Industrial Hygiene Master of Science Degree
Degree Description and Learner Objectives
The overall goal of the industrial hygiene MS program is to train individuals
to prevent occupational disease and injury in industry, environmental, and occupational
sectors. The MS curriculum is designed to prepare students philosophically
and technically to practice the art and science of industrial hygiene. The
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredits this program.
The program is designed to:
- Train industrial hygiene professionals needed regionally and nationally for careers in industrial, environmental, and agricultural settings and in research.
- Provide opportunities for supervised research and field experiences for industrial hygienists in training.
- Provide this training with an interdisciplinary approach that prepares industrial hygienists to practice as members of an occupational/environmental health team.
The MS curriculum is intended to prepare individuals both technically and philosophically to practice the science and art of IH. Full accreditation of the MS program by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-American Board of IH (ABIH) was received in 1995 and was reaccredited in 2001. The IH program strives to maintain a balance between its historical emphasis on a small number of individually trained students and the required breadth of the interdisciplinary training implicit in the profession.
Graduates of the MS in Industrial Hygiene will be able to:
- Recognize the principle sources of occupational agents and understand and describe routes of human exposure to these agents and the work processes that influence exposures.
- Understand the principles, instrumentation, and techniques for exposure assessment of chemical, physical, and biological agents in the workplace and environment.
- Evaluate and develop strategies and engineering solutions for controlling exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents in the workplace and environment.
- Describe the organization and functions of governmental agencies and regulatory bodies impacting occupational health.
- Understand fundamental principles of allied fields such as occupational medicine, safety, ergonomics, and occupational nursing and be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to prevent and/or solve occupational and environmental health problems.
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