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titleHealth, Safety & Environment Competencies

In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Health, Safety & Environment graduates will be able to: 

  1. Describe natural and engineered environmental systems and their interrelationships with human activities and human health;
  2. Recognize health hazards that cause illness and injury associated with the environment and occupations;
  3. Relate the history of environmental health and safety issues to current practices and policies;
  4. Assess public health conditions and problems related to health, safety and the environment in developed and developing countries;
  5. Decide between alternatives, or strategies, to minimize or alleviate adverse environmental health and safety impacts;
  6. Apply technical knowledge and skill for the prevention or control of specific environmental health and safety problems;
  7. Interpret published environmental health and safety research findings; and
  8. Engage in environmental leadership activities at the community level, and communicate relevant information concerning environmental health issues.
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titleCurriculum

Program Coursework

Requirements

CH*

Pre-reqs*

College Core and Foundation Courses

16

 

Required Concentration Courses16

 

PHC 6307

Principles of Exposure Assessment & Control

3

 

PHC 6300

Principles of Environmental Health

3

 

PHC 6325

Environmental Laboratory Principles

3

 

PHC 7931

Interdisciplinary Seminar: Case Studies in EOH

3

 

Choose two of the following:

PHC 6345

HSE Management & Administration

3

 

PHC 6326

Global Issues in Environmental Health

3

 

PHC 6355

Principles of Occupational Safety

3

 

Approved Elective Courses

5

 

MPH Requirements

6

 

PHC 6945

Supervised Field Experience 

3

See Note #1

PHC 6977

Special Project

3

 

Total Minimum Credit Hours

43

 

*CH=Credit Hours; Pre-reqs= prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite)

  1. During 2nd semester meet with advisor and begin planning field experience. See http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academicaffairs/fe/. May be met through the Peace Corps Master’s International option.
  2. Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken.  The grade will be included in the student's GPA
  3. The College Reserves All Rights to Repeal And/or Modify.

Electives (representative listing)

  • PHC 6310 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology (3)
  • PHC 6353 Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3)
  • PHC 6350 Occupational Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3)
  • PHC 6186 Public Health Emergencies in Large Populations (3)
  • PHC 6874 Global Issues in Environment & Health (3)