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Iowa City, IA 52242-5000
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OEH Programs

Industrial Hygiene PhD Program

The PhD 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 PhD 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 PhD program is possible, completion of the MS program is recommended as a first step toward the PhD 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.
175:220 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 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 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
171:162 Design and Analysis of Biomedical Studies 3 s.h.
050:270 Responsible Conduct in Research 0 s.h.
    40 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 PhD Degree (Minimum) 72 s.h.

Degree Description and Learner Objectives

 
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