Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (ENOH)

Concentration Competencies for the MPH Degree

Upon graduation, a student with the MPH degree in Environmental and Occupational Health will be able to:

• Describe the major environmental health problems to the general public as well as specific communities
• within that population;
• Explain the basic mechanism of toxicology and dose-response regarding environmental toxicants;
• Describe the federal and state regulatory programs that relate to environmental protection;
• Develop a testable model of environmental insult and injury; and
• Specify current environmental risk assessment approaches and methods for a particular hazard or risk in a community.

Concentration Competencies for the PhD Degree

Upon graduation, a student with the PhD degree in Environmental and Occupational Health will be able to:

• Design a testable hypothesis and execute research activity to investigate the effects of a toxin or hazard event in a community;
• Explain the difference in susceptibility to environmental toxins based upon age, gender, race, ethnicity, and SES in different populations;
• Provide an informed expert opinion to government and/or community leaders regarding the extent or level of risk associated with a particular environmental or occupational hazard or condition;
• Be able to teach an undergraduate or graduate course in Introductory Environmental and Occupational Health; and
• Obtain grant funding from private and/or governmental agencies to initiate an ENOH research program

Concentration Competencies for the DrPH Degree

Upon graduation, a student with the DrPH degree in Environmental and Occupational Health will be able to:

• Describe the direct and indirect human, ecological, and safety effects of major environmental and occupational agents;
• Determine what risks are present in a particular community and develop a basic risk assessment plan for the identification, characterization, management, and remediation of that risk;
• Diagnose and apply appropriate approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling environmental hazards that pose risks to health and safety;
• Develop an intervention/prevention plan to ameliorate a particular environmental or occupational risk in a workplace or community; and
• Obtain grant funding from private and/or governmental agencies to initiate an ENOH research program.