公共卫生硕士-职业与环境卫生

职业卫生是一门涉及生活中许多基础和应用学科的多学科专业
The Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health offers graduate degree programs both full-time and part-time. Applicants are strongly advised to have some background in statistics and quantitative methods. In addition, field and employment experience are taken into consideration. The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program is designed for students interested in professional and/or research careers in the community, academic, public, or private sectors. The Master of Science (MSc) degree program is for students interested in research and academic careers in Biostatistics.<br>Public Health Sciences (PHS) offers a wide range of options to people entering public health and practicing health professionals looking to enhance their expertise. Over 800 graduate students are currently enrolled in our doctoral and master's programs across many areas of study in one of the best schools of public health in the world.<br>The Occupational Hygiene (OH) emphasis is designed to fulfill the competencies required of the field to meet standards set by the International Occupational Hygiene Association and permit subsequent professional accreditation as a Registered Occupational Hygienist, via post-graduation examination. The Environmental Public Health (EPH) emphasis is designed to meet the needs of those students who want competencies, as they exist in the OH emphasis, but apply them to ambient/outdoors environments, instead of work environments. This emphasis will accommodate graduates choosing to work in government (all 3 levels) or private firms assessing and interpreting the impact of contaminants (chemical, physical and biological) on the health of communities exposed via air, water, soil and food.