Environmental Health
Admission Requirements
Applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree in the biological and physical sciences (e.g. M.D., public health graduates, public health engineers, biology and zoology majors). Adequacy of the applicant's qualifications for the graduate work in environmental health shall be determined by the faculty of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
Graduation Requirements
- Residence for at least one full academic year immediately prior to the granting of the degree.
- Completion of a minimum of 40 units (34 units formal courses and 6 units of thesis).
- Satisfactory completion of Master's Thesis.
- Grade requirement: a weighted average of “2.00” or better in the major courses and an overall weighted average of “2.00” or better provided there is no grade of “5.00” in any of the courses.
Curriculum
Required Courses
Course No. |
Course Title |
Units |
Biostat 201 |
Fundamentals of Biostatistics |
3 |
Epi 201 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
Total |
|
6 |
Major Courses |
EH 201 |
Principles and Methods of Environmental Health |
2 |
EH 202 |
Environmental Health Practice |
2 |
OH 204 |
Environmental Physiology |
2 |
PH 205 |
Environmental Epidemiology |
2 |
EH 207 |
Environmental Toxicology |
2 |
EH 215 |
Environmental Health Policy |
1 |
EH 297 |
Seminar on Environmental Health |
1 |
HPAD 201.1 |
|
12 |
Others |
PH 201 |
Man, health and Environmental I |
2 |
Biostat 206 |
Research Methods |
2 |
HPAD 201 |
Principles of Health Administration |
2 |
Total |
6 |
Elective Courses
Course No. |
Course Title |
Units |
EH 203 |
Environmental Chemistry |
2 |
EH 204 |
Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis |
2 |
EH 205 |
Biological Aspects of Water Supply and Water
Pollution |
2 |
EH 208 |
Air Pollution Epidemiology |
2 |
EH 209 |
Radiological Health |
2 |
EH 210 |
Hospital Sanitation and Safety |
2 |
EH 211 |
Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management |
2 |
EH 212 |
Introduction to Environmental Health Impact
Assessment |
2 |
EH 214 |
Environmental Health Service for Energencies |
1 |
EH 216 |
Introduction to Environmental Economics |
1 |
EH 299 |
Special Studies and Research |
3 |
OH 203 |
Industrial Toxicology |
2 |
OH 211 |
Industrial Safety |
2 |
OH 205 |
Environmental Pollution |
1 |
OH 207 |
Health Maintenance in Industry |
1 |
PH 204 |
Occupational Epidemiology |
2 |
Other elective courses may be taken from other Departments within CPH or in other Colleges, subject to the consent of the instructor.
|
Units |
Core Courses |
6 |
Major Courses |
12 |
Other Required |
6 |
Electives |
10 |
Thesis |
6 |
|
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TOTAL |
40 |
Duration of the Program
A minimum of two(2) years.
Credit Load
A minimum of 40 units credit load maybe allowed depending on the ability or needs of the student for additional.