MPH Program; Field: Occupational and Environmental Health

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Dalla Lana School's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with a minimum mid-B average in the final year.

• At least one course in undergraduate statistics.

• Relevant work or volunteer experience.

Completion Requirements

• Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • Core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

  • CHL5904H Perspectives in Occupational and Environmental Health — Legal and Social Context.

  • CHL5910H Occupational and Environmental Hygiene I.

  • CHL5912H Occupational and Environmental Toxicology.

  • Physical agents: CHL5907H Radiological Health or CHL5914H Physical Agents I-Noise.

  • Research methods: CHL5220H Introduction to Quantitative Research or CHL5401H Epidemiologic Methods I.

  • 3.0 FCEs in one of the emphases described below.

  • Up to 2.5 FCEs in approved courses related to Occupational and Environmental Health and the emphasis in Environmental Public Health or Occupational Hygiene selected in collaboration, and with the approval of, the Program Director.

  • Minimum 1.0 FCE: CHL6010Y Required MPH Practicum.

  • Elective courses.

  • Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis.

• Full-time students may require longer to complete the program, including time spent in the practicum placement.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-F); 12 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time