer (2) |
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Fall (1) |
MPH 816 |
MPH 855 |
EHS 840 |
EHS 841 |
MPH 895 |
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MPH 830 |
MPH 825 |
EHS 839 or 863 |
EHS 865 |
EHS 860 |
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MPH 850 |
MPH 835 |
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MPH 800 |
EHS 890 |
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CPH 699 |
CPH 699 |
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CPH 620 |
CPH 698 |
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CPH 699 |
CPH 699 |
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