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Overview
About Occupational and Environmental Health at The University of Iowa
The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health focuses on assessment of risk factors in the physical environment and their relationship to disease—particularly health problems of agricultural and industrial workers. Students are guided by faculty members whose research interests include rural health care delivery, agricultural health, environmental health, occupational medicine, occupational lung disease, mammalian toxicology, inhalation toxicology, ergonomics, indoor air quality, occupational injury, injury epidemiology, injury prevention programs, aerosol physics, air and water quality, environmental chemistry, analytical toxicology, and environmental health in developing countries.
Careers
The program prepares students for professional and academic careers in environmental and occupational health. Graduates will be qualified for a career in a range of private, public, and academic positions; consulting firms; state and federal occupational and environmental agencies; chemical and consumer products areas; pharmaceutical industries; and universities.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Global Environmental Health
- Occupational Health
- Human Toxicology and Risk Assessment
- Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar
- Epidemiology I: Principles
- Introduction to Biostatistics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
38 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Environmental Engineering Environmental Sciences View 245 other Masters in Environmental Engineering in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- A U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions.
- English Proficiency Requirements
- Minimum cumulative grade-point average: 3.0
- A background of science, mathematics, or health sciences is recommended, although our students come from a variety of undergraduate majors.
- Additional requirements for the M.S. in Industrial Hygiene:
- An earned baccalaureate that prepares the applicant to apply the basic principles of college-level mathematics, inorganic and organic chemistry, physics, and biology.
- Recommended minimum TOEFL score: 100
- Recommended minimum IELTS score: 7.0 (no subscore lower than 6.0)
- Recommended DuoLingo score: 105
Tuition Fee
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International
29379 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29379 USD per year during 24 months. -
National
31252 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31252 USD per year during 24 months. -
In-State
12305 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12305 USD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Iowa City
1187 - 1841 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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