The University of Toledo

Master of Science in Occupational Health : Industrial Hygiene

CURRICULUM DESIGN

The 40 semester credit (scr.) curriculum incorporates the general areas of science, technology, management, and communication within the context of the core courses and thesis requirements for the MSOH degree Industrial Hygiene program. A student may elect to pursue a comprehensive program of study or, alternatively focus on a more specific area of study via selected and approved elective courses and research (thesis or scholarly project).

Curriculum

Occupational Health - Science, Regulations and Management (3 scr.)
Occupational Safety - Science, Regulations and Management (3 scr.)
Hazardous Materials and Emergency Response (3 scr.)
Chemical Agents - Toxicity, Evaluation, and Control (3 scr.)
Biostatistics (3 scr.)
Epidemiology (3 scr.)
Environmental Health - Science, Regulations and Management (3 scr.)
Air Contaminant Modeling, Ventilation and Respiratory Protection (3 scr.)
Physical Agents - Effects, Evaluation and Control (3 scr.)
Biological Agents - Pathogenicity, Evaluation, and Control (3 scr.)
Risk Assessment, Management and Communication (3 scr.)
Independent Study in Occupational Health (1-3 scr.)
Research in Occupational Health (1-3 scr.)
Thesis or Project (4 scr.)
Elective Course (3 scr.)
Internship (Not required for student with applicable experience)

A student must complete a scholarly project or thesis requirement as prescribed in the College of Graduate Studies Bulletin. Students without applicable experience complete an internship. In concert with her/his Major Advisor and the other Advisory Committee members, the scholarly project or thesis is an opportunity for a student to investigate a special area of interest. A scholarly project or thesis will reflect a student's ability to apply principles of scientific inquiry to answering questions significant to the occupational health sciences. The number of semester credits earned for the scholarly project or thesis (4 to 8 scr.) is dependent on the scope and depth of the research. A scholarly project or thesis equivalent to a minimum of 4 scr. is required for the research component of the MSOH degree, provided that the balance of credit (4 scr.) is earned via approved elective courses. A maximum of 12 scr. may be transferred from other accredited colleges/universities and applied toward the 40 scr. MSOH degree at the University of Toledo - Health Science Campus, pending approval by the Chairman of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Senior Associate Dean of the College of Graduate Studies.

NOTE: A minimum of 12 to 16 months is required to complete the MSOH degree as a full-time student. Time for completion for part-time students is likely a minimum of 30 months. The thesis or scholarly project may be completed part-time off-campus.