The degrees offered in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health include the Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental and Occupational Health.
Students in the MPH program in Environmental Health gain a broad perspective in the public health sciences and social sciences, and a fundamental education in the technical sciences with an emphasis on the protection and improvement of our environmental and public health.
The field of industrial hygiene plays an important role in the protection of worker health through workplace assessment and interventions. The training in industrial hygiene is designed to build on the basic skill of engineers and scientists so that they will be able to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control hazards in the work place. The development of research skills is also a critical component of the program. The curriculum includes the public health core courses, and program courses relating to occupational diseases, exposure assessment, control measures, and assessment of risk.
The Safety Management program is intended for students with backgrounds in science or engineering seeking a professional public health career in occupational safety. In addition to core public health courses, the program builds upon a variety of courses enabling the student to recognize, evaluate and control existing and potential safety hazards due to faulty equipment, process design, chemical storage and handling.
University of South Florida (ABET-MS)
College of Public Health
13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612-3805
www.hsc.usf.edu/publichealth/eoh
Dr. Yehia Hammad
(813) 974-6625
yhammad@health.usf.edu
