OEH Programs
Industrial Hygiene Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. program trains individuals to conduct and supervise research or to manage advanced applied programs in academic, governmental, or private industrial hygiene settings. The overall goal of the program is to contribute to occupational disease prevention and injury prevention in industrial, environmental or agricultural sectors.
A brief overview of the Ph.D. Program requirements is below. For more information on the program curriculum, faculty, students and research areas, go to the Industrial Hygiene Program website.
Prerequisites
A baccalaureate degree is required. Although enrollment directly into the Ph.D. program is possible, completion of the M.S. program is recommended as a first step toward the Ph.D. degree. Undergraduate preparation must include at least 63 semester hours in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and 21 semester hours in communications, humanities, and social sciences.
Required Courses
| 175:231 | Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals | 3 s.h. |
| 173:232 | Assessing Physical Agent Hazards | 3 s.h. |
| 175:233 | Control of Occupational Hazards | 3 s.h. |
| 175:221 | Aerosol Technology | 3 s.h. |
| 175:234 | Quantitative Exposure Assessment | 3 s.h. |
| 175:230 | Occupational Health | 3 s.h. |
| 175:192 | Occupational Safety | 3 s.h. |
| 175:190 | Occupational Ergonomics I | 3 s.h. |
| 175:260 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 s.h. |
| 175:197 | Environmental Health | 3 s.h. |
| 175:180 | Occupational & Environmental Health Seminar | 1 s.h.* |
| 171:161 175:182 |
Introduction to Biostatistics or Statistics for Experimenters |
3 s.h. 3 s.h. |
| 173:140 | Epidemiology I: Principles | 3 s.h. |
| 171:162 | Design and Analysis of Biomedical Studies | 3 s.h. |
| 650:270 | Principles of Scholarly Integrity | 1 s.h. |
| 41 s.h. |
*Enroll in OEH seminar three times: twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.
Elective Credits
A minimum of 12 additional credit hours must be acquired from attendance in non-research-related courses. These would include any courses offered in a classroom setting or the equivalent web-based course. Students and advisors should select courses most appropriate to the individual student's professional goals.
Research Credits
The remaining credits needed to achieve the 72 required for this degree may be acquired by any combination of the research-related courses given below or other class-based courses.
| 175:300 | Thesis/Dissertation |
| 175:201 | Research in Occupational and Environmental Health |
| 175:172 | Independent Study in Occupational and Environmental Health |
Total Semester Hours Required for Ph.D. Degree (Minimum) 72 s.h.