The MPH program in environmental and occupational health integrates training in both environmental and occupational health and prepares graduates for a variety of careers in governmental and non-governmental agencies, health care settings, private industry and consulting, labor, and academia. Students are trained in the practices, laws, regulations, and policies applicable to the protection of the environment and human health and tools such as risk assessment and geographic information systems to inform prevention and health protection strategies. Through a global perspective, students will learn about preventive measures to ensure safe workplaces here and abroad, the importance of natural ecosystems and healthy cities, and the promotion of sustainable use of resources with concern for environmental justice.
Concentration coursework includes: environmental & occupational epidemiology; toxicology; environmental health policy; and health effects from exposure. Elective coursework includes: GIS applications; disaster & emergency preparedness management; risk assessment; urban planning and design; and environmental law. The concentration also provides physician training for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Residency Program.
Concentration Requirements:
| Required MPH Core Credits |
BIOS 6601 |
3 |
| Epidemiology |
EPID 6630 |
3 |
| Environmental & Occupational Health |
EHOH 6614 |
3 |
| Social & Community Factors in Health |
CBHS 6610 |
3 |
| Health Systems & Management |
HSMP 6603 |
3 |
| Foundations in Public Health |
PUBH 6600 |
2 |
| Required Concentration Courses |
|
12 |
| Environmental Epidemiology (1 of 2 options) |
ENVS 6230* or |
3 |
| |
EH 658** |
3 |
| Environmental Risk Assessment & Applied Toxicology |
TXCL 7564* |
3 |
| Environmental & Occupational Toxicology |
EHOH 6616 |
3 |
| Environmental Health from the Ground Up: Exploring Natural & Human-Induced Hazards |
EHOH 6619 |
3 |
| Environmental Health Policy (1 of 4 options) |
|
|
| Natural Resources & Environmental Health Law |
PAD 5633* or |
3 |
| Environmental Politics & Policy |
PAD 5631* or |
3 |
| Law of All Hazards Management |
PAD 5450*+ or |
3 |
| Disaster Management & Policy |
PAD 5605*+ |
3 |
| EHOH Recommended Electives |
|
9 |
| Resource Oriented Courses |
|
|
| Research Methods in Epidemiology |
EPID 6626 |
3 |
| SAS Database Design & Management in SAS |
BIOS 6680 |
2 |
| Methods in Research & Evaluation |
CBHS 6612 |
3 |
| Topic Oriented Courses |
|
|
| Community Health Assessment |
CBHS 6624 |
3 |
| GIS for Public Health Research & Practice |
EHOH 6670 |
3 |
| Public Health Disease Surveillance |
EPID 6614 |
2 |
| Occupational & Envrionmental Health Interdisciplinary Symposium |
EHOH 6670 |
1 |
| Disasters, Climate Change & Health |
GEOH 5710 |
3 |
| Epidemiology of Health & Physical Activity |
HES 645** |
3 |
| Practicum |
PUBH 6606 |
2 |
| Masters Project |
PUBH 6955 |
2 |
| Total Program Credits |
|
42 |
*Downtown Campus; +Contact Antoinette Sandoval (303-315-2487) to confirm School of Public Affairs scheduling information
**Colorado State University