MPH Health, Safety & Environment

COPH Department: Environmental and Occupational Health
Concentration:Health, Safety & Environment (Code: HLE)
Minimum Credit Hours: 43

This online M.P.H. degree program will provide a strong foundation for students to advance their careers by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to address the complex and evolving regional, national and global challenges related to Health, Safety and the Environment (HSE). All courses in this program are offered online and there is a required ten day capstone experience on campus in Tampa, Florida at the conclusion of coursework. This program is intended to appeal to experienced working professionals anywhere in the world who seek to broaden their understanding of the interrelatedness of these three key areas. The fundamentals of exposure assessment and analytical methods will lay the groundwork for topics that include the basics of the persistent worldwide issues of air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, worker safety, legal requirements, and effective management. The impact of health, safety and the environment topics will be addressed for developed and less developed countries. Students will have the opportunity to develop a major emphasis in an area of their choice.

Check Sheets by Year:

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

Please print the check sheet and take it with you to your advising appointments each semester.

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Master of Public Health Degree Competencies

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Health, Safety & Environment Competencies

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

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

Curriculum

Program Coursework

*Requirements*		CH*	Pre-reqs*
College Core and Foundation Courses		16
Required Concentration Courses		16
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)

During 2^nd 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.
Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken. The grade will be included in the student's GPA
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)