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Overview
The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health has been recognized as a national leader in industrial hygiene education. The Master of Science (MS) program in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. ABET accreditation is the only program accreditation recognized by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, and is the hallmark of excellence for industrial hygiene education. The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is one of only twenty-three universities nationwide with an accredited graduate industrial hygiene program.
Program Objectives
Graduates of the Master of Science program in Master of Industrial Hygiene And Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will be professional practitioners who apply scientific knowledge to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental hazards or stresses affecting human health. Competencies demonstrated by graduates will include the ability:
- To identify overt and potential health hazards in the workplace and to apply analytical skills in the evaluation of those health risks;
- To effect control of workplace hazards through application of engineering, administrative, or personal protective procedures;
- To educate workers and management concerning occupational hazards and the prevention of occupational health problems;
- To apply knowledge of the regulations of various agencies having occupational health and safety functions;
- To function on multidisciplinary teams to protect and enhance worker health.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Environmental Health
- Occupational and Environmental Health Sampling Strategies
- Principles of Environmental Health and Safety Management
- Occupational and Environmental Laws and Regulations
- Principles of Safety
- Fundamentals of Occupational and Environmental Health Science
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 79
Credits
48 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Public Health Health Administration Health Sciences View 1924 other Masters in Health Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
GRE® Required
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 79
Other requirements
General requirements
- Minimum of 60 semester hours of undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses in basic sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology, with at least 15 of these credit hours at the upper level (junior, senior or graduate)
- Minimum of 21 semester hours in communications, humanities, and social sciences. Coursework in written and oral communications is required.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores must be submitted by all applicants.
Tuition Fee
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International
39552 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 824 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
39552 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 824 USD per credit during 12 months. -
In-State
10224 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 213 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for Oklahoma City
911 - 1456 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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