Master of Public Health - Environmental and Occupational Health
EXPLORE YOUR INTERESTS Students motivated to improve health by bridging science, practice, and policy and with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, engineering, or related fields to apply their technical knowledge to real-world problems. Professionals in government, industry and consulting to expand their expertise in workplace safety, risk management, or regulatory policy.
GAIN CAREER-READY SKILLS Training in instrumentation use, risk assessment, data analytics, environmental assessments and workplace health inspections to protect worker safety and promote healthy living environments.
MAKE CONNECTIONS Career fairs, professional development workshops, faculty mentoring, partnerships with environmental and occupational health professionals, engagement in professional associations foster your professional network and opportunities for certification.
LEARN OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 180 hours of fieldwork in environmental and occupational settings, instrumentation and field investigations are embedded as experiential and service learning in partnership with environmental and occupational health practitioners
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Students motivated to improve health by bridging science, practice, and policy and with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, engineering, or related fields to apply their technical knowledge to real-world problems. Professionals in government, industry and consulting to expand their expertise in workplace safety, risk management, or regulatory policy.
- Training in instrumentation use, risk assessment, data analytics, environmental assessments and workplace health inspections to protect worker safety and promote healthy living environments.
- Memphis Climate Health Environment Equity Research (MCHEER) facilitates opportunities to conduct transdisciplinary and translational research in air pollution and health research, climate changes, environmental justice, global environmental health and healthy building in the Greater Memphis Area.
Credit Hours: 42
Foundational Courses
- PUBH 7180 | Foundations of Public Health (0 credit hours)
- HADM 7105 | Health Policy and Organization of Health Services
- PUBH 7120 | Environmental Health
- PUBH 7150 | Introduction to Biostatistics
- PUBH 7160 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Principles
- PUBH 7170 | Principles of Epidemiology
Environmental and occupational health track
- PUBH 7122 | Workplace Health and Safety
- PUBH 7124 | Advanced Exposure Assessment and Toxicology
- PUBH 7126 | One Health and Risk Management
- PUBH 7128 | Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
- PUBH 7129 | Environmental Health Data Analytics
Applied Practical Experience
- PUBH 7985 | Fieldwork - 1 credit hour: Gain real-world experience in a public health setting (180 hours minimum).
- 180 hours (minimum) of fieldwork in environmental and occupational settings, instrumentation and field investigations are embedded as experiential and service learning in partnership with environmental and occupational health practitioners.
Culminating Experience
- PUBH 7998 | Capstone Project - 2 credit hours: Apply your knowledge to solve a real public health problem.
3 Elective Courses - 9 credit hours
- Choose electives that align with your interests and career goals.